Take a look at my list of Favorite Gift Ideas for the Glowforge User. Do you have a super crafty friend or family member that loves to create with their Glowforge machine? If you are looking for gift ideas and aren’t sure where to start, this list of gift ideas for Glowforge users is for you!
We love to create with our Glowforges. I use both the Glowforge Basic machine and Glowforge Pro laser cutting machines. So many of the accessories I use are geared towards both of these machines. If you don’t know which model of machine your gift recipient uses, Basic, Plus or Pro, many of my recommended gift ideas will work with any Glowforge machine.
Gift Ideas Glowforge Users will Love
If your Glowforge loving friend already has a Glowforge machine, they may only need extra materials and supplies. Or, if they’ve been drooling over the Pro model all year, wishing they had that model instead, then maybe Santa wants to surprise them with an upgrade to the Glowforge Pro!
1. Plastic Razor Blade Scraper
These help remove masking from cut pieces.
2. Mini 6-Inch Ratchet Bar Clamp
Have a few on hand for holding pieces together while the glue hardens.
3. Engraving Table Mat
Place directly on the crumb tray and then the material on top – keeps small pieces from getting lost in the crumb tray.
4. 1/8 Inch Woodworking Chisel
For cleaning up small voids in your design post-cut.
5. 4” Inline Ventilation Exhaust Fan
Using the Glowforge for long sessions as well as when cutting some material like Acrylic, can leave unpleasant and unsafe air for you to breathe. Installing an inline ventilation fan to help pull the bad air out of your craft space can make a huge difference.
6. Electronic Digital Caliper
Never have I ever received a true 1/8" material sheet. This solves the variances from one manufacturer to the next in material and allows you to compensate in your designs. Absolute necessity for solving "Kerf" issues.
7. Lens Cleaning Wipes
A dirty Glowforge is a sad Glowforge. Keep it clean, make it happy, make better cuts and better focusing with clean and clear lenses and glass.
8. Cutting Materials
From Baltic-Birch Plywood sheets to Acrylic in every color of the rainbow, there is a wide array of material types the Glowforge can cut. Check out all the fun materials you can buy and pick your favorites. I really like the easy, reliable and fuss-free Proofgrade materials made by Glowforge made by Glowforge (acrylic, wood, draftboard, veneers, leather and more!). Learn here what all those materials are and why Proofgrade materials are worth the high cost.
9. Etsy - Gift Card for Laser Cutting Files
These are the design files that we can cut on the Glowforge. Either we design our own or we buy ready-made designs. Etsy has thousands of Glowforge cut files ready to go - in every topic or theme imaginable. Best to give an Etsy Gift Card and let your recipient pick the files they most need. $50 minimum value is recommended - files avg $5-10 each.
10. Machine Storage & Organization
Maybe your Glowforge maker already has all the supplies they need but could use something special to store & organize it all. Check out our #1 pick the Husky 46 in. W 9-Drawer, Deep Tool Chest Mobile Workbench w/Hardwood top. Want to see what other Glowforgers use to store their machine and materials? We curated the 5 Best 5 Best Glowforge & Material Storage Tables based on popularity amongst Glowforge owners and their feedback about each.
