Laser Engraving Business

Engrave and cut personalised gifts, signs and tumblers to order.

Start with Earrings 3 Ways - Live Prints + Everything You Need to Know about Glowforge (44 min, Glowforge), then Design 101 - Designing for Glowforge, LIVE (42 min, Glowforge). All 31 lessons in Laser Engraving Business are free. No degree. A diode laser (from about $300) and ventilation. A starter kit costs about $440. Personalised gifts carry high margins.

To start: No degree. A diode laser (from about $300) and ventilation. Earning: Personalised gifts carry high margins.

  1. Laser basics

    Setup, safety and settings.

  2. Designs and gifts

    Personalised products.

  3. CNC

    The next machine.

  4. Make it well enough to sell

    Consistent quality, honest pricing for your time and materials, and photos that sell.

  5. Sell it

    List on Etsy and marketplaces, post where buyers look, and try a local market.

  6. Build your own shop

    Your own store, shipping and packaging, and being found on Google.