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My Favorite Supplies for Glowforge!

My Favorite Things

My favorite things for Glowforging!
My favorite things for Glowforging!
My favorite things for Glowforging!
My favorite things for Glowforging!

Disclosure: I only recommend products that I would use myself. This post contains some referral links or Amazon affiliate links, meaning if you click on an Amazon link here and decide to make a purchase through my link, I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you). All opinions expressed here are based on my own personal experience or observations.

Here are some of my favorite things! Sources and brands of materials, supplies and tools, and other items! I will continue to update this list with more sources and more details over time.

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Favorite Materials

  • 1/4″ and 1/8″ cast acrylic sheets (there are so many colors and variations!) Note: not extruded acrylic, only cast acrylic
  • 1/4″ or 1/8″ plywood, such as maple, walnut, hickory, etc.
  • cuff bracelet blanks
  • various keychain blanks
  • Proofgrade materials such as Thick Proofgrade draftboard
  • Jumbo craft sticks
  • Chipboard
  • Masking: ” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>R-Tape 12″

Favorite Sources for Materials

  • Glowforge Proofgrade Products Plywood, Hardwood, Leather, Acrylic, Veneer, Draftboard, etc. I love the quality!
  • Columbia Forest Products from Home Depot Their Purebond plywood is laser safe, great quality and great price. Free shipping with a purchase of $45 or more!
  • estreetplastics Great quality cast acrylic sheets with wide variety of options for clear or translucent or opaque colors. Lots of options for thicknesses!
  • Etsy: Lots of great materials from different sellers
  • eBay: sellers recommended by other Glowforge owners in the Glowforge community forum
  • Amazon
Favorite paints and dyes for Glowforge projects
Some of my favorite supplies

Favorite Supplies

  • Posca Pens
  • Crystalac Brite Tone
  • Crystalac Crab Coat
  • Crystalac Extreme Protection
  • Acrylic paint
  • Plaid Ultra Dye
  • Chalk paint or chalk spray paint
  • Metallic craft paint
  • Acrylic paint pens (any extra fine tip is especially great for small, intricate items).
  • Isopropyl alcohol
  • Denatured alcohol (By the way, I’ve heard you can use vodka but we’ll save that topic for another day.) 😀
  • Wood glue, Gorilla glue (clear), Tiny point glue applicators, Weld-On (for acrylics), Fabric Glue, E6000, Starbond CA glue… depending on the project
  • Zeiss Lens Cleaning wipes

Favorite Tools

  • Cricut weeding tool
  • Calipers
  • Honeycomb pins
  • Plastic razor blades
  • Microfiber cloths
  • Baby wipes
  • Foam brushes
  • Paint brushes of various sizes, especially tiny ones for intricate items
  • Mini roller brushes
  • Cricut TruControl knife
  • Clamps to hold items together while glue dries.
  • Heavy items like large books to hold items together while glue dries.
  • Earring display
  • Jewelry packaging
Favorite tools to use with Glowforge
Favorite tools to use with Glowforge

Favorite Findings and Accessories

  • Stainless steel wire keychains
  • Titanium earring findings (I’ve found the best quality and price on Etsy.)
  • Tassels for keychains

Favorite Leather Supplies

  • Fiebings Leather Dye
  • wool daubers
  • leather snap fasteners kit
  • Tandy Leather Eco-Flo Leather Dye Pack

Miscellaneous

  • LED lamp from Amazon
  • 6″ Inline fan from Amazon. I have used Vivosun and AC Infinity.)
  • Elbows for duct hose
  • HVAC foil tape (for connecting the inline fan)
  • duct reducer 6″ to 4″
  • flexible duct
  • two piece vent hose quick connect (often marketed as for clothes dryer vent hoses)
  • tall airtight storage container with lid, sometimes I use this to contain odor from items like wood projects until I can take them outside to air out
  • ziploc bags or reusable silicone storage bags to store small projects, like earrings
  • Workbench to hold the Glowforge and hold materials in drawers
Awesome storage for Glowforge

Tell me about your favorites below in the comments! I’m always on the lookout for new ideas!

See ya soon!

Ally

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