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Gweike Cloud 50W
Gweike Cloud 50W CO₂ — compact desktop CO₂ with rotary option
Last updated How we evaluate
Released August 2023
What this machine is for
Entry Gweike Cloud CO₂ without 55W pricing
Reference benchmark same job size on every machine so you can compare times fairly.
Laser spot size
~0.08 mm spot
Smaller spot = finer detail (frame motion is usually the same across tiers)
Motion precision: 0.01 mm
Sample engrave job
~6–10 min
Filled photo or logo on birch plywood
10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in)
Sample cut job
~3–5 min
Simple square cut-out from 3 mm acrylic
10 × 10 cm (4 × 4 in)
Times are estimates for the reference job above; your design complexity and settings will change them.
TL;DR
Gweike Cloud 50W is the lower-power Cloud CO₂ desktop cutter — acrylic, wood, and leather at a smaller price than Cloud 55W/Pro, still enclosed-class workflow with rotary bundles common.
What this machine is for
Desktop CO₂ cutting and engraving for crafts.
Best for
Materials
Engraves
- · Acrylic
- · Wood
- · Leather
- · Glass (coated)
Cuts
- · Acrylic
- · Plywood
- · MDF
Cannot do
- · Metal cutting
- · Large-format production
Pros
- ✓Enclosed CO₂ desk form
- ✓Rotary bundles
- ✓Gweike Cloud ecosystem
Cons
- ✗50W slower than 55W/Pro
- ✗Ventilation still required
- ✗Premium vs diode
Beginner notes
Plan exhaust — CO₂ always needs ventilation even on “desktop” units.
Pro tips
Rotary Pro bundles are popular for tumblers — confirm included accessories.
Pro / technical specs
Raw numbers for experienced users comparing machines.
- Laser spot size
- ~0.08 mm spot
- Max speed (spec)
- 300 mm/s
- Avg engrave speed
- 60–150 mm/s fill
- Avg cut speed
- Acrylic and wood
- Motion precision
- 0.01 mm