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Creality Falcon A1 settings: engrave and cut cheat sheet
Starting-point power, speed and pass settings for the Creality Falcon A1 (the 10 W enclosed model, not the A1 Pro) in LightBurn or Falcon Design Space, covering the long-tails owners search for: material settings, LightBurn settings, slate, leather and acrylic. We have not run this machine ourselves: every number comes from Creality's own parameter table, so treat it as a fast start and confirm with a test grid. Quick answer: engrave 2 mm basswood at 60% / 4000 mm/min, brown leather at 20% / 3000, and cut thin felt at 100% / 3500; for plywood and acrylic cuts, go slow and add passes.
Creality Falcon A1 settings (power % / speed mm/min / passes)
These are starting points from Creality's own "Falcon A1 Parameter Recommendation" table on its official wiki, not results from our own test cuts — Grafline has not run a Falcon A1 through its shop. Creality lists a 10 W engraving column and a 10 W cutting column per material; the table below copies seven rows whole, with the column Creality put each one in. Speeds are mm/min, as in LightBurn and LaserGRBL. Confirm every row with a material test grid on a scrap of the same stock.
| Material | Job | Setting |
|---|---|---|
| Tilia (basswood) board 2 mm | Engrave | 60% / 4000 / 1 pass |
| Natural bamboo board 3 mm | Engrave | 40% / 4000 / 1 pass |
| Pine block 15 mm | Engrave | 40% / 3000 / 1 pass |
| Brown leather 0.65 mm | Engrave | 20% / 3000 / 1 pass |
| Black glossy acrylic 3 mm | Engrave | 60% / 4000 / 1 pass |
| Anodised aluminium 3 mm | Engrave | 100% / 200 / 1 pass |
| Felt 0.8 mm | Cut | 100% / 3500 / 1 pass |
Wood and acrylic cutting are deliberately not in this table. Creality's A1 table shows single-pass wood cuts (2–3 mm tilia at 350 mm/min, 3 mm plywood at 220–300) that are faster than the 20 W row we publish on the Falcon A1 Pro page (3 mm basswood at 200 mm/min) and far faster than the 5–10 W row on our power & speed chart (3 mm plywood 100% / 180 / 3–4 passes). A 10 W machine should not be listed faster than a 20 W one, so for plywood, MDF and opaque acrylic start from the chart's 5–10 W row and speed up only after a test grid shows a clean back face. The same goes for Creality's fast engraving rows on plywood (30% at 5000 mm/min): start from the chart's 30% / 3000 for wood instead.
Stainless steel and bare metal: Creality lists brushed stainless at 100% / 800, but a ~455 nm diode barely marks bright bare steel, so that row is left out. Anodised aluminium marks directly because the beam ablates the dye; for bare metal see diode laser metal marking spray.
Auto settings: the A1 has a camera that reads Creality's own coded materials and loads their settings in Falcon Design Space. That only covers Creality's own stock; for everything else use the table or a test grid. The machine is enclosed with a built-in smoke exhaust filter and fans, so keep the exhaust pipe connected on every job.
Get an exact price for the Creality Falcon A1
Settings give you the speed; the cutting time calculator turns your file's path length into an actual job time on this machine. For a full quote with materials and machine rate included, use the calculator on the homepage.
What a Falcon A1 goes through
An enclosed 10 W diode: what runs out is blanks and sheet stock.
Basswood sheets 3 mm: Check price on Amazon ↗
Leather keychain blanks: Check price on Amazon ↗
Slate coasters: Check price on Amazon ↗
Laser lens cleaning kit: Check price on Amazon ↗
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Bed size: what actually fits
Creality gives the Falcon A1 an engraving area of 305 × 381 mm (12.0 × 15.0 in), a spot of 0.06 × 0.08 mm and 10 W of optical power at 455 ± 15 nm. Its bed is larger than the 20 W Falcon A1 Pro (358 × 268 mm), so going Pro buys power and autofocus, not room.
| Common stock | Size | On this machine |
|---|---|---|
| A4 sheet | 297 × 210 mm | Fits |
| 300 × 300 mm craft ply | 300 × 300 mm | Fits, with only 5 mm to spare on one side |
| A3 sheet | 420 × 297 mm | Does not fit — 39 mm too long, cut it down first |
| 400 × 400 mm sheet | 400 × 400 mm | Does not fit — cut it down first |
| 600 × 400 mm sheet | 600 × 400 mm | Does not fit — cut it down first |
Fitting parts onto a small sheet efficiently is where material cost is won or lost. Our nesting tool takes your file and this bed size and tells you parts per sheet; the sheet yield calculator does the same from plain dimensions.
What the Creality Falcon A1 cannot do
- No clear or transparent acrylic. The ~455 nm beam passes straight through it. Creality's table lists tinted transparent acrylic, but only with many slow passes at 95% / 100 mm/min; clear needs a CO2 laser.
- Thick single-pass cuts are best-case. Creality's table puts 5 mm tilia at one pass; treat that as a ceiling on clean, dry basswood, not a default for plywood.
- Bare metal needs a coating. Anodised and painted metal mark directly. Bright bare steel, brass and copper need a marking spray first.
- Not the 20 W machine. For faster cuts see the Falcon A1 Pro; the older open-frame Falcon 10W has a larger 400 × 415 mm bed but no enclosure.
Troubleshooting: symptom, cause, fix
| Symptom | Usual cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cut does not go through, top looks fine | Focus set for the wrong thickness, or speed too high for the pass count | Set the multi-level fixed focus block for the stock thickness, then slow down before adding a pass. Check the back face, not the top. |
| Cuts look weak at the fast figures from a table | Copying a best-case single-pass wood cut, or CO2 speeds, onto a 10 W diode | A 10 W diode cuts wood at a few hundred mm/min at most. Drop speed and add passes. |
| Edges charred or flaming | Air assist off, exhaust blocked, or too many slow passes | Use air assist on cuts, keep the exhaust pipe clear, and prefer fewer, faster passes. |
| Marks fade or power drops over time | Smoke film on the module's protective lens | With the machine off, clean the lens as in Creality's lens-cleaning guide. |
| Camera preview is off from the real position | Camera not calibrated | Run the camera calibration in Falcon Design Space with the supplied calibration card. |
| Clear acrylic does nothing | Physics, not settings | Switch to opaque stock or a CO2 machine. |
If none of that helps, work through why won't my laser cut all the way through? or how to stop burn marks on wood.
Material cost per sheet
Settings tell you the time; material tells you the rest of the price, and Creality does not publish that part — it depends on your supplier. Our where to buy laser materials guide lists suppliers worth comparing. Once you know the price per sheet, the cutting time calculator turns your file and this machine's speeds into a full per-job cost.
FAQ
What are the best Creality Falcon A1 settings?
There is no single best setting, but Creality's own A1 parameter table gives starting points: 2 mm tilia (basswood) engraves at 60% power and 4000 mm/min in one pass, 0.65 mm brown leather at 20% and 3000, and 3 mm black glossy acrylic at 60% and 4000. Cutting a 10 W diode takes hundreds of mm/min at most, so run air assist and confirm with a test grid.
What are the Creality Falcon A1 material settings?
Creality publishes a Falcon A1 Parameter Recommendation table on its wiki, with a 10 W engraving column and a 10 W cutting column for dozens of materials. The table on this page copies seven of its rows, and leaves out the fast single-pass wood and acrylic cuts that conflict with our own 10 W and 20 W figures. Creality also says the A1's camera loads settings automatically for its own coded materials.
What are the Creality Falcon A1 LightBurn settings?
The A1 works with LightBurn, LaserGRBL and Falcon Design Space. In LightBurn use the table's power %, speed in mm/min and passes as the layer values, with a 305 x 381 mm work area. If a preset looks wrong, run a small test square instead of trusting the imported percentage.
What are the Creality Falcon A1 leather settings?
Creality lists 0.65 mm brown leather at 20% power and 3000 mm/min for engraving in one pass. Its 100% / 1500 leather cut is much faster than our chart's 5-10 W figure for 2 mm leather (90% / 250 / 1-2 passes), so use the chart for cutting and test first.
What are the Creality Falcon A1 acrylic settings?
Creality lists 3 mm black glossy acrylic at 60% / 4000 for engraving. Its acrylic cuts (90% / 250 mm/min in two to four passes) are faster than our other pages show for opaque acrylic, so they are left out; test slowly. Clear acrylic cannot be cut by a 455 nm diode at all.
What are the Creality Falcon A1 slate settings?
Creality's A1 table has no slate row. Our chart's 5-10 W row for slate or stone starts at 80% and 2500 mm/min for engraving; start there and test, since slate varies a lot between batches.
Is the Creality Falcon A1 the same as the A1 Pro?
No. The A1 is a 10 W enclosed machine with a 305 x 381 mm bed; the A1 Pro is 20 W with a 358 x 268 mm bed and its own settings page.
Is the Creality Falcon A1 still sold?
Yes. Creality's own product page for the Falcon A1 listed it as in stock on 1 November 2026, though some bundles showed sold out, and availability varies by region.