# Emblaser 2 will not cut or etch **URL:** \ **Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\ **Created:** [April 22, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/emblaser-2-will-not-cut-or-etch/65588 "2022-04-22T14:13:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![LaserWillie](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/laserwillie/32/27174_2.png) [@LaserWillie](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LaserWillie)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/emblaser-2-will-not-cut-or-etch/65588/2 "2022-04-22T14:26:49Z")
> [@ande1216](#): > > spirograph lesson I don’t know what the spirograph lesson is, and I’m sure only a fraction of people here do. Please link to this so that we know what it is you’re referencing. From what I can find about the laser you bought is that it’s most likely just a 5 watt diode and nowhere near the 15 -20 watts of a CO2 laser. Start with a power scale to find out what your unit can do. Make one of these for each material you intend to use so that you have a reference sheet. > [@Material Cut/Scan Test Files - Power Scale](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/material-cut-scan-test-files-power-scale/436): > > UPDATE LightBurn now has a very powerful material testing tool built right in! Find it in the top bar menu under ‘Laser Tools \> Material Test Generator’ Please check out our documentation for a full run down on all the features: [Material Test - LightBurn Software Documentation](https://docs.lightburnsoftware.com/Tools/MaterialTest.html) If you’re here specifically looking for the manual material test files and instructions, click the arrow below. > > > **Expand this section to see manual material test files** > > > > Here is a test file created using the ‘Arra… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/emblaser-2-will-not-cut-or-etch/65588)._