Is it the right machine
What the LS is for, and where it stops.
The LS is the default answer for most non-metal work. It is not the answer for every job, and it’s cheaper to find that out here.
A good fit when…
- Cutting and engraving wood, acrylic, leather, paper and fabric on one machine
- Engraving glass, stone and coated drinkware, flat on the bed or turning on a rotary
- Running orders all day, not just samples: it’s built for that duty cycle
- Marking pre-treated metals
Look elsewhere when…
- You need to cut sheet metal. The HP Series carries the same 155 W tube with a metal-cutting head, good to about 18-gauge stainless.
HP Series → - You’re marking bare metal. A fiber marker does that directly, without a coating.
Metal marking → - Fine glass or precision ceramic, where CO₂ frosting is too coarse.
UV Laser Markers → - You don’t have a shop yet, or you’re proving a product before you commit.
EVO Desktop →
The models
Four sizes. Same platform.
Every LS includes honeycomb and knife-blade cutting platforms and an exhaust fan with venting pipe. Power, cooling, air assist and drive are chosen when you buy.
LS-1420
The smallest LS. Four-way pass-throughs let longer stock run through the machine, and Boss lists its 70 W tube as cutting up to 3/8″ wood and acrylic.
LS-1630
A longer bed than the 1420 (29.5″ against 19.75″), for signs, boards and panels that run long.
LS-2440
Where the large-format LS starts: a bed about 40″ × 24″ and the choice of the Mach 4 servo drive.
LS-3655
The biggest LS bed, for shops that want to lay large sheets flat instead of trimming them down first.
Choosing a size
Size by the largest piece, not the smallest.
The bed sets the biggest piece you can lay flat. Start from the sheet or blank size you actually buy, then check the room: the two large LS machines ship in crates about 7 feet long.
| LS-1420 | LS-1630 | LS-2440 | LS-3655 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed (cutting area) | 19.75″ × 13.75″ | 29.5″ × 15.75″ | 39.75″ × 23.6″ | 55.1″ × 35.4″ |
| Laser power | 70 W | 80 W or 105 W | 105 W or 155 W | 105 W or 155 W |
| Drive | Hybrid servo, up to 1,500 mm/s | Hybrid servo, up to 1,500 mm/s | Hybrid servo, 1,500 mm/s or Mach 4 servo, 2,300 mm/s | Hybrid servo, 1,500 mm/s or Mach 4 servo, 2,300 mm/s |
| Z table | 7.5″ | 8″ | 7.5″ | 7.5″ |
| Table capacity | 30 lb lifting · 35 lb static | 200 lb moving · 300 lb static | 200 lb lifting · 300 lb static | Not listed |
| Machine size (L × W × H) | 61.5″ × 36.6″ × 45.3″ with the optional stand | 65.5″ × 37.5″ × 44.5″ | 81.1″ × 46.5″ × 44.5″ | 81.5″ × 58.2″ × 44.5″ |
| Crate (shipping) | 68″ × 42″ × 51″ · 650 lb | 69″ × 43″ × 50″ · 1,000 lb | 86″ × 54″ × 50″ · 1,300 lb | 84″ × 60″ × 50″ · 1,400 lb |
| Electrical | 110V (220V on request) | 110V (220V on request) | 110V | 110V · 1,500 W / 13 A |
| Warranty | 2 years parts · 1 year laser tube | 2 years parts · 1 year laser tube | 2 years parts · 1 year laser tube | 2 years parts · 1 year laser tube |
| Manuals & parts | LS-1420 support | LS-1630 support | LS-2440 support | LS-3655 support |
Moving up a size buys bed area, not cutting depth: the LS-2440 and LS-3655 are sold at the same power levels.
Choices at purchase
The options that change the machine.
These are picked on the Boss store when you buy. The guides explain what each one does to the work.
Where it’s used
The work the LS usually runs.
Each application page covers the materials, settings questions and machine paths in depth.
Wood & natural materials
Four bed sizes, so the question is which one swallows the plywood sheet you buy without cutting it down first.
See the application →
Acrylic & plastics
Pick the bed that swallows the sheet size you buy, and the rest of the decision mostly makes itself.
See the application →
Glass, stone & ceramic
The usual answer for awards, drinkware and stone: room for a rotary, and still room to lay flat panels on the bed.
See the application →
Leather & soft goods
The step up when you’re nesting patterns across a hide or a roll width. You’re buying bed area, not wattage.
See the application →
Personalization & gifts
Wood, acrylic, leather, glass and coated drinkware on one platform, with the duty cycle to run orders.
See the application →
Schools & institutions
The makerspace workhorse: a class rotation without the queue, and the usual step up when a desktop is outgrown.
See the application →Questions
What people ask before choosing an LS.
Straight answers from Boss’s published specs.
What’s the difference between the LS and HP Series?
HP stands for Hybrid Processing. An LS with a 155 W tube and an HP with a 155 W tube carry the same laser; the HP ships with a metal-cutting head that delivers air assist differently, and that head is what lets it cut thin sheet metal, about 18-gauge stainless or 20-gauge mild steel.
If you won’t cut metal, the LS is the machine. If you will, look at the HP.
Will a bigger LS cut thicker material?
Not by itself. The bed and the tube are separate choices: the bed sets how big a piece fits, and the tube’s power sets how fast and how deep it cuts. The LS-2440 and LS-3655 are sold at the same power (105 W or 155 W), so the bigger machine buys area, not depth.
For scale, Boss lists the LS-1420’s 70 W tube as cutting up to 3/8″ wood and acrylic.
Which LS size do I need?
Start from the largest piece you’ll run, not the smallest: the sheet you buy, the biggest sign, the widest hide. Choose the bed that holds it flat, then check the room and the doorway against the crate sizes above.
If your work doesn’t fit one obvious size, the Spec Desk will size it to your parts.
What comes with an LS?
Every LS includes honeycomb and knife-blade cutting platforms and an exhaust fan with a venting pipe. Boss’s published warranty is 2 years on parts and 1 year on the laser tube.
Laser power, cooling, air assist and (on the two large models) the drive are chosen on the Boss store when you buy.
Other machines
Not quite the right machine?
Each of these answers a different job. Start from the work, not the model name.
Not sure which size?
Tell the Spec Desk what you make and the biggest piece you’ll run. They’ll size the machine to the work.
Specs are Boss’s published product-page spec tables (verified 2026-07-30). Laser power, drive, cooling and air-assist choices are read live from the Boss store, which is where current pricing lives.