One Project. Nearly $500 in Profit.
Most laser businesses compete for the same products—tumblers, keychains, cutting boards, coasters…
All of these are great sellers, but they’re also products almost every laser owner can make.
What if you could offer something almost no one else can? What if you could think BIGGER?
With AP Lazer’s convertible design and patented low-rider technology, you can engrave a fully assembled wooden bench in less than an hour of machine time and sell it for around $800. Using one of the cedar benches available in the AP Lazer webstore, your total material cost is roughly $300. That leaves approximately $500 in profit from a single project.
Customers aren’t just buying a bench—they’re buying a personalized memorial, retirement gift, wedding present, or family heirloom. These emotional purchases command premium pricing because they’re made specifically for one person. Instead of selling dozens of small items to earn the same return, one personalized bench can generate hundreds of dollars in profit with less than an hour of engraving time.
From Blank Bench to $800+ Product in Just Four Steps
You don’t need a complicated production process or years of experience to create a high-end personalized bench.
With AP Lazer, the entire workflow is designed to be simple, fast, and repeatable. In just a few easy steps, you’ll transform a standard cedar bench into a premium personalized product that customers are excited to pay hundreds of dollars for.
Step 1: Choose Your Bench
Every great project starts with a quality blank.
Cedar is an excellent choice because it’s naturally weather-resistant, engraves beautifully, and is popular for outdoor memorials and personalized gifts. You can source a bench locally or purchase one from the AP Lazer webstore that’s ready for customization.
Once you have your bench, simply assemble it according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or engrave the individual components before assembly if that’s easier for your workflow.
Step 2: Position the Bench
Now it’s time to position your bench for engraving, and this is where AP Lazer’s patented convertible design truly sets it apart.
Traditional enclosed laser engravers require every project to fit inside a fixed cabinet. That works well for small items, but furniture is a whole other beast. With an AP Lazer, there are no enclosure walls limiting the size of your project. Simply place the bench beneath the laser head and position the area you want to engrave directly under the guidance beam. If the bench is too large or too heavy to move, leave it where it is and roll the AP Lazer machine over the bench instead.
This flexibility makes it easy to engrave fully assembled furniture without having to take it apart or trying to fit it into a machine that was never designed for oversized work.
Step 3: Create Your Design
Once your bench is in place, it’s time to create your design.
One of the biggest advantages of owning an AP Lazer is the freedom to use industry-standard software like LightBurn or RDWorks. Unlike many laser manufacturers, AP Lazer doesn’t lock you into expensive proprietary software or force you to learn a custom program. If you’re already familiar with LightBurn or RDWorks, you can start designing right away. If you’re new to laser engraving, both programs are intuitive and easy to learn.
Simply type your customer’s text, import a logo, memorial graphic, family name, or even a photograph, then size and position it exactly where you want it on the bench. LightBurn’s design tools and preview features make it easy to arrange your artwork with confidence before you ever fire the laser. You can also frame the design on the bench to verify the exact engraving location, ensuring everything is perfectly aligned.
Whether you’re creating a simple family name or an intricate memorial design, the process is fast, straightforward, and repeatable. And if you need a bit more guidance on how to get started, we have plenty of tutorials on our YouTube channel for you to browse through, too.
Step 4: Press Start
Once your design is ready, send the file directly from your computer to the AP Lazer system. Position the laser over your project, use the built-in framing feature to quickly preview exactly where your design will engrave, make any final adjustments, and press Start.
That’s it.
Watch as the laser precisely follows your design and transforms an ordinary bench into a high-value, personalized product.
No complicated processes.
No endless setup.
No limiting your creativity.
Just fast, accurate, professional engraving with the flexibility to create products your customers will remember.
Then Sell the Small Stuff Too
Here’s what makes this business model so powerful.
A single bench can generate the same profit as dozens of engraved tumblers.
But once you’ve completed the bench…
You can still engrave:
- Tumblers
- Keychains
- Cutting boards
- Slate coasters
- Leather patches
- SO MUCH MORE!
You’re not replacing small products. You’re adding an entirely new category of high-profit work that most competitors can’t touch. Large, personalized pieces create the big-ticket sales. Smaller products keep production moving every day. Together, they create a laser business with multiple streams of revenue.
Ready to Create Your First BIG Project?
A personalized garden bench is more than just a beautiful piece of craftsmanship. It’s an example of what’s possible when your laser isn’t limited by the size of an enclosure. With AP Lazer, you can transform everyday materials into premium, personalized products that create new revenue opportunities for your business.
From benches and furniture to signs, memorials, and oversized projects your customers can’t find anywhere else, AP Lazer gives you the freedom to engrave bigger, create more, and charge more.
Explore AP Lazer’s large-format engraving capabilities, see what you can create with your own machine, and discover how easy it is to turn your ideas into profitable products.
Because once you experience the freedom of engraving without limits, you’ll never look at laser engraving the same way again.