Laser cutting is fun. A lot of fun. You’re putting a thing into a box and firing friggin’ lasers at it to cut or etch whatever your heart desires. It’s a wonderful Venn diagram of science and fire ...

[Rich Olson] wrote in to share his technique for making dual-sided printed circuit boards using a laser cutter. Unfortunately this still depends on etching copper clad boards with chemicals. But his ...

Researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute have worked out a way to make 3-D objects using only a 2-D laser cutter. They call it LaserOrigami. When you own a laser cutter, careful calibration is key.

Good design starts with a good idea, and being able to flesh that idea out with a model. In the electronics world, we would build a model on a breadboard before soldering everything together. In much ...

These are great days for makers. Affordable 3-D printers and CNC mills are popping up everywhere, opening up new worlds of production to wide ranges of designers. However, one major tool still hasn’t ...

So a local "maker space" has two introductory workshops. One for laser cutting/engraving, the other on 3D printing. Ideally I'd visit both, since I'm clueless in both techniques and I haven't designed ...

Laser cutters are in a fun place right now. Gone are the days when the cheapest machines were tens of thousands of dollars, and when the “compact” models were roughly the size of a freezer. They’ve ...

Medina, MN – Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has introduced the Full Spectrum H-Series CO2 Laser Engraver/Cutter, making it the first national retailer to offer a pro-quality laser priced for the ...

I can't wait until Sunday. We have two large corned beefs sitting in the fridge, waiting for my wife's world famous corned beef and cabbage. While I'm not Irish, I did marry a nice Irish girl. I like ...

Snapmaker has always made good three-in-one machines. Now it's focusing its sights on a dedicated laser cutter. James Bricknell Senior Editor James has been writing about technology for years but has ...