[Jeshua Lacock] from 3DTOPO owns a large-format CNC (4’x8′, or 1.2×2.4 m), that he strongly feels is lacking laser-cutting capabilities. The frame is there, and a 150 W CO2 laser tube has been sitting ...

Makers and hobbyists looking for help in creating custom laser cut transfers, cutouts and designs may be interested in the xTool M1 desktop laser cutter and blade cutting machine currently available ...

The project aims to build a homemade 40W laser engraver/cutter that can result with cheaper cost. The design of the project is an open source type which has the goal of being presented as a low cost ...

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 ...

There are a lot of different kinds of power tools out there for woodworkers who want to amplify their skills (either professionally or as a hobby). Unfortunately, choosing the right one (especially ...

Makers, hobbyists and crafters looking for an affordable desktop CNC plotter, laser cutter and engraver may be interested in a new system called the XPlotter which has been created by Pinecone ...

If you’ve worked with a laser cutter before, you might not find much new in [Maker Design Lab’s] recent post about getting started. But if you haven’t, you’ll find a lot of practical advice and clean ...

I've decided that I want to be able to do CNC routing and cutting (maybe laser too??? I know there's a thread for that) on a table top, for sheet material up to about, say 70cm by 60cm in area. That ...

These are great days for makers. Affordable 3D 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 ...