Laser engraving has become a new hobby of mine as of late. I've been tinkering around with blue diode lasers that can engrave ...

xTool has launched the MetalFab system, which integrates fiber laser cutting, fiber laser welding, and laser cleaning in a ...

As a mom of college students, I love visiting my kids on campus. There’s nothing better than getting to spend time with them in the spaces they love. My two engineering majors spend a lot of time in ...

This post is sponsored by Acmer. All opinions expressed are my own. Laser cutter fans, meet the Acmer P3! We unboxed, set up, and ran our first test project. See how this machine handles its first ...

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 ...

Laser aficionado [Martin Raynsford] has built up experience with various laser cutters over the years and felt he should write up a blog post detailing his first-hand findings with an often overlooked ...

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 ...

Looking to cut or etch materials including wood, paper or plastic? You can harness the power and precision of a laser beam to do just that. At Sears think[box], we stock birch plywood and acrylic ...

Just to kick off this party, don't get a laser head for your desktop CNC. Just don't. Xenocrates wrote up a much better reason than I could possibly do, so here it is. Non-quoted so the whole thing ...

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 ...

If there’s one thing about laser cutters that makes them a little difficult to use, it’s the fact that it’s hard for a person to interact with them one-on-one without a clunky computer in the middle ...