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 ...

This may seem like a no-brainer, but it’s actually pretty easy to modify your CNC machine to hold a vinyl cutter blade in order to do stencils or even cut out vinyl logos! [Jouni] designed a holder ...

Hobbyists makers and small businesses looking for an easy way to create unique and innovative large-scale laser engravings might be interested in the new machine created by the team at Spider M1. The ...

Rapid prototyping tools are sometimes the difference between a project getting off the ground and one that stays strictly on paper. A lightweight, easy-to-form material is often all that’s needed to ...

Have you ever had a brilliant idea for a creative project but felt held back by the complexity—or cost—of the tools needed to bring it to life? Whether you’re a seasoned maker or just dipping your ...

What happens when you cross a computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine with some cutting-edge (no pun intended) robotics technology? The answer is a product like Goliath CNC, a portable ...

Desktop cnc cutting machines are following the same path as 3d printers, and might just be reaching the point where one could be useful in a development lab. Suitable hardware is only half the battle, ...

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 ...

Industrial processes are becoming more and more accessible to hobbyists and engineering renegades, those unaffiliated with research institutions or patent-churning corporations. Case in point, as of ...

Initially, available in two versions (Photon One and Photon 5G), the new Esprit Photon laser cutting machines are precise and very fast with an acceleration of up to 5g. They have been designed to be ...