Once a project is finished, it might still need a decent enclosure. While it’s possible to throw a freshly soldered PCB in a standard enclosure, or piece of Tupperware, or cardboard box, these options ...

It sounds like a challenge from a [Martin Gardner] math puzzle from the Scientific American of days gone by: is it possible to build a three-dimensional wooden box with only two surfaces? It turns out ...

Crave writer Michael Franco catches up with one of the creators of the Origami laser cutter, now blasting through a campaign on Kickstarter. Michael Franco Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AlloSource, an organization dedicated to advancing the science and use of transplantable allogeneic cells and tissue, received U.S. patent 10,105,793, ...

There is no doubt that the xTool S1 is capable of high-quality cutting and engraving. During testing it performed well with a range of materials, however, the lack of a camera and reliance on manual ...

My laser uses a 1/2 hp blower, as well as air assist in order to remove fumes from an enclosed cabinet, and maximize cutting power. That's a 60W laser, which will cut .25 plywood, admittedly somewhat ...

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Understanding Laser Cutting and Its Growing DemandA laser cutter is a precision tool that uses a focused beam of light to cut ...

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 ...