To cut a piece of material in the laser cutter you will need to make a 2D drawing, for example in [AutoCad](./AutoCAD_Tutorial.md). Zero thickness lines (hairlines ...

Ever dreamed of running your very own laser cutter? Here are five tips to get you started cutting shapes into everyday items like wood or paper. Laser cutting – sometimes called etching or engraving – ...

It's hard to believe we've been working with and exploring 3D printers for three years here on ZDNet. Before MakerBot sent me their early Replicator, I had never touched a 3D printer. That said, I was ...

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 ...

Prototyping your own PCBs? At a loss for how to apply your SMT electronics? Well — do you have access to a laser? [Felix] shows us a definitive way to use a laser cutter to engrave SMT stencils with ...

In this video, explore how to use the LightBurn software's grid array setting to achieve uniform laser cuts. Perfect for ...

In this lab, we experimented with designing and printing a button. On my first attempt, I created a rather detailed button (Boom_Button.stl). I soon realized, however, that the printer could not ...

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 ...

Come play with lasers over coffee or tea! Laser cutting is a creative and fun way to bring your designs to life on a variety of materials, from wood to acrylic to leather, and there's no better place ...

Laser cutters with extremely small tolerances are playing an important role when it comes to creating microfluidics for lab-on-a-chip devices. Chris Newmarker Fabrico Medical (Rochester, NY) is ...