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There was a time when plotters were the pinnacle of computer graphics output. While they aren’t as common as they used to be, there are some advantages to having a …read more Continue reading Lessons Learned While Building a DIY Pen Plotter
[Phil Barrett] designed a new CNC controller breakout board called the PicoCNC which uses the Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 module and grblHAL. It packs a bunch of features typical of …read more Continue reading GrblHAL CNC Controller Based on RP2040 Pico
For those who wish to go beyond through-hole construction on perfboard for their circuit boards, a printed circuit board is usually the next step up. Allowing for things like surface-mount …read more Continue reading DIY Laser For Ablating Metal
ARCTOS is a 6-DOF robot arm based upon 3D printed mechanics running a modified version of GRBL firmware. Let’s get this straight now, the firmware is open source, but the …read more Continue reading Arctos Robotics: Build A Robot Arm Out Of 3D Printer Spares?
[Arca] sets out to build himself a low-cost pen plotter that doesn’t require access to a 3D printer. The plotter uses a coreXY arrangement, powered by 28BYJ-48 stepper motors, which …read more Continue reading The $50 Pen Plotter
If you are reading the Lightburn forums, you probably already have a laser cutter of some kind. But, if you are like most of us, you can always be tempted …read more Continue reading $60 Laser Makes the Cut with New Controller
It stands to reason, that should you wish to communicate with a satellite, whatever antenna you use should point at that satellite. Some of us have done this by hand, …read more Continue reading AntRunner Is The Satellite Antenna Mount You Need To Take With You
[Mark aka Mokey] borrowed his friend’s open-frame laser engraver for a while, and found it somewhat lacking in features and a bit too pricey for what it was. Naturally, he …read more Continue reading Mokeylaser: A DIY Laser Engraver That You Can Easily Build
Like it or not, organizing your workspace from time to time is a necessary chore. Labels can go a long way towards taming the most unruly of benches, but writing …read more Continue reading Plotter Churns Out Labels with Roll of Tape
Well, that was fast! Last week, we wrote about a video by [Norbert Heinz] where he called out the Ortur laser engravers for apparently using the GPL-licensed grbl firmware without …read more Continue reading Ortur Laser Will Go Open-Source