Collaborate Disseminate
It is funny how when you first start doing something, you have so many misconceptions that you have to discard. When you look back on it, it always seems like …read more Continue reading Laser Cutters: Where’s the Point?
If you’re getting PCBs professionally made, silkscreen usually comes free as part of the package. However, if you’re making your own, the job is on you. [Tony Goacher] makes his …read more Continue reading Faux Silkscreen On A PCB Made With A Laser Cutter
You, it’s true; you really can find anything (except maybe LEGO) in thrift stores. When [thecowgoesmoo] picked up a Mr. Christmas Symphonium music box one day, they knew they wanted …read more Continue reading All I Want for Mr. Christmas Is Some New Music
Learning to play an instrument takes a certain level of dedication — and you can add another layer of dedication on top of that when it’s an instrument not found …read more Continue reading Laser Cut Zither Instrument Kicks It Old World Style
Woodworkers have always been very clever about making strong and attractive joints — think of the strength of a mortise and tenon, or the artistry of a well-made dovetail. These …read more Continue reading This Laser-Cut One-Piece Wedge Tenon Locks Wood Joints Tight
Fabric must be cut before it can be turned into something else, and [fiercekittenz] shows how a laser cutter can hit all the right bases to save a lot of …read more Continue reading Take the Tedium Out of Fabric Cutting, Make the Laser Do It
When the Antikythera Mechanism was first discovered, it wasn’t viewed as the wonder that we know it today. Originally the divers who found the device and the first scientists to …read more Continue reading An Open-Source Antikythera Mechanism
Your first 3D print probably seemed pretty amazing. But if you revisit it after a few years, you’ll likely notice it wasn’t nearly as good as you thought. We improve …read more Continue reading Getting a Rise With Laser Cutting
If you’ve got a laser cutter, it is highly probable that it uses a laser diode. But more expensive machines use a carbon dioxide laser tube along with mirrors. There …read more Continue reading Modern CO2 Laser Reviewed
[Frans] claims to have made the world’s smallest orrery. We won’t take a position on that — such things are best left up to the good folks at Guinness. But …read more Continue reading Tiny Orrery Keeps the Planets in Their Places