James has been writing about technology for years but has loved it since the early 90s. While his main areas of expertise are maker tools -- 3D printers, vinyl cutters, paper printers, and laser ...

We’re all familiar with FDM 3D printing, and some of the more well-heeled or adventurous among us may even have taken a faltering step into the world of SLA printers. But for most of us there’s a step ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sportworks, a contract manufacturing and value engineering company, recently announced it will make its’ Mazak SpaceGear U44 3D laser cutter available to Pacific Northwest ...

Lasers are fun and exciting and can make amazing things. Small artistic businesses should invest in the P2 from xTool to make everything faster. James has been writing about technology for years but ...

Here’s a fun quick hack from [Timo Birnschein] about using the 3D laser engraving (or ‘stamp’ engraving) mode of certain laser cutter toolchains to create a handy countersink shape in a laser-cut and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Engineers at UCLA are a part of a growing ...

Master of none, and all that.

The Route 9 Library’s maker lab & software startup Flynn put local 3D printers to work to make face shields for communities with the most need. Jessica Glassco in full PPE: headband and shield laser ...

Manufacturers rely on tungsten carbide–cobalt for tools that must survive extreme wear. Yet shaping ...

I know many craftsy people. Folk who can knit and crochet, people who draw and paint, people who can carve and whittle wood, and people who can seemingly create anything from almost literally anything ...