The star turn of most hackspaces and other community workshops is usually a laser cutter. An expensive and fiddly device that it makes much more sense to own collectively than to buy yourself. This ...

We know it’s hard to hear it, but the days of you being a hotshot at the local Hackerspace because you’ve got a 3D printer at home are long gone. While they’re still one of the most persnickety pieces ...

The K40 is a barebones, down-and-dirty benchtop laser cutter/engraver. There are some limitations out-of-the-box, but by purchasing a few upgrades, you can end up with a great tool. The K40 is a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. At $230 from Gearbest (£194/A$ 387), the Ortur Laser Master 20w laser cutter offers a compact and ...

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Harness the power of light with the xTool P2 laser cutter and engraver, a 55W CO2 laser that can help you achieve all your DIY dreams. Laser cutting is taking the maker world by storm, the same way ...

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 ...

Laser cutters use lasers to cut shapes into existing material, but Rice University scientists have figured out how to make one build objects instead of cut them. The result is the $2,000 3D printer ...