CNC routing

Comparing the Same Design Fabricated with Filament Printing, Resin, and CNC

Comparing the Same Design Fabricated with Filament Printing, Resin, and CNC

Art Krumsee

By Art Krumsee

Art Krumsee

Art Krumsee has 30 years of experience as an IT Director focused on Internet and web development technologies. He continues to work part-time as an Internet communications consultant but increasingly he devotes his energy to interests ranging from teaching meditation to creative Maker projects at the Columbus Idea Foundry.

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Check out the same item 3D printed with filament, 3D printed with resin, and milled from wood.

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Making a Train Yard for Ticket to Ride

Making a Train Yard for Ticket to Ride

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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Need to organize your trains for Ticket to Ride? Why not build some train yards?

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Self-Aligning Handheld Router Gets New Look and Name

Self-Aligning Handheld Router Gets New Look and Name

By Keith Hammond

Keith Hammond

I'm projects editor of MAKE magazine.

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The computer-assisted handheld router makers formerly known as Taktia revealed a smart new design and name to match: Shaper. Their digitally augmented power tools were a sensation at Maker Faire Bay Area last year, and this year’s router is even more impressive, with a clean, integrated design, new touchscreen user interface, and new Z-axis control […]

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Exclusive First Look: Inventables’ Sleek New “3D Carving” Machine Is the Designer’s Dream CNC Router

Exclusive First Look: Inventables’ Sleek New “3D Carving” Machine Is the Designer’s Dream CNC Router

Elizabeth Koprucki

By Elizabeth Koprucki

Elizabeth Koprucki

Elizabeth Koprucki is CNC Area Host at the Pumping Station: One hackerspace in Chicago, IL. She works as a design professional and maker educator, and loves to share her enthusiasm for digital fabrication with diverse audiences. You can read about her ongoing maker adventures at http://rampantcreative.wordpress.com.

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Inventables wants to put CNC milling on designers’ desktops, and they are releasing a stylish machine called Carvey to help make it happen.

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The Most Face-Melting Music Video You’ve Ever Seen

The Most Face-Melting Music Video You’ve Ever Seen

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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In a fascinating new music video directed by Yoonha Park for experimental rock band Liars, we get to see the process of creating realistic sculptures of their faces using 3D scanning techniques and CNC routing.

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Routing a Four Foot Tall Tiki Sculpture

Routing a Four Foot Tall Tiki Sculpture

By Greg Flanagan

Greg Flanagan

Growing up as the son of a shop teacher and a home economics teacher sparked Greg Flanagan’s curiosity for building and making things. This lead to his current passion for exploring cutting edge technology in both the digital and physical. Greg owns Tree On A Hill Workshop, a woodworking and fabrication studio in Minneapolis, MN.

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Estimating the incorrect max depth of cut on a 3D machining job will get you into trouble. Greg Flanagan walks you through his Tiki sculpture build and gives tips on how to avoid this rookie mistake.

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