Cutting and Machining

7 Things to Consider Before Hiring a Machine Shop

Nick Walker

By Nick Walker

Nick Walker

Nick is an Internet Marketing Specialist at Micro Logic, parent company of eMachineShop and Pad2Pad. Nick's interests include creative problem solving, automotive technology, environmental preservation, and spending time "chillin' out max and relaxing all cool" with his wife and daughter.

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So you’ve designed the crucial part to your next big project and it’s time to send it to your local machine shop…

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Tutorial: Laser Cutting Techniques and Projects

Tutorial: Laser Cutting Techniques and Projects

By Steven Mattern

Steven Mattern

Steven Mattern Design + Build specializes in the design, digital fabrication and craftsmanship of medium and small scale works in many materials.

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Ideas for designing projects that exploit the strengths (and avoid the weaknesses) of laser cutters.

Here are three projects, each of which demonstrates techniques and systems I’ve developed specifically for this form of digital fabrication.

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