Laser Cutting

The latest DIY ideas and projects for a laser cutter. You’ll learn how to design for laser cutting, how to operate your laser cutter, plus tips for engraving and maintenance.

Which Laser Should You Buy?

Which Laser Should You Buy?

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Makers are confronted with so many choices of laser cutters and engravers that it can be intimidating. Here’s a rough outline of the main differences between the lasers on the market today.

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60 Laser Cutter Tutorials To Keep You Inspired

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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If you’ve got a laser cutter, you know that there is a weird gap in projects out there that are fully documented, that use your laser cutter. Greylight May has come to the rescue by compiling a full list of 60 tutorials that are fully documented and ready to go. To make things easier for […]

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Make Gorgeous Faux Hand-Lettered Signs With Your Laser Cutter

Make Gorgeous Faux Hand-Lettered Signs With Your Laser Cutter

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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Jen Schachter just shared this fantastic tutorial on the Tested youtube channel, and I think it’s fantastic. She shows how to get a very convincing hand-lettered effect using your laser cutter. To be specific, this isn’t just engraving a pattern that is in a hand lettered style, she’s doing all kinds of stuff to end […]

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Cool These Oversized Chips With a Tasty Beverage

Cool These Oversized Chips With a Tasty Beverage

Mike Senese

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

Mike Senese is a content producer with a focus on technology, science, and engineering. He served as Executive Editor of Make: magazine for nearly a decade, and previously was a senior editor at Wired. Mike has also starred in engineering and science shows for Discovery Channel, including Punkin Chunkin, How Stuff Works, and Catch It Keep It.

An avid maker, Mike spends his spare time tinkering with electronics, fixing cars, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza. You might spot him at his local skatepark in the SF Bay Area.

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Software engineer Jason Coon is delighting the Internet with his slate beverage coasters designed like classic computer chips.

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How To Make Laser Cut Maps Of Your City

How To Make Laser Cut Maps Of Your City

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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I’ve seen laser cut maps many times, and always like the way they look. Being a person who makes things all the time, I often spend a moment or two running through the process of creation in my mind. These things can look deceptively simple. Once you start breaking down where you’d get that data […]

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These Blobs Are Actually Clever Data Visualizations

These Blobs Are Actually Clever Data Visualizations

By Caleb Kraft

Caleb Kraft

I get ridiculously excited seeing people make things. I just want to revel in the creativity I see in makers. My favorite thing in the world is sharing a maker's story. find me at CalebKraft.com

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I met John Kuiphoff a couple years ago and was blown away by some very clever data visualizations he shared based on people’s YouTube channels. John’s back, and this time with another very creative approach to data visualization. In this project, John is wanting to display how much sunlight hits a specific location throughout the […]

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