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.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 @ 4 PM Pacific Time Join Make: Editors live for a chat with the authors of Make: Volume 96 as they show off and talk about the inspiration and elbow grease behind their builds. Backyard Brain’s Alex Hatch will show off his neuro-powered Spider-Man-inspired web flinger, Justin Andarza will talk about […]
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 @ 4 PM Pacific Time At Make: we’ve cheered, and sometimes steered, two decades of rapid evolution in digital fabrication tools for home, hobby, and business use. But this year is an astonishing one. Make: Vol. 96 is all about the latest digital fabrication tools! Join us live as we talk […]
xTool’s MetalFab cleans rust, welds dissimilar metals, and cuts through 1mm of anything. Our review also found it surprisingly easy to use.
No laser cutter can do everything, but here’s a table of which materials the three most common types of lasers can handle.
The Algolaser Pixi is a tiny, low-fuss machine that skips the fancy features but does the basics well.
The F1 Ultra laser cutter from xTool is a lot bigger than the F1, but it’s built with production in mind.
The phrase “small but mighty” might have been created to describe the xTool F1. If you’re a craft person looking to take a laser to events to personalize items, you’ve found your laser.
