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Cool These Oversized Chips With a Tasty Beverage

Mike Senese is the Executive Editor of Make: magazine. He is also a TV host, starring in various 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, doing amateur woodworking, and attempting to cook the perfect pizza.

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February 9th, 2021February 9th, 2021

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

Makers Build Laser Etcher for Under $200

By Cabe Atwell

Cabe Atwell

The one-man ace engineering wrecking crew - If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire... the Cabe-team

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May 4th, 2016May 3rd, 2016

It’s not going to replace a professional grade laser etcher any time soon, but Arnav Vaid’s LaserEtch proves you can make your own. Yes, you!

An Arduino-Powered Laser Engraver That You Can Build

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. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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January 22nd, 2016January 27th, 2017

A teenage maker created this impressive laser engraver for around $220

Laser Engraved Skateboards Are Too Beautiful to Ride

By Donald Bell

Donald Bell

I make stuff, play music, and sometimes make stuff that plays music. Fan of donuts, Arduino, BEAM robotics, skateboarding, Buckminster Fuller, and blinking lights.

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@donald

August 23rd, 2015August 31st, 2015

An artist and a laser engraver collaborate to make skateboards with beautiful laser engraved depictions of San Francisco landmarks.

Triple Threat: BoXZY Puts Printing, Milling, and Lasers in One Small Box

By Matt Stultz

Matt Stultz

Matt is a community organizer and founder of 3DPPVD, Ocean State Maker Mill, and HackPittsburgh. He is Make's digital fabrication and reviews editor.

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April 2nd, 2015August 31st, 2015 3

On my way to the Midwest RepRap Fest, I stopped in at HackPittsburgh to meet up with the BoXZY team and take a look at their new machine in person. BoXZY is doing well on Kickstarter; with its promise of being an all in one 3D printer, milling machine, and laser etcher, it’s enticing backers. The BoXZY features a thick aluminum case that […]

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