Laser Etching

Cool These Oversized Chips With a Tasty Beverage

Cool These Oversized Chips With a Tasty Beverage

By Mike Senese

Mike Senese

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

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An Arduino-Powered Laser Engraver That You Can Build

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

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

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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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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