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A Guide to Buying Your First Laser Cutter

A Guide to Buying Your First Laser Cutter

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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Kacie Hultgren

By Kacie Hultgren

Kacie Hultgren

Kacie Hultgren, better known as "Pretty Small Things" in the online 3D printing community, is a multi-disciplinary designer focused on set design for live performance. She is a Lynda.com author, recording video tutorials about 3D printing and CAD. She is passionate about teaching others to use digital tools and hardware to augment traditional craft and bring their ideas to life in three dimensions. Kacie lives in New York City. You can find her on Twitter: @KacieHultgren

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The hottest tool for Makers is powerful, versatile, and spendy — here’s what you need to know to get started with your first laser cutter.

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A RepRap Family Tree: Tracking the Printers That Started it All

A RepRap Family Tree: Tracking the Printers That Started it All

By Chandi Campbell

Chandi Campbell

I used to build a lot of things out of steel. Then I earned a design degree. Now, I work as a CAD drafter by day and by night, I build 3D printers. I use these, the most wonderful of tools, to explore biomimetic structures. My favorite thing in the universe is a good idea and my goal is to generate and/or promote as many of them as possible. Find out more at chandicampbell.com.

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RepRap project is a symbiotic relationship: they would produce our goods at a low cost while we would provide the help they needed to reproduce themselves.

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6 Exotic Filaments You Should Try in Your 3D Printer

Spencer Zawasky

By Spencer Zawasky

Spencer Zawasky

When Spencer Zawasky isn’t working for an embedded systems company outside Boston, he’s usually 3D printing. Often you’ll find him 3D printing at the Ocean State Maker Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

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3D printing with standard plastics is amazing in its own right, but printing with alternative filaments is a step up to a new level.

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Glowforge’s Dan Shapiro Talks Startups, Laser Cutters, and Robot Turtles

Glowforge’s Dan Shapiro Talks Startups, Laser Cutters, and Robot Turtles

By DC Denison

DC Denison

DC Denison is the co-editor of The Maker Pro Newsletter, which covers the intersection of makers and business. That means hardware startups, new products, and market trends.

DC manages customer stories at Acquia, the digital experience company.

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Dan Shapiro, CEO and co-founder of Glowforge, talks with us about the impact of the Maker movement.

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