Kits and Community Lead to Grit
Kit-building grows confidence, develops grit (the ability to persevere) and can help you become a successful maker.
Shapeoko
Shapeoko’s Steady March Toward a Better, Affordable CNC
Back in 2012 I wrote a piece on Shapeoko, Edward Ford, and his CNC community. At the time he was on the verge of bringing the first good quality, affordable CNC to market. Now in 2015 he’s releasing Shapeoko 3 and by all evidence his guiding principles haven’t changed. With the release of Shapeoko 3, he’s delivering […]
X-Carve: Inventables Launches New Line of Workshop CNC Machines
Inventables is known for the open-source, easily-modded Shapeoko 2 CNC machine. Today, they break ways with that brand as they launch their own machine, dubbed X-Carve, and with it bring a number of upgrades and new features to the DIY subtractive-manufacturing community. The Shapeoko line began with Edward Ford‘s $300 proof of concept CNC machine kit, funded […]
Exclusive First Look: Inventables’ Sleek New “3D Carving” Machine Is the Designer’s Dream CNC Router
Inventables wants to put CNC milling on designers’ desktops, and they are releasing a stylish machine called Carvey to help make it happen.
Inventables Opens Their Easel CNC Software to All Users
Today at MakerCon, Inventables’ Zach Kaplan announced that the web-based CNC software Easel is moving out of beta testing and into full release.
A Shapeoko for Every State
Inventables’ Zach Kaplan is on hand at MakerCon to announce a program to bring their Shapeoko CNC mill to maker communities in all 50 states in the US.
Using Your CNC Mill Sucks a lot Less With Inventables’ New App
New web-based software lets you design in your browser and automates control of the Shapeoko CNC
