The beginnings of a hacked together laser engraver. For this build, [Peter] is using a Silhouette Portrait, a desktop CNC cutting machine that’s usually used for vinyl decals and intricately cut ...

Laser cutting works by directing a laser together with a motion control system to follow a pattern to be cut out of a sheet of material. The laser either melts, burns, vaporizes away the material, or ...

Laser cutters and engraving machines have seen a recent surge in popularity and availability. Never has there been such a ...

XTool's software for the F1 Ultra is called XCS. It's a fairly intuitive application, with options for designing using ...

Check out the new Laserbox from Makeblock. This laser cutter and engraver with a built in camera can scan and cut even without a computer. We go over some of these features and compare it to the ...

While he was initially planning on using a diode laser, doing anything more than engraving is tricky ... though [Owen] admits perhaps a laser cutter-specific driver board would have been better ...

The Epilog Laser Cutters use a high power CO2 laser for accurately engraving and cutting various materials. In the Maker Lab we have an Epilog Zing24 60 Watt laser cutter and an Epilog Zing24 40 Watt ...

The jewelry industry requires a creative flair to produce beautiful designs. These days laser cutting technology is ...

The engraver features a 22W diode laser, which is strong enough to engrave and cut most materials except metals. It features an engraving area of 400×415mm and, crucially, fully encloses the ...

Credit: Rob Redman Laser engravers and cutters have seen a huge boom in both popularity and availability recently, with massive leaps in design and functionality, making them more appealing to ...

For faster engraving, the laser cutter makes multiple passes across the surface of the material. Once you've finalised your design, you will need to send it to the laser cutter. There are two main ...