About a decade ago, the only way the average hacker was getting their hands on a desktop 3D printer was by building it themselves from a kit. Even then, to keep costs down, many of these kits were ...

The main mechanical tools in a hacker’s shop used to be a drill press and a lathe. Maybe a CNC mill, if you were lucky. Laser cutters are still a rare tool to find in a personal shop, but today’s ...

Just four years ago, Bambu Lab took the 3D printing world by storm. The company’s printers quickly became some of the most ...

SEATTLE - Glowforge, a 3D laser cutter and etcher manufacturer, says it set a Kickstarter record for highest one month crowdfunding campaign. Its tabletop device for cutting wood and other materials ...

3D printers are great inventions, there’s no doubt about it, but they have one drawback, besides their big price that is, and that’s the fact that you are usually limited to plastic as material. But ...

The newly announced H2D has a lot more going on than just 3D printing. It's a manufacturing menagerie that could lead to creative new ideas. But does it all work together? James has been writing about ...

xTool’s M2 combines color printing, laser cutting, and engraving for less than $600, making desktop crafting feel far more ...

These are great days for makers. Affordable 3D printers and CNC mills are popping up everywhere, opening up new worlds of production to wide ranges of designers. However, one major tool still hasn't ...

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