The influx of cheap laser cutters from China has been a boon to the maker movement, if at the cost of a lot of tinkering to just get the thing to work. So some people just prefer to roll their own,… ...

Laser cutting is a popular choice for fabricators and machine shops to execute custom work as well as higher volume jobs, for cutting mainly but also etching and other finishing tasks. The basic ...

Laser cutters are in a fun place right now. Gone are the days when the cheapest machines were tens of thousands of dollars, and when the “compact” models were roughly the size of a freezer ...

His Laser cutter, called the blackTooth, has good specs. A 40-watt laser tube and power supply means it can cut a variety of materials: wood, plastic, fabric, and paper. It can work with materials ...

The laser cutter is the workhorse of pretty much any makerspace: 3D printers get all the press, but for "real work" I use a laser cutter/CNC mill more than anything.

It can cut some things, too, but not as many things as a big serious laser cutter. However, creative people find lots of ways to use cutting and engraving to produce things you might not expect.

Cutting even nominally laser-safe plywoods and glues generates carcinogenic fumes and particulates. Do not use without fume extraction.

The S1 from xTool is something a little different. It's a diode laser with a large enclosure and a powerful 40-watt laser that can cut and etch just about anything you need, with a few caveats.

iKier, a pioneering force in the laser engraving and cutting industry, has unveiled its latest innovation, the 48W/24W Laser Power Switching Cutter an ...