In this video, I demonstrate how to create custom DIY air fresheners using the new Glowforge laser cutter. Follow along step ...

Ever dreamed of running your very own laser cutter? Here are five tips to get you started cutting shapes into everyday items like wood or paper. Laser cutting – sometimes called etching or engraving – ...

If you have access to a laser cutter you’re going to want to take a look at this brilliant tutorial. [Steven Smethurst] has figured out how to extract public map data and turn it into a file ready to ...

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 ...

On a recent evening in a workshop in Anchorage's Spenard neigborhood, a group of people gathered around a laser cutter to chart the machine's progress engraving a chunk of wood. With some assistance ...

Fabricating metal provides an ideal use case for automation. Processes often are repetitive and require a high amount of precision – the perfect working conditions for an industrial robot. Laser ...

Caleb Lovelace works on a design that will be uploaded to a laser cutter in a class at Anchorage MakerSpace on April 6. (Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News) On a recent evening in a workshop in ...