Makers looking for a desktop laser cutter and engraving machine, might be interested in a new project which has launched over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website this week to create, Mr Beam. Mr ...

There was a time when the only 3D-printed items that most of us ever saw were created at places like universities or industrial design houses – now, thanks to the plethora of consumer 3D printers out ...

If you are looking for a desktop laser cutter and engraver but is capable of working with a variety of different materials from wood, leather, kraftplex or cardboard. Then the new Mr Beam II laser ...

A lot of the DIY laser engravers and cutters we cover here on Hackaday are made with laser diodes salvaged from Blu-ray drives and projectors, which are visible lasers in the 400 – 450nm range ...

Every laser cutter enthusiast eventually pops the question: how on earth do I align an invisible beam that’s more-than-happy to zap my eyeballs, not to mention torch everything else in its path? We ...

It's hard to believe we've been working with and exploring 3D printers for three years here on ZDNet. Before MakerBot sent me their early Replicator, I had never touched a 3D printer. That said, I was ...