Model the outline in CAD, export a matching SVG, and offset the vector by twice the laser’s kerf so ... Mixing matte-printed plastic with warm wood grain elevates a humble fridge magnet into ...

Recently, Ghassaei programmed a new code that let her substitute the 3D printer for a laser cutter to carve functional records from wood and other materials. Like before, the first step was to rip ...

Amanda Ghassaei, creator of the 3-D printed record ... Ghassaei etched tracks on another medium -- wood -- using a 120-watt Epilog Legend EXT laser cutter. The strains of Radiohead's "Idioteque ...

Using laser scanners, they can accurately document real-life locomotives and rail cars. Using CAD software and 3-D printers they can print the parts as kits at a variety of scales. "I'm a model ...

If you have a 3D printer ... between sheets of wood and left to cool. From there, the PLA sheet was sent to the laser cutter where it can be fabricated into rings, models, coasters, spirographs ...

Adding textures is a great way to experiment with giving 3D prints a different look, and [PandaN] shows off a method of adding a wood grain effect in a way that’s easy to play around with.

Now, instead of making it easier, Bambu is building its biggest and most sophisticated model ... laser images into all sorts of materials. With 10-watt and 40-watt lasers, I carved out a wooden ...

Learn More Glowforge today formally launched its line of 3D laser printers, allowing creators to print objects made from materials such as leather, wood, acrylic, paper, fabric, cardboard ...

April Wilkerson shows how to make a wooden serving tray with epoxy and laser, adding custom details for a unique design. Bill Clinton on opposing President Trump's agenda: "We cannot throw the ...