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Leather Labels - Creative Materials Series

by Nikolett Sulyok May 21, 2023

To kickstart our series of short articles featuring creative materials to work with using your laser cutter, let's take a look at leather! We'll sh...

Recreating WW2 aircraft recognition models (and more!)

by Nikolett Sulyok April 16, 2023

Most of us enjoy the thrill of reviving old stuff: seeing something dusty, damaged and worn come back to vivid life again after a little (or a lot ...

Slot & Tab Resizer Tool in LightBurn

by Nikolett Sulyok January 21, 2023

If you ever tried to do projects with jointed designs, you will be familiar with the struggle of making sure that the tabs and slots are at the exa...

Festive Stamps for Winter!

by Nikolett Sulyok December 23, 2022

We prepared a little tutorial on making your own lasercut stamps using LightBurn. Be it for any occasion or reason, stamps are fun in every case!.....

Haunted Shadow Casters for Halloween

by Nikolett Sulyok October 18, 2022

Who wouldn't enjoy the sight of a small flickering tealight? How about one with a shadowcaster? We prepared a little lasercut project for you to ad...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Halloween, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE

Happy International Coffee Day!

by Nikolett Sulyok October 01, 2022

To celebrate the international day of coffee, we prepared a little tutorial on how to make a very simple coaster for your favourite mug or cup, wit...

Where is Fill + Line in LightBurn now?

by Nikolett Sulyok August 01, 2022

You might be wondering why the Fill+Line feature in LightBurn has been taken out of the latest versions of LightBurn, from version 1.2 onwards. ...

Plywood Knowledge bites!

by Nikolett Sulyok June 15, 2022

Plywood is much loved in the maker community, where combined with laser cutters, it's a relatively cheap (compared to solid wood) and is an extreme...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Craft, HOW-TO, INFO, LASER CUTTERS, MATERIALS, Plywood, Wood

Introducing: Cuttle.xyz

by Nikolett Sulyok May 12, 2022

Would you like to prepare simple and quick vector designs without having to learn basics of complex professional vector editing software like Illus...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, CUTTLE.XYZ, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Why use LightBurn software as a creative?

by Nikolett Sulyok April 13, 2022

LightBurn is a powerful layout, editing, and control software for your laser cutter. But what makes it so convenient for creatives?

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE

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Print & Cut Feature in LightBurn Software

by Nikolett Sulyok March 18, 2022

Make cutting out custom shaped and sized labels or stickers a piece of cake: Print & Cut in LightBurn Software is a practical tool to save you time.

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, LASER CUTTERS, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE, Paper, Paper Craft, STICKERS, Tools, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

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Variable Text in LightBurn

by Nikolett Sulyok January 31, 2022

Prepare an array of serial numbers on your batch projects using the Variable Text function in LightBurn Software! The Variable Text function in ...