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Plywood Knowledge bites!

by Nikolett Sulyok

Plywood Knowledge bites!

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

The online generator that will leave you a-mazed

by Nikolett Sulyok

The online generator that will leave you a-mazed

Probably everybody at least once in their lives had the chance to try solving mazes or labyrinth based games, using one of the printed formats or h...
Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Boardgaming, HOW-TO, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE

Inkscape Extension for Lasercut Jigsaw Puzzle

by Nikolett Sulyok

Inkscape Extension for Lasercut Jigsaw Puzzle

We would like to introduce an Inkscape Extension that helps you generate outlines for jigsaw puzzles which are ready for laser cutting.
Posted in HOW-TO, Inkscape, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Fancy a home-made jigsaw for Father's Day?

by Nikolett Sulyok

Fancy a home-made jigsaw for Father's Day?

As Father's Day is approaching on the 20th of June, perhaps consider preparing something for the occasion!?
Posted in HOW-TO, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE

Engraving metal with your CO2 laser cutter

by Nikolett Sulyok

Engraving metal with your CO2 laser cutter

By its default configuration, engraving metal with a CO2 laser cutter is only possible by adding a few extra steps of preparation before we can act...
Posted in Experiments, HOW-TO

Need to prepare a wooden box quick? Look no further!

by Nikolett Sulyok

Need to prepare a wooden box quick? Look no further!

Let us introduce a handy tool that you will keep returning to every time you need to laser cut a press-fit box.
Posted in HOW-TO, MATERIALS

Which way up should the lens go?

by Dominic Morrow

Which way up should the lens go?

A new video with help to possition your cutters lens.
Posted in HOW-TO, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

How To Create Low Poly Images From A Photo

by Kirsty Lockhart

How To Create Low Poly Images From A Photo

Have you ever wanted to make your one of those beautiful low poly images but weren't entirely sure how to start? Anthony from Trotec Laser Canada h...
Posted in Experiments, HOW-TO

Accounting for Kerf

by Kirsty Lockhart

Accounting for Kerf

If you've worked with a laser cutter in the past, or pretty much any woodworking tools, then you'll most likely have heard the advice "don't forget...
Posted in HOW-TO, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Tiffany Tseng's Collection of SVG Making Tools

by Kirsty Lockhart

Tiffany Tseng's Collection of SVG Making Tools

We've featured Tiffany Tseng's useful stencil font maker on the blog before, but that's not the only handy tool she's created to help make laser cu...
Posted in HOW-TO, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Restoring a Chinese Laser Cutter

by Kirsty Lockhart

Restoring a Chinese Laser Cutter

After a fire put this Redsail X700 laser cutter out of commission at Joshua's work, he managed to snag the carcass and passed it onto Amy, who was ...
Posted in Experiments, HOW-TO, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

Repairing Your Broken Screen with Wood Veneer

by Kirsty Lockhart

Repairing Your Broken Screen with Wood Veneer

"Repair, don't replace" is a pretty big part of the maker community, with people all over the work laser cutting or 3D printing the parts required ...
Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, HOW-TO, Repairs