Blog – Tagged "MATERIALS" – smokeandmirrors

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

Hatch Fill Extension for Inkscape

by Nikolett Sulyok January 16, 2022

Creating texture fills for your design in a CAD software can be a time consuming sidetrack in a project. In this article, we are going to introduce...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Inkscape, LIGHTBURN SOFTWARE, MATERIALS, Plywood, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

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

by Nikolett Sulyok February 26, 2021

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

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What Materials are Unsuitable for Laser Cutting.

by Samantha Clark December 08, 2020

When it comes to laser cutting sometimes experimenting can yield the best results. That said there are some materials that you should never use. Fr...

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6 Great Materials For Laser Cutting

by Samantha Clark November 02, 2020

When it comes to laser cutting there are so many materials out there it might leave you in a bit of a spin as to where to start. That’s why we’ve...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, MATERIALS

Are you looking for a new direction?

by Samantha Clark September 02, 2020

Maybe you are new to the laser cutting world and looking for a little inspiration. Perhaps you are a seasoned pro who wants a change of direction b...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Experiments, MATERIALS

Smoke & Mirrors and Kitronik answer a call for Face Shields from the Nottingham City GP Alliance. Find files and instructions to help your local health care with this polypropylene and A4 binder sheet design for an ad-hoc face shield to supplement front line health care workers PPE. COVID19.

Posted in Experiments, MATERIALS, Prototyping, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

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Turn Your Off-cuts Into Display Pieces

by Kirsty Lockhart April 26, 2019

Do you ever find yourself wondering what to do with all of those off-cuts after you've finished your latest projects? They're often too small or aw...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Experiments, MATERIALS

Diffraction Grating Kaleidoscope

by Kirsty Lockhart March 14, 2019

$Diffraction Grating Kaleidoscope$

Playing with a kaleidoscope was always a lot of fun as a kid, but when was the last time you picked one up and gave it a spin? If you're anything l...

Posted in Arduino, ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, MATERIALS

Laser cut Acrylic and Wood Inlay Flowers

by Kirsty Lockhart February 28, 2019

Since getting his Glowforge laser cutter, MichaelMikkelson has been making some absolutely beautiful projects, occasionally sharing tutorials on so...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, MATERIALS

Acrylic Stained Glass Window

by Kirsty Lockhart October 17, 2018

Paying tribute to famed Canadian musician Gord Downie, the people over at Trotec Canada have made this beautiful laser-cut acrylic stained glass wi...

Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, MATERIALS