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Stick with Smoke & Mirrors!

by Dominic Morrow

Stick with Smoke & Mirrors!

Do you love our stickers? Learn more...
Posted in STICKERS, TOOLS AND UTILITIES

What Materials are Unsuitable for Laser Cutting.

by Samantha Clark

What Materials are Unsuitable for Laser Cutting.

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...
Posted in 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

Last Postage Dates For Christmas

by Samantha Clark

Last Postage Dates For Christmas

Christmas is fast approaching and given that shopping is a little harder this year we are expecting to see a huge surge in people shopping online. ...
Posted in INFO

6 Great Materials For Laser Cutting

by Samantha Clark

6 Great Materials For Laser Cutting

  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

Laser Cut Halloween Projects.

by Samantha Clark

Laser Cut Halloween Projects.

So just like the rest of this year Halloween is going to look a little different than we perhaps hoped and expected this time round. With trick or ...
Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Seasonal Holidays Projects

Are you looking for a new direction?

by Samantha Clark

Are you looking for a new direction?

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

Face Shields for COVID-19

by Dominic Morrow

Face Shields for COVID-19

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

Turn Your Off-cuts Into Display Pieces

by Kirsty Lockhart

Turn Your Off-cuts Into Display Pieces

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

Game Burger Advance

by Kirsty Lockhart

Game Burger Advance

Love Hultén specialises in crafting one-off and limited run retro-inspired games consoles, arcade machines and other electronic toys. His most rece...
Posted in ARTS & DESIGN & CRAFTS, Electronics

Bricolage Interviews Rob Ives

by Kirsty Lockhart

Bricolage Interviews Rob Ives

We've talked on the blog before about the Bricolage Podcast, made by our own Dominic. The latest episode features an interview with paper engineer ...
Posted in BRICOLAGE PODCASTS, INTERVIEWS

Diffraction Grating Kaleidoscope

by Kirsty Lockhart

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