Inside the Workshop
How a Laser Cutter Works
A beam of light, a lens and two motors: the simple idea behind a machine that can cut wood, draw on acrylic and write a name in a few seconds.
How a Laser Cutter Works
A beam of light, a lens and two motors: the simple idea behind a machine that can cut wood, draw on acrylic and write a name in a few seconds.
Cutting, Engraving and Scoring: Three Jobs for ...
The same laser can cut a part out, draw a picture on its surface or trace a fine line. The difference is only in how the beam moves and how...
Cutting, Engraving and Scoring: Three Jobs for ...
The same laser can cut a part out, draw a picture on its surface or trace a fine line. The difference is only in how the beam moves and how...
Which Materials Work Under a Laser — and Which ...
Plywood, solid wood, acrylic, cork, leather and paper all take a laser beautifully. Some plastics release toxic gas and must never be lasered at all.
Which Materials Work Under a Laser — and Which ...
Plywood, solid wood, acrylic, cork, leather and paper all take a laser beautifully. Some plastics release toxic gas and must never be lasered at all.
CO2, Diode or Fibre: Not All Lasers Are the Same
The colour of the light decides what a laser can do. Here is why one machine cuts acrylic, another engraves steel, and a third is happiest on wood.
CO2, Diode or Fibre: Not All Lasers Are the Same
The colour of the light decides what a laser can do. Here is why one machine cuts acrylic, another engraves steel, and a third is happiest on wood.
From Sketch to Laser File
Lasers do not read pictures the way people do. Vectors, colour layers, kerf and nesting: how an idea is turned into instructions a machine can follow.
From Sketch to Laser File
Lasers do not read pictures the way people do. Vectors, colour layers, kerf and nesting: how an idea is turned into instructions a machine can follow.
Light Through Wood and Acrylic: How Laser Lamps...
Wooden lightboxes, shadow lamps and glowing acrylic signs all rely on the same idea: let light out only where the laser has worked.
Light Through Wood and Acrylic: How Laser Lamps...
Wooden lightboxes, shadow lamps and glowing acrylic signs all rely on the same idea: let light out only where the laser has worked.