You CAN engrave clear acrylic using a diode laser .. But you can't cut, unfortunately.

Ups and downs of shipping laser cutters across the ocean

Eternal Love - Sacred Geometry Concept

Steampunk Heart Art

3D Layered Wall Art for Laser Cutting Machines

3D Christmas Designs

Halloween Coffin Design 3D

Vector and 3D Design

Looking forward to trying this bad boy out :) beamo from Flux is a $799 30w CO2 laser, live on Kickstarter right now (It's already blasted right through the target pledge goal!)

Getting a laser cutter was the latest in a large number of big steps I've taken in trying to find a craft that really worked for me. Fortunately, it seems like this one has stuck! I've been having a blast

It's almost 30 years since I last played tabletop wargames and painted minis. Every Saturday, my big bro Jay and our friend Dave would go to Sheffield and pick up paints and models from the hobby store

In my previous post I mentioned I had greated a laser cut locking mechanism using Adobe Illustrator. Obviously the correct way to get a mechanical design that works is to use CAD, so here is my laser cut

I was designing something with a steampunk motif, and as a lark decided to see if it would actually work as a mechanism. It almost did! Even though I only drew it in Adobe Illustrator, not real gears in

A while ago I set up a Raspberry Pi as a webcam monitoring my front door. It is able to record and send the movie to Dropbox, motion activated. Works very well and is necessary because I work in the basement

As well as incorporating blinky coloured lights into my laser engraving projects, I have also been working on making 3d objects with curves. This usually involves multiple layers, but it can also be done

On my Instagram I tend to share what I am working on, mistakes and all. Weird thing is people who hardly ever like or comment will come out of the woodwork (heh) and DM me with unsolicited criticism or

This is for the science fiction fans! It's an acrylic edge-lit lamp. Cut and engraved using my laser cutter, naturally. The light comes from an off-the-shelf RGB LED strip base, I just cut a tab in the

One of the great things about having digital fabrication tools at home is that when you need something specific and quickly you can just go ahead and make it. While I also have 3D printers and CNC machines,

In my recent posts I showed my laser cut projects that were joined by what I was incorrectly calling "pegs". Thanks to @steampunkkaja, I now know the technical term for this type of "wooden

This is another laser creation that I think came out pretty well. It's made of three layers, fastened with bridge pieces similar to the previous post but bigger :) The front is walnut, then there is a