Laser cutters are fantastic pieces of equipment, and thanks to open-source improvements in recent years, are getting even cheaper to make. It can be as simple as throwing a high-powered laser diode ...

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if you're looking for a way to make life easier with a 3D printer, here are a few items that don't require a lot of ...

Beyond the ever-dropping cost of 3D printers themselves, one of the biggest perceived barriers of entry to 3D printing is the supposed difficulty of the design process. And, make no mistake: if you're ...

If you had a formal drafting class, you probably learned about making orthographic projections–engineering drawings with multiple views (for example, top, front, and right). Even if you didn’t take ...

3D printing technology is returning to the spotlight as K–12 educators use the classroom technology to teach coding and problem-solving skills. Erika Gimbel is a Chicago-based freelance writer who ...