Laser cutters are primarily classified by their laser source, which determines: For most users, everything comes down to ...

Laser cutting and engraving technologies have become essential tools across a wide variety of different industries, from manufacturing, art and small businesses. These technologies use laser beams to ...

The race to bring powerful laser cutters and engravers into the home for DIY and crafting projects is well and truly on; the new xTool S1 promises to be the ideal laser machine for crafters. While ...

[Jeshua Lacock] from 3DTOPO owns a large-format CNC (4’x8′, or 1.2×2.4 m), that he strongly feels is lacking laser-cutting capabilities. The frame is there, and a 150 W CO2 laser tube has been sitting ...

There is no doubt that the xTool S1 is capable of high-quality cutting and engraving. During testing it performed well with a range of materials, however, the lack of a camera and reliance on manual ...

This post is sponsored by Acmer. All opinions expressed are my own. Laser cutter fans, meet the Acmer P3! We unboxed, set up, and ran our first test project. See how this machine handles its first ...

Sponsored Content. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are few practices that let all onlookers know you mean business quite like laser engraving. Anyone could write or ...

Makers and hobbyists looking for help in creating custom laser cut transfers, cutouts and designs may be interested in the xTool M1 desktop laser cutter and blade cutting machine currently available ...

Third-Generation Combined Power Modules (CPM III) Use Single Emitter Diodes to Deliver Over 20,000 Hours MTTF Operation New from Alfalight Inc is the AC3-808B and AC3-808BW series of high-brightness ...

The basis of a solid-state diode laser is, of course, the diode. Laser diodes can have different emission wavelength—most of them have between 405 nm to 808 nm. The diodes usually have TO3, TO5, TO9, ...

While some decent lasers are out there for under $400 USD, they tend to be a little small. What if you wanted something a little nicer but didn’t want to jump to the $2,000 category? The answer for ...