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Yes you CAN engrave clear acrylic using a diode laser

But you can't cut, unfortunately. I had heard of people experimenting using black spray paint, even sharpies, but I had black paper in the material samples of a

Getting Back Up and Running with Lasers After the Big Move

We were so looking forward to getting back to making things again but alas, one step forward and two steps back! First, we went to the storage and decided to try

Sacred Geometry Heart - 3D Layered Art

Have you seen the movie Eternals? 😁 I saw it last week and there are a lot of scenes with geometric elements, weapons, and costumes that inspired me to create this

Steampunk Heart 3D Layered Wall Art

My first 3D Layered project from this year 😁 I am a fan of steampunk art so I have to do something since Valentine's Day is almost here. I started with a sketch

Moose, Bear, Fox - 3D Layered Wall Art

I had so much fun with the Christmas designs, so I decided to try something else that still works in this period but isn't Christmas. A client asked me to do a moose

Christmas 3D Layered Designs

I have been working hard in the last month and didn't have time to post, so today I got a little time to share with you what I have been doing in this time. I have

Halloween Coffin 3D Layered Design

Halloween is almost here and I had to do one more project for Halloween before I start working on Christmas Designs 😁 As you know I like to do 3D Layered design

Sun Mandala 3D Layered SVG Cut File - Design

Preparing for summer with this Sun Mandala 3D Layered SVG Cut File Cover Image Color and Materials Combinations Different Angles Assembly Guide Behind the scenes

beamo from Flux - $799 30w CO2 laser

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

I've been tinkering with my laser cutter making player boards for Dungeons and Dragons

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

Getting back into painting Warhammer 40k minis

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

Working laser cut gears!

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

Laser Cut Locking Mechanism!

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

Raspberry Pi Webcam Window Mount

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

Living Hinge - Making wood flexible

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

Do you share your work in progress or only finished pieces?

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)

Any Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Fans Here?

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

Quick Laser Cut Box

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

Mortise-and-Tenon Joints in Laser Cutting

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

Laser Cut RGB Lamp

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