Learn how easy it is to make laser cut pen holders (or pencil holders) with the xTool S1 Laser cutting machine. Paint them with vibrant acrylic paint that almost gives it a prismatic look.

The frame is aluminum extrusion held together with 3D printed plates. Given there was a powerful laser bouncing around with mirrors, a plywood box formed the enclosure.

The blackTooth, a laser cutter made by Patrick Hood-Daniel is the affordable laser cutter many makers have been waiting for -- but beware, the plywood frame can, and probably will, catch fire ...

Making signs on the Dremel Laser Cutter using reclaimed wood from the pallet it shipped on.

Learn about the laser cutting machines available for use at Sears think [box], Case Western Reserve’s innovation center and makerspace.

A US Star Wars fan has built his own lightsaber using a blue laser powerful enough to cut through paper, card and tape.

There are few things as satisfying - and dangerous - as burning through stuff with a laser. Drake Anthony AKA Sytropyro is a young man who enjoys making DIY lasers out of things and he recently ...

Laser-cutting expert Chris Yerga expressed some reservations about the blackTooth's wood frame. He says “After using my laser cutter without incident for two years I recently had a fire in it.

The proliferation of laser cutters has meant that crafty makers have been able to rapidly disseminate and assemble all sorts of bizarre and interesting pieces of gear. Take, for instance, the Laser ...

Here’s a DIY laser rifle which can explode a balloon at around 150 feet (45 meters) as well as some angry chemicals at a similar distance. Since there are plenty of videos of lasers doing that ...