The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.

The Snapmaker Artisan is a machine like no other, with the three-in-one design enabling quick swaps between machine types. The CNC and Laser are both relatively low-powered but good enough for most ...

3D Printers have come down significantly in price over the past few years. Nowadays it is even possible to get a 3D printer kit for between $200-300. It’s arguable how well these inexpensive printers ...

In 2024, the University of Maine unveiled the world’s largest 3D printer, which can print objects up to 29 meters long.

[Allted] has designed a CNC machine that you can print yourself; adding conduit, bearings, and the standard vitamins to bring it to life. The CNC machine uses a mechanical design similar to an ...

Makers, developers and hobbyists that are looking for all-in-one system that is capable of being a 3D printer, digitizer, CNC carver and laser cutter may be interested in a new system created by ...

Makers searching for a versatile desktop 3D printer that can also, laser engraved and even CNC cut certain materials, may be interested in the Rubanmaster recently launched via Kickstarter. Early bird ...

Snapmaker's 3D printers don't always follow trends. The original Snapmaker was a small three-in-one machine that could be a 3D printer, laser cutter or CNC, depending on the type of tool head you use.

Hybrid manufacturing systems like DMG Mori's Lasertec 65 DED hybrid are starting to pop up here and there with the ability both to add metal via laser deposition 3D printing, and to subtract it via ...

Sam Cervantes is a quiet-seeming guy who speaks earnestly about his line of work. When I visited his Brooklyn 3D printer factory in 2013, workers in an assembly line were busy putting together ...

This cnc conversion is taking for ever. But it is progressing. A few stolen hours this weekend meant that an x-axis stepper motor mount could be designed and printed (right). This is actually the ...

The CNC mill is the foundation of most modern machine shops, and it’s usually the tool with the most demands competing for its time. This means making tough choices when small-volume parts are needed.