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Best K40 Laser Upgrades – Upgrading my Laser Engraver Part 3

Chris Garrett

I am on a mission to make my Chinese K40 Laser Engraver work like a much more expensive USA name-brand machine.  Update to Part 2 – Brain Boosting Previously, I bought and installed a new mainboard of electronics, and a filter for the pungent smoke.  I am happy to say, while the filter still feels […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: art, cnc, design3d, diy, steemmakers

Modify STL CAD files for CNC or 3D Print using Python Programming

Chris Garrett

modify stl files with python code

We are pretty familiar at this point with the 3D design creation workflow. Drawing, dragging and dropping CAD files using a mouse and a package such as Fusion 360, or a browser-based application, such as Onshape. What, though, if you have to create a whole bunch of personalised objects? Opening, editing, exporting doesn’t take long […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Hacks, Tips, and Tutorials Tagged With: cnc, design3d, printing3d, programming, python

Finally, Prusa Mk42 Heatbed for the Prusa Mk2/Mk2.5, and Pinda Sensor Clones!

Chris Garrett

Prusa mk42 clone

The Prusa Mk2/Mk3 3d printers are renowned as top quality, but buying parts is a painfully expensive deal due to the long journey and single supplier. That just changed!

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: design3d, making, printing3d, reviews, technology

T8 CNC Kit Review

Chris Garrett

T8 CNC kit

The T8 CNC is a desktop CNC kit built with aluminum extrusions, open source Arduino hardware, and GRBL software. If you were looking to learn CNC, perhaps this little $200 CNC mill could be a good start? T8 CNC specs Firstly, we need to address the obvious. This CNC mill is tiny. The cutting area is […]

by Chris Garrett Filed Under: Reviews and Buying Guides Tagged With: cnc, design3d, gadgets, making, technology

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