Despite appearances, [This Old Tony]’s latest series has little to do with CNC-ifying an Etch A Sketch. Although he certainly achieves that, more or less, automating the classic toy is just the hook ...

Many of us have spent the better part of a year on COVID-19 lockdown, and what do we have to show for it? Bit of progress on the Netflix queue? Maybe a (slightly) cleaned up garage or workshop? Not if ...

The digital fabrication industry continues to grow, and there's no better time to be a maker. Much has been written about 3D printing, but many DIYers have found more practical uses for CNC routers ...

First things first: what does CNC actually stand for? It’s “computer numerical control,” and while it’s usually the way many people refer to one specific device, the CNC router, it actually covers the ...

Back in Part 1, we introduced the basics and started building the electronics. In Part 2, we finished up the controller and started building our machine. Today we complete our unholy marriage of ...

Building success from humble beginnings is a quintessential American story, and it’s a familiar one to two brothers and their precision-machining business, Olson Custom Designs. Maintaining ...

What starts as a simple CNC expansion quickly turns into a full-blown shop saga involving extension rails, out-of-square framing, sagging cable tracks, vacuum-table plumbing, and three straight days ...

"Our goal has always been to make advanced manufacturing more accessible," said Josh Zhang, CEO of Makera. "With the launch of Makera Studio, Makerables, and the Makera App, we're taking another step ...

Ready for some hard core gadget creation? If you thought your dremel tool was handy before, in today's How-To we'll start building our own CNC machine. Aside from the geek factor, it can be handy for ...