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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

[David Taylor] needed a CNC router to do some more complex projects — so he did what any maker would do if they’re strapped for cash — make it from scratch! The impressive part of this build is that ...

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 ...