Mere years ago, 3D printers and carving machines were largely seen as prototyping tools and fun distractions for hobbyists in the maker movement. Now, these technologies are entering the manufacturing ...

One stated goal of Chicago-based Inventables, which makes desktop CNC machines and related supplies and equipment, is to democratize 3D carving. It’s a lofty ambition, but the company has the support ...

3D printers are the appliance of choice for a new generation of makers keen to rapidly prototype straight from their computer. But many materials with which 3D printers can produce items have ...

What better way to get young people interested in manufacturing than to pop a pumpkin in a $180,000 tool and die machine and carve a 3D version of Frankenstein? The CNC vertical mill that usually ...

CHICAGO, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inventables, the leader in CNC carving software and machines, is excited to announce the launch of 3D carving in Easel Pro. This enables customers to import ...

An interesting new 'maker' project launches on Kickstarter today. Inventables is seeking $50,000 backing for a project called 'Carvey', which is an easy to use desktop 3D carving machine. If you've ...

3D printing promises to be the gateway to a world where a person's ideas are literally made manifest. Draw it up on a computer, hit the print button and a short while later, there's what you just ...

Expensive laser cutters have a 3D engraving mode that varies the laser power as it is etching a design, to create a 3D effect. [Benjamin Alderson] figured this could be replicated on a cheap Chinese ...

There's a device known as Snapmaker coming to home creator workshops that'll allow several sorts of DIY creating in one place. The device is known as Snapmaker, and it'll allow the user to do three ...

A high-resolution 3D model of Rano Raraku shows that the moai were created in many distinct carving zones. Instead of a top-down system, the statues appear to have been produced by separate family ...

Expensive laser cutters have a 3D engraving mode that varies the laser power as it is etching a design, to create a 3D effect. [Benjamin Alderson] figured this could be replicated on a cheap Chinese ...