Somehow for all the plans I've had over the years to laser engrave a fight stick, I never actually got around to it until this week! Last week, a coworker at the library was planning on making a custom artwork label for his arcade fight stick in the library's makerspace, and it didn't take long … Continue reading 120: Fluorescent Samurai FightStick
Cutting leather was one of the first projects we did on the laser, way back in Week 3: Leather Cuffs. While there really isn't much new to say about the cutting and processing of the leather, I thought it would be fun to use some of the properties of leather (flexibility!) to make unique, laser … Continue reading 119: Leather Twist Earrings Tutorial
Full disclosure, guys - I did not expect this week's experiment to work. I figured in the worst case, it would satisfy a curiosity, and I'd get to eat hand cut homemade crackers with dip. Ryan, on the other hand, didn't know why I was questioning it, and thought cutting cracker dough with a laser would … Continue reading 118: Crackers
To ring in the new year, and celebrate the ten year anniversary of my previous build, I decided to build a new PC. Back in 2007, it was two years before we even started playing with lasers. This time around, I knew for sure I'd be laser engraving some piece or another. I've engraved a … Continue reading 117: PC Case Engraving
