Small and powerful laser diodes are getting cheaper and cheaper, and there are a few commercial products that give anyone the ability to cut paper and vinyl with a computer-controlled cutting machine.

When choosing the right equipment for precision machining, makers and small workshop owners often face a critical decision: a desktop CNC machine or a traditional mill. Each type of machine has its ...

AFTER nearly three years’ intensive development, the British Oxygen-Ferranti computer-controlled cutting machine, claimed to be the world’s first, is ready for commissioning trials. So, 64 years ago, ...