3D printers are affordable enough that almost anyone can buy one, but should you? Before you dive in, here's what to consider—about materials, possible uses, software, and much more. Since 2004, I ...

Forget what you know about conventional 3D printers, because a Seattle-based company has unveiled what appears to be the next generation of 3D construction. Called the Glowforge 3D laser printer, this ...

Coming off of a massive crowdfunding campaign, Glowforge is now selling its home 3D laser printer to the public. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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If you want to delve into the emerging ecosystem of 3D printing and own a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, here's what you need to know before you take your first foray and print your first test boat. A natural ...

If you haven't heard of Glowforge and its incredibly novel entry into the 3D fabrication space, you're in a group that's growing smaller every day. After a record shattering Kickstarter campaign that ...

The main mechanical tools in a hacker’s shop used to be a drill press and a lathe. Maybe a CNC mill, if you were lucky. Laser cutters are still a rare tool to find in a personal shop, but today’s ...

The average FDM 3D printer is not so different from your garden variety laser cutter. They’re often both Cartesian-coordinate based machines, but with different numbers of axes and mounting different ...

The 3D printer is surely a thing you’ve heard of by now. But I’m willing to bet it was a thing strictly regulated to your wildest conceptual fantasies—an invention not yet accessible to mainstream ...

Glowforge has raised more investment dollars as the Seattle startup starts selling its 3D laser printer to the general public and continues to fulfill delayed orders from its crowdfunding campaign.