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 ...

Inventables, a West Loop-based seller of maker supplies, shipped the first of its newest desktop carving machines to Kickstarter backers Wednesday. The machine, called Carvey, is Inventables’ fourth ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most CNC workflows start with a 3D model, which is then passed to CAM software to be converted into the G-code language that CNC machines love and understand. G-code, however, is simple enough that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Footage shows the automated wood-carving machine creating an intricate sculpture of a woman using a fusion of 3D printing in China. The machine elegantly sculpted every detail of a 'Chen Yu Luo Yan' ...

When Liza Slaughter-Barker of Hendersonville began researching how to make a "really cool pumpkin" for her daughter, she began following Ray Villafane and used his tutorial. Although she painted and ...