So, I recently learned how to use the laser cutter.  I wanted to see the limits of its capabilities, and so I focused on how well I could engrave a photo using the laser cutter. My wife is into board games, and we had just learned one called Coup.  So I set out to make […]

So I’ve recently learned how to use the laser cutter.  We were doing a workshop and research project with some school students from Chicago, and we wanted to give them something to take home with them.  In the workshop, we had them come up with ideas for toys, so I made keychain dongles for them […]

A few months ago, when my wife was sewing something, the machine began to jam.  It turns out that one of the plastic gears had been eaten up pretty bad by a metal one.  So I went to repair it.  After all, I bought the machine for $5 at a garage sale, and the repair […]