CNC builds come ... a 500W spindle and a 2.5W laser for engraving. Being modular in nature, it would be easy to add other tools, such as a pen plotter or vinyl cutting blade for further versatility.

Hack them up to make a CNC foam cutter of course ... Add a bit of nichrome wire for the cutting element (this can be found in old hair dryers) onto where the laser assembly of the DVD rom ...

Laser cutters are great DIY tools, but they're pretty expensive. If you'd prefer to build your own, Instructables user SilverJimny shows you how using an Arduino. The build here uses an Arduino ...

Using similar technology to that used in a flatbed CNC machine to position the cutting head, Damian Axford has created an awesome looking laser cutter ... paper.js library. The arduino/Marlin ...

Being only ten at the time I was unable to build the thing and, now that I’m 40, I still can’t fathom how to build this DIY CNC plotter out of a DVD player and some Arduino gear. The CNC ...

Affordable 3-D printers and CNC mills are popping up everywhere ... However, one major tool still hasn’t received a DIY overhaul: the laser cutter. Maybe people are sensitive because Goldfinger ...

Gregory L Holloway based in the UK has created an awesome mini Arduino powered laser cutter and engraver called the MicroSlice which is available to pledge for £199 over on the Kickstarter crowd ...