laser cutters
Light-based fabrication tools
Laser cutters are machines that use focused beams of light to cut, engrave, or etch materials with high precision.
They work on wood, acrylic, metal, fabric, and other materials, guided by computer designs.
Common in manufacturing, signage, and maker spaces, they produce clean edges without physical contact: The laser cutter made quick work of the intricate pattern.
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- beamStructural support member
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- woodTree-derived building material
metal · CNC · fabrication · etching · workshop · maker space · fumes · vector · kerf · power · focus · focal length · lens · smoke · design · plywood · materials · maker
- cutting toolsaxe, saw, saws, knife, blade
- makerspaces3D printer, 3D printers, CNC machine, CNC machines, soldering station
- metalworkersblacksmith, blacksmiths, silversmith, silversmiths, goldsmith
- automationautomation, macros, macro, automate, hotkeys
- precision engineeringmicrochips, sensors, bearings, gears, watches
- factory automationindustrial automation, automating, robotic arms, robot arm, robot arms
laser cuttershand tools
Unpowered grip-operated devices
hand saws · hacksaws · coping saws · axes · machetes
laser cutterschainsaws
Motor-driven cutting tools
axes · hatchets · machetes · bolt cutters · angle grinders