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 ...

When it comes to small CNC carving machines for hackerspaces and extremely well-equipped garages, the Shapeoko, or something like it, has been the default machine. It’s dead simple – a Dremel attached ...

Introduced last year as an improvement on the very popular Shapeoko CNC router, the X-Carve by Inventables has grown to be a very well-respected machine in the community. It’s even better if you throw ...

One stated goal of Chicago-based Inventables, which makes desktop CNC machines and related supplies and equipment, is to democratize 3D carving. It’s a lofty ambition, but the company has the support ...

I built a CNC cart for my X-Carve Pro along with a computer cabinet featuring a TV lift that raises the computer monitor. The cart includes a pull-out lower tray for my OG X-Carve 1000. Materials used ...

In this video, learn how to build an easy shop table ideal for use with an x-carve CNC, as an outfeed table for a table saw, or as an assembly table. The design is easily adjustable to fit specific ...