We all remember the days of focussing the sun on a hapless insect, or perhaps less sadistically on a green plastic army man or just a hunk of dry wood ... his brand new CNC engraver crapped ...

Hooking up a laser to a CNC gantry isn’t exactly an Earth-shattering innovation, but it does make for a useful tool. Even a cheap diode laser mounted to an old 3D printer can do engraving ...

Like many CNC machines of this type ... a good variety of materials and router tool bits, with the two router options and the laser engraving head. While it can handle thin, soft metals such ...