Behind the Build
Stories, updates, and engineering logs from the MakerLab
Carving Stone with Light: Don't Get Me Started On Slate Coasters
Beware the work-coated creature, seen stood a couple of feet away from its object of focus, stroking a beard if present, a chin if not, deep in thought. Duck, if their next sentence is "I wonder."
3D Printed Couples Statues: Making Plastic not look like Plastic
3D printing is rarely as simple as "press print and walk away." Here is a look at the weight, tolerances, and secret slicer settings required to make plastic feel like stone.
Engraving Cavasses. Just like painting, but in reverse, and with fire.
Laser engraving a photograph onto a canvas isn't just about burning away black paint. Here is a look at the hidden, triple-layered painting process that gives our easels their depth.
Disco Inferno: I Learn Through Fire
Every lab needs an origin story. Here is how an IT engineer's search for visual satisfaction turned a broken £100 3D printer into an obsession with bespoke gifting.