Vinyl cutters can be very expensive, so [vinyl hacker] decided to share with us the alternate route some people have taken. Here is what you need to get started: An old HP pen plotter with a serial ...

3D Insider is ad supported and earns money from clicks, commissions from sales, and other ways. What is the best vinyl cutter—for you? Well, needs and wants can vary a lot between hobbyists and small ...

A curated list of code and resources for pen plotters and other robots that draw. HPGL is a serial/text-based protocol used by most old pen plotters, and even many new vinyl cutters. G-code is a ...

As far as desktop workbench fab tools go, it’s too easy to let 3D printers keep stealing the spotlight. I mean, who doesn’t appreciate that mechatronic “buzz” as our printer squirts a 3D CAD model ...

Last May, I told you how 3D printers still aren’t easy enough for the mass market, but Bambu Lab had built the easiest yet. Now, instead of making it easier, Bambu is building its biggest and most ...