Building the Big Boy.
Why I chose a legendary locomotive, the step into more complex wooden models, and a workshop build by YCR CutWorks.
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workshop.
Project stories and practical notes on laser cutting, 3D printing and making things work.
From SVG to the cut: Laser Studio.
A tour of our SVG preparation editor: operations, material scaling, kerf, holding tabs, layout and export.
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From The Thing to Christmas.
The story behind Arctic and Santa’s CyberBrick Snowcats, with build videos, print-profile choices and the released snow-plow update.
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How to add tabs in LightBurn.
Place and test holding tabs in LightBurn, with a Laser Studio workflow for preparing the gaps in your SVG.
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Get the fit right: kerf settings.
Test your joints, understand the offset, and prepare your files in LightBurn or Laser Studio.
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