Innovations in 3D printing have done their part to inspire maker-culture. We print, or at-least try to print, drones, human organs, and even medications. Additive techniques are practical and ...

With side-hustles being all the rage these days, the new Shaper Origin makes it easier than ever to start building and selling cool gadgets in your free time. While you might not be able to build ...

The refurbished Stanko gear shaper uses a NUM Axium Power CNC system to control all five axes. The gear shaper is currently being used to manufacture large internally cut gears for the wind turbine ...

The BenchPilot from Shaper Tools turns Shaper Origin’s, the world’s first handheld CNC router, into a hands-free CNC machine when you need it, capable of vertical or horizontal cutting. Simply unclip ...

With help from a camera and computer chip, the Shaper Origin can carve wood, metal and plastic into anything from furniture to jewelry boxes. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

“With a traditional CNC machine and a class of 35 kids, only one student at a time could learn how to program the CNC and 34 other kids would have to watch. That doesn’t work very well,” said Joe ...

Shaper tools were, at one time, a necessary tool for any machine shop. With a shaper and a lathe, you can rebuild or manufacture almost anything. At the very least, you can make the tool to ...