Laser cutting stencils
I recently picked up a Glowforge Aura laser cutter/engraver, thanks to a smokin’ hot deal on Facebook Marketplace. It’s a small, entry level 5w diode laser. It does a great job for a great many things. It makes cutting things like MDF, basswood, paper, fiberboard, and even acrylic super easy. And overall the machine is well designed, the software good enough to be functional, and an all around fun experience. One of the reasons I wanted a laser cutter to fill out my holy triad of maker tools (FDM 3D printer, resin 3D printer, laser cutter) was to be able to cut my own stencils. I’d seen the 1 Man Army stencils and wanted to do the same stuff for my own custom and often offbeat projects. Unlocking the stencil game is a way to make life much much easier for custom paint and marking jobs. Obviously I wanted to use [...]