Success! I found one of my existing Illustrator files to use as a test subject - what else but a salmon. The file is first exported from...

I made it to the Seward Park Clay Studio Holiday Show and Sale on Saturday. As usual a great event. Quite the variety. I enjoyed these...

Cooling the laser's tube. Prior to purchasing and operating the K40 I received most of my laser experience with a Universal 30 Watt...

It is alive! Here is the first somewhat serious burn or engraving on the K40 that I attempted after some basic pushing buttons to see if...

An old Claremont Graduate University friend, David Collis has a show of new paintings at The Artful Space in Oro Valley Arizona. Check...

When purchasing this K40 laser cutter, it became apparent that I would need a computer to drive it since really don't have an extra...

7 years of bad luck? A broken mirror., Rather a heat-shattered mirror Lesson 2 in quality control, stock K40 units ship with notoriously...

There are 3 mirrors each situated at approximately 45 degrees to one another that reflect the beam from the laser tube to the lens and...

Did I say quality control? I ran into my next nuance with the K40 - While trying to peel the paper protective tape on the window. I...

Mike Oday is the featured artist for November at Lynn Hanson Gallery in Pioneer Square. As you can see from the above image, he creates...