GitHub

Convert vector graphics to g-code for pen plotters, laser engravers, and other CNC machines

Check it out at https://sameer.github.io/svg2gcode. Just select an SVG and click generate! Use a 3D printer for plotting: (thanks @jeevank for sharing this) https ...
Hackaday

PCB Hacks

If you want to reverse engineer a PC board, you could do worse than X-ray it. But thanks to [Philip Giacalone], you could just take a photo, load it into PCB Tracer, and annotate the images. You can ...
IEEE

System Identification of a CNC Machining Center with Support Vector Machines

Abstract: Support Vector Machines (SVM) is a machine learning algorithm with inherent generalization ability and a convex optimization problem. This paper studies the application of the SVM method for ...
The Fabricator

From templates to 3D scanning, the evolution of automated dome cutting

Ask any fabricator about the toughest part of building a pressure vessel or storage tank, and you’ll likely get the same answer: the dome, or head. Whether dished, torispherical, or conical, each dome ...
GitHub

Packaging of Scorchworks F-Engrave as an OSX Application

F-Engrave generates 'GCODE' for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) systems from text and bitmaps. It "Suppoprts Engraving and V-Carving, Uses CXF and TTF fonts, Imports DXF and Bitmap images". This fork ...