I finally got around to making a couple of much needed upgrades to the Tesla gun. First: a trigger! I had previously been using a switch with a molly guard as the on/off mechanism. Now the switch

The gantry is the part of a CNC robot that puts a tool just where it needs to be to get the job done. The tool can be anything: a rotary tool, a plastic extrusion head, a sharpie, a vacuum attachment,

It’s a common misconception that low-powered CO2 lasers can’t cut through metal. But in the right circumstances, you can cut thin metals just fine (even with a 40 Watt laser). Cutting ability isn’t ju

There’s no such thing as a cheap laser engraver. Though you might think otherwise if you’re like many DIY types, trolling eBay in the hopes of finding something reasonably priced that will get the job

Going from 40 to 60 Watts means (almost) doubling the tube length! Google+: View post on Google+

I spent the last six weeks making my first CNC project: a 40 Watt CO2 laser! It was based on Barton Dring’s design at http://www.buildlog.net/cnc_laser/ and made with MakerSlide. It’s still a wor

Staci Elaan is an electrical engineer who has been making Tesla guns since 2006. Her sixth generation MK6-18V is a battery powered, solid state piece of badass kit: In the course of building my Tesla

Santa brought me an early present this year: Discovery Canada (the same folks that covered the quarter shrinker a while back) did a very nice segment on the Tesla Gun. <img decoding=”async” lo

Popular Science has published the online version of the print article on the Tesla Gun! It includes a quick (and very geek-tastic) interview with yours truly.