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.

They Rectify! Amplify! Generate! Control! And Transform Light to Electricity and Back Again! They’re Winning The War!

I’ll be at Seattle Maker Faire today at 3:45 to show off the Tesla Gun. Hope to see you there! <img decoding=”async” loading=”lazy” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-826” title&…