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The development of the SPOTmini

In 2010, Christian Waber and Jiskar Schmitz built their first laser cutter, the SPOTmini. This was Snijlab’s first machine and …

Courier delivery now available for everyone

Have your package personally delivered by a courier? This premium service is now available to everyone in the shopping cart.

Make a wooden city map with laser cutting

In this blog you’ll learn step by step how to design a city map, which materials work best, and how to get your design cut…

Large format (240x120cm) now live on Snijlab!

Great news: you can now order parts up to 240 x 120 cm from Snijlab. Discover what large format means for your project and how you can get started right away.

Materials for large-format laser cutting

Laser cutting up to 240 x 120 cm. Discover which wood and plastic materials you can now order in large format and start your design right away.

Edge-lit acrylic: make your design shine with laser cutting

This skeleton lights up in two colors to illustrate Trix's life story...

Snijlab has moved: more space for lasers, materials, and your ideas

From June 1st, 2025, we’re working from our new, spacious workshop in the north of Rotterdam – with room for large-format lasers, a bigger material selection, and a bright showroom. Read this blog ...

Snijlab is ISO9001 certified: what this means for you

Our laser-focus on quality just became official. As of May 22, 2025, Snijlab BV...

How do I make an engraving?

Would you like to mark text, shapes or lines on your laser-cut parts? Then you can do that with an engraving. In the laser drawing, you can distinguish between cutting and engraving. Laser engravin...

How do I create a design for laser cutting?

Start here if you want to know how to create a design for laser cutting. We give you tips and an overview of our tutorials.

Template:Crate

Free template drawing to download. Customize the design where needed or order directly.

Wood species compared: which should you choose?

Laser cutting is ideal for making wooden parts. You can cut out any two-dimensional shape you want, with lots of detail. It is also fast and you can laser cut for many different applications.

POM (Delrin) vs PA6 (Nylon): Engineering plastics compared

POM and Nylon (PA6) are very similar and both can be laser cut. Why do we keep POM in stock and not PA6?

The surfaces of plastics explained: gloss, matte, textured & technical

Our different plastics have different surfaces. Learn about the differences so your laser-cut plastic stays looking great with use.

Sample chains: new and yet not so new

From now on, you can order sample chains from Snijlab. You may have already known about the samples, but that you can order them in a necklace is new.

Does thin wood let light through? Template for reveal lamp

Yes, thin wood lets light through - and this reveal lamp demonstrates that in a beautiful way. Although 0.5mm thin birch wood is opaque, light does come through when you place a light behind it. Tu...

New material: acoustic PET felt

PET felt is made from recycled PET bottles. In addition to being color and wear resistant, it has excellent acoustic properties. Namely, it is sound-damping and sound-absorbing. In addition, it is ...

New: colored MDF

MDF we already had in natural 3-9 mm, extra thin 1 and 3 mm, through black 3 and 6 mm and white coated 3mmbut now also in 6 colors! These boards are as easy to use as regular MDF. They are flat, st...

Kun je hout laten lasersnijden?

Steeds meer mensen ontdekken de kracht van lasersnijden voor hun creatieve of technische projecten. Maar kun je hout laten lasersnijden? Het antwoord is volmondig: ja! Hout is namelijk één van de m...

Kun je plexiglas laten lasersnijden?

Kun je plexiglas laten lasersnijden? Plexiglas is een populair materiaal voortoepassingen zoals naambordjes, logo’s en displays. Maar kun je plexiglas eigenlijk goed laten lasersnijden? Het korte a...

New material: engraving plate ABS

We are pleased to announce our newest material: engraving plate ABS in gold, bronze, silver, red, yellow, green, and blue. These new colors give many new design possibilities, so now you can think ...

How can I mill away lasered edges?

Create neat wood furniture sans laser aesthetic with this simple method. Using a router with an edge router bit, you can easily mill away the dark edges from the laser.

Blog: A circular sheet material, does it exist?

a sustainable, circular and biodegradable plastic sheet material composed of 100% biobased materials. You can use BioPanel for almost anything you...