A wooden cover with flexible hinge (sninge) as known from makezine and others. Use this template to customize your own cover; add engravings or extra cuts and upload your drawing to b...
Laser cutting with Vectorworks
In this tutorial you will learn how to turn a 2D Vectorworks drawing into a laser drawing. As an example we will use a simple facade for an architectural scale model. Vectorworks is a...
Tapping your own threads in laser cut parts
With a thread tap, you can easily create threads in laser-cut plastic parts. The most suitable material for threading is POM (polyacetal), as it is tough and strong and ...
Applying tabs in laser drawing
Miniature wooden guns, by Hans van NieuwkoopFor all materials, parts smaller than 5x5 millimeters may be lost during the laser process. We cannot guarantee that w...
A decorative hybrid between nature and technology, as well as a fun project: Create your own laser-cut leaf. Below is a short tutorial. What you need. A picture of the nerfstruct...
Making paint stencil / Spray stencil
Getting Started If you are going to draw with Illustrator, download our template here. In it, the maximum dimensions and colors are already set so you can get started right away. As always, you can draw ...
Single line font? Especially with lowercase letters, it is advisable to take a font that you can convert to "single line strokes. With this, the letters do not get an outline, but a single g...
Laser cutting with SketchUp Pro
In this tutorial you will learn how to turn a 3D SketchUp Model into a laser drawing. As an example, we will use a simple facade for an architectural maquette (scale model). SketchUp is a compute...
The ideal material for making oil and fuel resistant seals At Snijlab , we are always looking for new materials that can help our customers create accurate and durable o...
A new type of acrylic has been added to our range: extruded or also known as XT acrylic. At first glance, this looks the same as our other clear acrylic,...
How can I get cheaper laser cutting?
The uploader from Snijlab calculates the price of parts automatically, so you know immediately what something costs and can order quickly. Did you know that you can also download quotes directly into your store...
Laser cutting is great for precision work. With our tips, you'll get the best results. Minimum dimensions Parts smaller than 5 x 5 mm may be lost during cutting. Do you have toc...
Loyal Snijlab-customer Joris Kuipers is going to exhibit at OBJECT 2023, and for the occasion we asked him a few questions. Left: BERM wearable, Joris Kuipers. Right: in the studio with Jo...
Inkscape is a free and open source vector-editing program. It is available for Windows, Linux and OSX. Inkscape uses the .svg file format by default but can also work fine with and...
We recently did an experiment to make kumiko-like panels efficiently with laser-cut parts. Process: First, I set up a parametric model of a grid m...
Onshape is CAD software that runs entirely in your browser. So you don't have to install anything. It focuses on technical drafting and engineering and is similar in functionality to Solid...
Mobile care station "AMiS-PRO" eases workload of nursing staff
How Snijlab delivers custom-made, laser-cut parts for a medical care station How AMiS-PRO came about Nurses in hospitals are constantly switching between tasks, such as medica...
How do I create a design for laser cutting?
The possibilities with laser cutting are endless, but this sometimes makes finding a starting point difficult. In addition, it can be confusing to take into account all drawing rules. To j...
Some of our orders consist of industrial parts, for a very diverse group of customers. But how do you know if a laser-cut part is going to fit or not? The answer is natu...
Laser cutting in larger volumes
When you are looking to have high-volume parts produced, you may not immediately think of laser cutting. Laser cutting is often seen as a way to easily produce prot...
Laser cutting is ideal for making wooden parts. It is fast, inexpensive and precise. Moreover, it is very easy to draw and order something. Some types of wood are much nicer t...
Angelique Schouten is founder and designer of Lampshapers and her extraordinary lamps find their way to clients from all over the world. The lamps consist of...
Template drawing: NEMA Brackets
Need a mounting plate for a motor? Download our drawing with brackets in various NEMA sizes. You can customize the design to create a custom mounting plate. Or select the ...
What should you look for when choosing your partner in laser cutting?
The time has come. You've designed a great product and you're about to take it to manufacturing . One or more parts of your product you want to have laser cut. First things first: one e...
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