Reporter Alisa Schafer, a self-proclaimed crafter and hobbyist, took a badging lesson at Public Library to use the Glowforge.

Power saws usually cost more than $100, but that basement rehab isn't going to happen without one. And tillers can run $500 or more, but the vegetable garden will take much longer to sow without one.

Public libraries have a well-earned reputation for being a place where anyone can check out books and other media, such as DVDs, CDs and newspapers. But more California libraries are building ...

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Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

A gigantic tool shed in West Garfield Park may seem like an unusual place for inspiration. But that’s what many visitors to the nonprofit Chicago Tool Library found there recently, even amid grim ...

A list of dorm must-haves for incoming college students rarely includes a 3D printer — but for Jason Jiang, it was a necessity. Jiang, a Western New York Prosperity Fellow and senior computer science ...

MACHINE TOOL INDUSTRY. FRANK A. SCOTT, a Clevelander at the forefront of the machine tool industry during the early 1900s, once remarked that no metal could be available for modern uses until a ...

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