Posts by Jeremy Stevenson

• Mar-17-2026

  Buying CNC Equipment in Ontario? You May Qualify for 10–15% Back

  You Might Be Leaving 10–15% on the Table (Ontario Manufacturers) If you’re a manufacturer in Ontario and you’ve purchased equipment...

• Feb-20-2026

  Laser vs CNC Router: Which Is Better for Your Type of Work

  Key Takeaways Laser cutters and CNC routers represent two fundamentally different approaches to digital fabrication. Laser cutters excel at processing...

• Feb-9-2026

  CNC Machines for Schools: What Educators Need to Know Before Buying

  Key Takeaways Schools must decide between desktop versus full-size CNC, router versus mill or lathe, and simulator versus real machine...

• Jan-23-2026

  When A Small Shop Is Ready For Production

  When a Shop Is Ready for PRODUCTION. There’s a point in nearly every growing shop where something subtle changes. The...

• Jan-17-2026

  When a “Small CNC” Is Actually the Right Choice

  If you search for a small CNC machine, you’ll find no shortage of advice pointing you in one of two...

• Dec-26-2025

  Why Most CNC Owners Feel Stuck After Their First Purchase

  The “most expensive tool that you use the least” You didn’t buy a CNC machine to let it collect dust....

• Dec-9-2025

  The Next Step In Your CNC Journey

  → Why More Makers, Educators + Small Shops Are Rethinking Their CNC Setup If you’ve been around CNC long enough,...

• Nov-5-2025

  [EM]POWERING THE NORTH: Building a Skilled Workforce Through Digital Manufacturing Education

  Empowering the North Canada is on the cusp of one of the biggest industrial shifts that we have ever seen....

• Nov-4-2025

  [EM]POWERING URBAN AMERICA: Bringing Digital Manufacturing Education to the Next Generation

  A Quiet Crisis Across urban America, a quiet crisis is unfolding – one that has little to do with technology,...

• Oct-29-2025

  From Classroom to Career: How CAD + CNC Translates to the Workforce

  Do We Just Talk A Big Game? We talk a lot about using CAD and CNC in the classroom to...

• Oct-22-2025

  Ontario’s New Tech-Ed Requirement

  Ontario’s New Graduation Requirement Spurs Innovation in Technology Education In 2023, the Ontario Ministry of Education announced a major shift...

• Oct-15-2025

  So, How Did The Kid Get Here?

  From Design Nerd to CNC Advocate If you had told my Grade 9 woodshop teacher that one day I’d be...