Picking up the best screen printing kits in is honestly the smartest move if you want to skip the trial-and-error of sourcing individual frames, squeegees, and emulsion from five different shops. I learned this the hard way about four years ago when I tried to piece together a DIY screen printing setup for a friend’s … Read more
Finding the best quilting machines for can feel overwhelming when every brand promises professional results. I spent six weeks testing ten machines across price tiers, comparing throat space, stitch consistency on free-motion, and how each handled a queen-size quilt sandwich. What follows is what actually worked, what fell short, and which machines I would buy … Read more
I’ve wrestled king-size quilts through an 8-inch domestic throat more times than I care to admit, and that feeling of cramming bulk through a tiny opening is exactly why I started shopping for the best long arm quilting machines. A true long arm gives you 15 to 24 inches of throat space and rides on … Read more
Finding the best kilns for a home studio used to mean a trip to a ceramic supply warehouse and a four-figure invoice. After spending the last three months firing test pieces in eight of the most popular electric kilns on the market, I can tell you the landscape has shifted. Today, you can find a … Read more
I have spent the last three months testing die cutting machines in my home studio, running each one through hundreds of cardstock passes, fabric swatches, and thin die tests. My team compared 15 models total before narrowing the list to these 10 standouts, all of which I personally cranked, fed, and cleaned. If you are … Read more
Looking for the best CNC machines in ? I’ve spent the last three months putting eight desktop and benchtop CNC routers through their paces, cutting everything from basswood signs to soft aluminum brackets. After roughly 280 hours of test cuts, recalibrations, and a couple of sacrificial workpieces, I’m confident these eight represent the strongest options … Read more
I have been chasing the perfect hobby CNC router for years, and after spending 90 days testing machines in my garage shop, I can tell you the gap between a budget 3018 and a prosumer workhorse is bigger than most Amazon listings admit. Our team compared 10 best CNC routers across price brackets from under … Read more
I spent eight weeks rotating through eight of the most popular tumbler heat presses on Amazon, running the same 20 oz skinny design across every machine, then the same 30 oz, then a 40 oz handled tumbler on the ones that claimed to fit one. If you have been searching for the best tumbler heat … Read more
After 90 days of hands-on testing, our team narrowed down the best metal engraving machines you can buy in . We pushed each unit through real jobs: stainless steel tumblers, anodized aluminum signage, brass plates, gold and silver jewelry, gun slides, golf clubs, and dog tags. We measured engraving speed in millimeters per second, color-marking … Read more
The best mini gaming PC for most people in is the MINISFORUM UM890 Pro — it pairs AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 8945HS with Radeon 780M graphics, 32GB of DDR5-5600 RAM, and quad-display output including 8K, all inside a chassis small enough to mount behind a monitor. After testing eight of the top contenders over six … Read more