<div dir="ltr">I didn't even realize there was a lasersaur getting build at noisebridge.<div>They built one at artisan's asylum and it was kind of a beast to get working.</div><div>It took an entire year to get running and the laser tube has burned out twice in 6 months.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Patrick O'Doherty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:p@trickod.com" target="_blank">p@trickod.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I don't think the idea of a lasersaur in the space has progressed much<br>
since this thread.<br>
<br>
I'd be very interested in forming a group to build one in the new year.<br>
Until then unfortunately I don't have the personal bandwidth to push<br>
this forward.<br>
<br>
P<br>
<span class=""><br>
On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 11:22:58PM +0000, steve camuti wrote:<br>
> Necromancing this thread since I am, in fact, in Ireland. If I need to pick<br>
> anything up before heading home, I need to know in the next 3-4 days to<br>
> allow for actual acquisition time.<br>
><br>
> -Steve<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 1:48 AM, steve camuti <<a href="mailto:mrcamuti@gmail.com">mrcamuti@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > I'm gonna be in Ireland in December for work and could mule some stuff<br>
> > back in luggage, should it prove prohibitively expensive to ship / import<br>
> > parts.<br>
> ><br>
> > Also, F* yeah Lazers.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > On Monday, September 29, 2014, Mitch Altman <<a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com">maltman23@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> ><br>
</span>> >> Cool -- thanks. EURO 4,800 is about $6,300. I look forward to hearing more<br>
> >> details.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> ------------------------------<br>
<span class="">> >> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:31:24 -0700<br>
> >> From: <a href="mailto:patrick@patrickodoherty.com">patrick@patrickodoherty.com</a><br>
> >> To: <a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com">maltman23@hotmail.com</a><br>
> >> CC: <a href="mailto:daravinne@gmail.com">daravinne@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:build@lists.noisebridge.net">build@lists.noisebridge.net</a><br>
> >> Subject: RE: [Build] lasersaur?<br>
> >><br>
> >> One more datapoint.<br>
> >><br>
> >> <a href="http://tog.ie" target="_blank">tog.ie</a> is currently in the process of building their own lasersaur. I<br>
> >> asked a friend of mine there what the approximate cost was for all their<br>
</span>> >> parts and he estimated about EURO 4800. I'd wager that shipping costs to<br>
<span class="">> >> Ireland wouldn't have been trivial so it could be cheaper again for us to<br>
> >> source the parts.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I'll try to catch up with someone there and see how they're getting along<br>
> >> with it / source more details.<br>
> >><br>
> >> P<br>
> >><br>
> >> Patrick O'Doherty <a href="tel:%2B1%20650-701-7829" value="+16507017829">+1 650-701-7829</a><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Mitch Altman <<a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com">maltman23@hotmail.com</a>><br>
> >> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> We can also make the Lasersaur with a higher power laser than the one we<br>
> >> have (so we can cut things heavier than 1/8" plywood).<br>
> >><br>
> >> Raising $8k within the community is certainly do-able. Let's get a team<br>
> >> together of people interested in doing the work to make the Lasersaur, then<br>
> >> we can start fund-raising. I'm way happy to help, but I'm out of town most<br>
> >> of the time from 31-Oct through 21-Jan.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I'm not up on the status of our laser cutter.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
</span>> >> ------------------------------<br>
<div><div class="h5">> >> From: <a href="mailto:daravinne@gmail.com">daravinne@gmail.com</a><br>
> >> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 10:36:48 -0700<br>
> >> Subject: Re: [Build] lasersaur?<br>
> >> To: <a href="mailto:p@trickod.com">p@trickod.com</a><br>
> >> CC: <a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com">maltman23@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:build@lists.noisebridge.net">build@lists.noisebridge.net</a><br>
> >><br>
> >> yay to getting the lasercutter back! that laser is a 9x13 inch bed,<br>
> >> though, and i would really like to have a large bed (like 36x48 inch)<br>
> >> cutter in the space as well, and the lasersaur project seems like the<br>
> >> cheapest way to get one of that size.<br>
> >><br>
> >> the total materials cost from the BoM is around $8k if you purchase from<br>
> >> that list.<br>
> >><br>
> >> the last i heard, the current laser cutter needed a replacement part, can<br>
> >> someone confirm/deny?<br>
> >><br>
> >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 7:37 PM, Patrick O'Doherty <<a href="mailto:p@trickod.com">p@trickod.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> Our later cutter is indeed w/ Shannon. The plan is to hopefully have it<br>
> >> back in the space within a ~week.<br>
> >><br>
> >> +1 to having some sort of proficiency requirement. Would love to take a<br>
> >> class on using laser cutters myself :)<br>
> >><br>
> >> On 28 September 2014 19:09, Mitch Altman <<a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com">maltman23@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> I think our laser cutter is with Shannon Lee.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I think it would be great to have a nice Lasersaur in addition to the<br>
> >> small one (which can cut 1/8" plywood) we already have.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I also agree that to keep the laser cutters usable, we should require<br>
> >> proficiency -- abs taking a class is a great way to do that! We should<br>
> >> have classes, anyhow, to encourage the use of our laser cutters.<br>
> >><br>
> >> How much do we need to raise to get the Lasersaur parts?<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
</div></div>> >> ------------------------------<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> >> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 18:05:52 -0700<br>
> >> From: <a href="mailto:p@trickod.com">p@trickod.com</a><br>
> >> To: <a href="mailto:daravinne@gmail.com">daravinne@gmail.com</a><br>
> >> CC: <a href="mailto:build@lists.noisebridge.net">build@lists.noisebridge.net</a><br>
> >> Subject: Re: [Build] lasersaur?<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Looks neat. I'd love to have laser cutter in the space.<br>
> >><br>
> >> Doesn't noisebridge have a laser cutter already in some state of<br>
> >> disrepair? Will read through mailing list archives but I was under the<br>
> >> impression we had one in storage which is due to be returned sometime<br>
> >> post-reboot.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:02 PM, daravinne <<a href="mailto:daravinne@gmail.com">daravinne@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> >><br>
> >> i just gave nortd labs $32 for access to their knowledgebase and<br>
> >> community. for like 8k worth of parts we could build our own large bed<br>
> >> laser cutter. i feel like this idea may have been floated in the past, and<br>
> >> obviously we're not gonna be doing this like next week, but as a longish<br>
> >> term plan (maybe get at least the parts ordered by new years?) i think it<br>
> >> would be great thing to have. we have enough Adults With Real Jobs around<br>
> >> here where it's fundable, and maybe run a kickstarter/donation round to<br>
> >> cover costs (fund our laser, get lasercut prizes!)?<br>
> >><br>
> >> <a href="http://www.lasersaur.com/" target="_blank">http://www.lasersaur.com/</a><br>
> >><br>
> >> <a href="http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/bom-1401-suppliers-usd" target="_blank">http://labs.nortd.com/lasersaur/bom-1401-suppliers-usd</a><br>
> >><br>
> >> sidenote: as a Concerned Citizen of the People's Republic of Nosebridge,<br>
> >> i'd prefer if the laser built as a result of this effort wasn't<br>
> >> automatically a public use item, i.e. if one wants to use the laser they<br>
> >> need to take a short class to get laser-certified like at techshop or<br>
> >> something.<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
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