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Laser cutters aren't all that bad regarding power consumption. They use about 1000W while they're on. That's less than a toaster oven, and in general they are powered on for less time than it takes to make toast.<BR>
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From: aperez@alexperez.com<BR>To: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] more reasons we need a laser cutter<BR>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:30:52 -0800<BR><BR>Also, frankly I don't know what kind of electrical consumption this would generate, but frankly I think that activities which are clearly high-energy should require individual members to pay for the actual power they use. 90% of the group shouldn't be obligated to pay for the power consumption generated by 10% of those who might use a laser cutter more than once in a while. That said, I'd love to have access to one! :)<BR>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Alex Perez<BR>
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<DIV>On Nov 17, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Shannon Lee wrote:</DIV><BR class=EC_Apple-interchange-newline>
<BLOCKQUOTE>There's got to be a way we could make this thing pay for itself, thus turning potential donors into potential investors... I don't wanna cut in on rrrp's reprap gig, but maybe we could find something else to make and sell? Some sort of art maybe?<BR><BR>--S<BR><BR>
<DIV class=EC_gmail_quote>On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Rachel McConnell <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:rachel@xtreme.com">rachel@xtreme.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=EC_gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex">as if we didn't already have enough:<BR><BR><A href="http://www.thingiverse.com/">http://www.thingiverse.com/</A><BR><BR>R<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</A><BR><A href="https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss">https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Shannon Lee<BR>(503) 539-3700<BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</A><BR>https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></body>
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