[Build] lasersaur?

Thu Dec 11 23:34:43 UTC 2014

I didn't even realize there was a lasersaur getting build at noisebridge.
They built one at artisan's asylum and it was kind of a beast to get
working.
It took an entire year to get running and the laser tube has burned out
twice in 6 months.

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Patrick O'Doherty <p at trickod.com> wrote:

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