[Build] lasersaur?

Fri Dec 12 00:54:01 UTC 2014

Oh! Interesting. It'd be great to hear from other spaces who have experience
with them.

While in Dublin over Christmas I'm hoping to stop by tog.ie and see how
they've gotten on with theirs. I'll report back to the list :)

P

On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 03:34:43PM -0800, Jacob Fenwick wrote:
> 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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