[Build] lasersaur?

[patrick@patrickodoherty.com]

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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