[Build] lasersaur?

[Mitch Altman]

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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