[Build] lasersaur?

[Robert Chu]

Yes please. I would recommend a 60watt or higher tube.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:58 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> In that case, why not ask TOG if they would like you to bring parts to
> them from the US?
>
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> From: patrick at patrickodoherty.com
> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:05:59 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Build] lasersaur?
> To: mrcamuti at gmail.com
> CC: maltman23 at hotmail.com; build at lists.noisebridge.net
>
> Likewise I'll be in DUB over Christmas and would happily bring back parts
> if possible.
>
> I'd think though that we could source parts cheaper in the US, especially
> with the EUR conversion rate.
>
> P
>
> On 29 September 2014 17:48, 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.  €4,800 is about $6,300.  I look forward to hearing more
> details.
>
>
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> 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 €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.
>
>
>
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> 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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