[Noisebridge-discuss] more reasons we need a laser cutter

[davidfine]

It should be noted that Laser cutters can etch as well as cut. Acryllic, 
metal, wood, glass... We could charge a fee for people to etch their 
phones, mp3 gadgets, laptops. And yeah, all sorts of art.Oh, also 
they're great for making stencils.
--D

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> From: aperez at alexperez.com
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] more reasons we need a laser cutter
> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:30:52 -0800
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> Also, frankly I don't know what kind of electrical consumption this 
> would generate, but frankly I think that activities which are clearly 
> high-energy should require individual members to pay for the actual 
> power they use. 90% of the group shouldn't be obligated to pay for the 
> power consumption generated by 10% of those who might use a laser 
> cutter more than once in a while. That said, I'd love to have access 
> to one! :)
>
> Cheers,
> Alex Perez
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> On Nov 17, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Shannon Lee wrote:
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>     There's got to be a way we could make this thing pay for itself,
>     thus turning potential donors into potential investors...  I don't
>     wanna cut in on rrrp's reprap gig, but maybe we could find
>     something else to make and sell?  Some sort of art maybe?
>
>     --S
>