[Noisebridge-discuss] Acrylic Manufacturing

[joe gallo]

firesidelaserarts seems to no longer be an option.

>From the site:

"""
Special Note:

We regret to share with you that our company is experiencing a period
of downsizing due to the poor economy and increasing overhead.  At
this time, Fireside is only accepting glass etching orders through our
web site.  Custom engraving and laser cutting services are no longer
offered at this time.  We greatly apologize for any inconvenience and
thank you for your interest in working with us.
"""

On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM, David Yao <kudegra+nb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> You could look into leasing your own laser cutter machine if the numbers work out.
>
> Otherwise, in SF there is http://www.firesidelaserarts.com
> Making real stuff isn't their normal business, so I don't know if they'll be more affordable than Acrylic Art.
>
> Also, there was someone here on the mailing list talking about starting up a business for laser cutting in SF a couple months ago. Anyone know any more on that?
>
> -
> DYao
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:56 PM, Tito Jankowski <titojankowski at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi everyone,
>> Over the past 6 months, I've had the great learning experience of working with a local acrylic shop in Sacramento, in order to manufacture our acrylic gel electrophoresis boxes.
>> I'm now looking for other acrylic machine shops shops in the Bay area that could build this: http://www.pearlbiotech.com/, given a CAD and demo of the device. I've found one other shop called Acrylic Art in Emryville, but their price estimate was suprisingly 10x what we're paying currently! Do you know any other local acrylic assembly shops? (specifically, looking for 1/32" tolerances, so more than just the 1/16" of saw cuts).
>> We're want to keep the cost low in order to continue to offer this to hobbyists for $200, rather than the $2,000 gel box other companies offer.
>> Also, know any companies that specialize in more simple assembly work -- such as soldering, basic gluing, and packing/shipping?
>> Thank you!
>> Tito
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