[Noisebridge-discuss] laser cutter.... CNC plasma cutter for the boxshop

[Ceren Ercen]

With the richness of resources around the SF Bay Area, BoxShop, 
TechShop, etc, I personally just don't feel any urge to have a 
lasercutter at Noisebridge. These are amazing tools, but having our 
/own/ seems a little redundant.

But I must be missing something, or there wouldn't be so much excitement 
about the idea.... is there a substantial benefit to not going to use 
these other places' machinery, and buying/running/maintaining our own 
instead?

Can we quantify what the factors are that make some items more 
attractive to host our own copy of, and which tools we can try to 
establish "links" to through the local community?

- ceren

Lee Sonko wrote:
> In news related to laser cutters... it looks like the BoxShop, a great 
> industrial arts space in Hunters Point (http://boxshopsf.org/) will be 
> getting a CNC plasma cutter soon! Read on...
>