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

[Christie Dudley]

To be clear a CNC plasma cutter is a completely different animal than a
laser cutter.  They don't cut any of the same materials.  A laser cutter is
really appropriate for the sorts of stuff we're into.  (i.e. little and not
metal)  While TechShop has both, there are TONS of reasons why we wouldn't
want to have to rely on theirs (not the least of which is you have to take a
class, typically offered only a few different times a month, before you can
use it.  They also close their doors at night too, just like any other
business.

Christie
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On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:20 PM, Mark Cohen <markc at binaryfaith.com> wrote:

> Neither the BoxShop or TechShop are easily accessible for me as well
> as others I am sure. Also, to use TechShop's equipment, you have to
> pay substantial dues. (I don't know what BoxShop charges)
>
> I'd like to see NB get some really nice fab machinery, it would only
> improve the work that comes out of NB.
>
> Just my .02.
>
> /Mark/
>
>
>
> On Sep 28, 2009, at 9:06 PM, Ceren Ercen wrote:
>
> > 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...
> >>
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