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

[Michael Prados]

Likewise for me.  Techshop is a fair distance down frequently
gridlocked 101, and when I do project work there, I often spend as
much time in my car as in front of a machine.  Nowhere else that I
know of offers community access to a laser cutter.  A laser cutter is
one of the few powerful mechanical tools that can be integrated
effectively into an office-y space like 2169, and gels well with
electronics and robotics hacking.

On the other hand, for heavier equipment, I think it does make sense
to lean on these other communities, especially since there are things
available nearby.

-mike

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Michael Shiloh
<michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> IIRC, BoxShop (Boxshop?) was getting a CNC plasma cutter, not a laser.
>
> I don't know of any laser cutter in SF available to people like me.
>
> If I could have one tool for my Kinetic and Electronics department at
> The Crucible, I'd ask for a laser cutter.
>
> just saying.
>
> Mark Cohen 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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