[Noisebridge-discuss] Laser Cutter

Shannon Lee shannon at scatter.com
Mon Jan 10 21:24:13 UTC 2011


Sorry, I didn't notice -- just trying to bottom line the discussion :)

I do not know what the status of the pledges on that page is, it's a bit
old.

--S

On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>wrote:

> EDIT: Nvm, I see the pledge page on the wiki.
>
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Lasercutter
>
>
> <https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Lasercutter>
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Taylor Alexander <tlalexander at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> @Shannon Lee
>>
>> If you're asking me, I actually said a few e-mails back that I would put
>> in $50. :)
>>
>> Not that I expect everyone to read every e-mail in this thread, it's a
>> looooong one.
>>
>> Do we have an updated common place to pledge some money? Or who is keeping
>> track?
>>
>> -Taylor
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Great.  Can I put you down for $50?  :)
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Taylor Alexander <
>>> tlalexander at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jumping in to add my thoughts to the last few messages.
>>>>
>>>> -Buying a cheaper cutter now and worrying about upgrading later make a
>>>> lot of sense, since clearly its tough to arrange the funds for a larger
>>>> purchase. Normally I'm more for spending more upfront, but if the money just
>>>> isn't there, I see sense in cheaping out until we have more options.
>>>>
>>>> -The fire hazard seems real to me too. Not so much about burning the
>>>> place down, but what about burning up the $2000 machine we all would have
>>>> just fought so hard to buy? When I took the techshop Epilog class (years
>>>> ago, I think it was opening week) they were VERY serious about not leaving
>>>> the machine unattended. Not even texting while it was in use (he almost
>>>> failed me on the training for that). That may be a little extreme for
>>>> noisebridge, but it makes sense to be at least somewhat anal about it. I
>>>> don't think there's too much risk of a building fire as long as someone
>>>> doesn't leave the entire building while the machine is operating, but there
>>>> is real risk of burning up the machine if you're halfway across noisebridge
>>>> working on your laptop with your back turned while its operating. I never
>>>> really go to noisebridge so my input is just trying to be helpful, but if I
>>>> were in charge I'd suggest making it a rule that you can't stray ~10-20 feet
>>>> from the machine while you're using it, and ideally I'd have a workbench
>>>> right next to the machine that was set up so that the operator could cruise
>>>> on their laptop while they were waiting for the machine to finish, while
>>>> keeping it in clear view.
>>>>
>>>> And in unicorn news, if I ever succeed in starting my company (something
>>>> I'm working on) and it does really well, I'd consider buying NB a nice laser
>>>> cutter. After I bought myself one. And a Lamborghini. Just saying.
>>>>
>>>> -Taylor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Felipe Sanches <juca at members.fsf.org>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've done it there:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://jucablues.blogspot.com/2010/12/pinball-hacking-in-vienna-i-am.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Felipe Sanches
>>>>> Garoa Hackerspace - São Paulo, Brazil
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wladyslaw Zbikowski wrote, On 20110109 201159:
>>>>>> > https://github.com/Metalab/epilogcups
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > The driver is currently working very well; the project is in active
>>>>>> > development as the primary developers are currently refactoring the
>>>>>> > code as a basis for future work. They really need people who are
>>>>>> > interested to write and run unit tests to guard against regression.
>>>>>> > Both developers gave lightning talks on the last day of CCC which
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> > probably online somewhere.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm sitting next to these guy right now at Metalab if anyone has any
>>>>>> questions. Also I am rubbing my balls on their Epilog EXT36.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Rubin Abdi
>>>>>> rubin at starset.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Shannon Lee
>>> (503) 539-3700
>>>
>>> "Any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science."
>>>
>>
>>
>


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Shannon Lee
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