[Noisebridge-discuss] Large(r) format Laser Cutter for Noisebridge...

[David Rorex]

AMT's laser is ~47"x32" 80W, total final cost was just a few hairs under $7,000


On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Taylor,
>
> Lets stick to what we can accomplish.  A $79,000 gantry style laser
> cutter is a -bit- outside the power, weight, and financial
> capabilities of NoiseBridge at the moment.
>
> ----
>
> I will come in to Noisebridge tonight for the meeting, and see if we
> can build both consensus and start a fundraiser to get something like
> a 32" x 18" laser cutter, with whatever wattage laser we can afford.
> My preference would be a used RF excited + Air cooled laser (easier to
> maintain) such as the Universal, or Epilog laser cutters.   However,
> if raising money becomes an issue, we could swing for laser cutter
> similar to what Ace Monster Toys has ( Water cooled, 100W ).
>
> -M
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