This is quite cool but let's face it: nobody in their right mind can think a $1000+ price point will get this thing into mass adoption.

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10yr ago

Devin Montgomery

Fabnik

@aaroncrocco The average PC was $2-3K in the 90s, and a lot of people bought them. I don't see the price point as that crazy, especially given how much more day-to-day use most people can get from a laser cutter vs 3D printer. It's really a big deal if it's as easy to use as it looks - machines with similar specs are ubiquitous on Ebay, but really hard to use.

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10yr ago

Özgür Celebi

Venn Read

@aaroncrocco your right. The wow affect end's, when you see the price tag.

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10yr ago

Seth Louey

Operation Pie

@aaroncrocco Honestly though, if you bought it and made some stuff to sell, you'd make back your money ten fold.

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10yr ago

Veronica Belmont

Unity

I've seen this in action, and I'm very impressed. The price point really opens this technology up to a lot of makers who previously couldn't afford access to a 3D laser printer.

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10yr ago

Seth Louey

Operation Pie

@deanputney @danshapiro Excuse my french here, but holy shit this is so awesome!!! I was watching the video and I'll give you the play by play... - ok, cool. - ok, that's cool... - ok, HOLY SHIT! But seriously though, having something like this can return the investment ten fold. I might have missed it, but what are the file extensions that you can use with this? EPS, AI, or PDF?

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10yr ago

Eric Willis

Startup TV

@sethlouey The drone! I had a chance to hunt this too.

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10yr ago

Dan Shapiro

Hot Seat

Maker

@sethlouey Thanks Seth! There's a partial list at http://glowforge.com/tech-specs/ as well as a lot of other goodies. We expect to be pretty flexible in what we ingest and add a lot more to that list over time.

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10yr ago

Dan Shapiro

Hot Seat

Maker

@erictwillis @sethlouey The drone's real; we've got two of them with us at Makerfaire. Dual counterrotating rubberband gattling guns unload roughly 80 bands/sec. These were built on an Iris+ frame, and use a pair of laser-cut delrin gears (plus an extra motor) to drive both gattling guns.

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10yr ago

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