I had access to a laser cutter through a Makerspace on my college campus. Unfortunately, I lost access to it at the end of last summer, but I'm hoping to in the near future either get my own, or find another maker shop to get access to.
That's the same problem that I have been running into. One place you may want to keep an eye on is Glowforge. They are a Washington based startup with laser cutters ranging from $4000 for the basic model to $8000 for their "pro" model.
I've been keeping an eye on them because it looks like they are offering a laser cutter aimed at the "hobby" level that is both high quality and compact. And it sounds like it is a self contained unit that doesn't require a lot of tuning/other fancy equipment that some other laser cutters need. However, they don't ship until June, and I kind of want to wait to hear if they actually live up to their hype.
I know them. At the moment they don't ship to Europe and the shipping cost is an additional 900$. I probably would have one already when i could buy one here in germany :)
Ahh gotcha. Yeah, that's unfortunate, shipping is always a hassle. I'm in the same state as them, and it looks like even for me the shipping is almost $200. Hopefully as laser cutting becomes increasingly mainstream, more universal options will become available.
I had access to a laser cutter through a Makerspace on my college campus. Unfortunately, I lost access to it at the end of last summer, but I'm hoping to in the near future either get my own, or find another maker shop to get access to.
I looking for a decent laser cutter for private purpose. The ones in Makerspace are usually to expensive for home purposes
That's the same problem that I have been running into. One place you may want to keep an eye on is Glowforge. They are a Washington based startup with laser cutters ranging from $4000 for the basic model to $8000 for their "pro" model.
I've been keeping an eye on them because it looks like they are offering a laser cutter aimed at the "hobby" level that is both high quality and compact. And it sounds like it is a self contained unit that doesn't require a lot of tuning/other fancy equipment that some other laser cutters need. However, they don't ship until June, and I kind of want to wait to hear if they actually live up to their hype.
I know them. At the moment they don't ship to Europe and the shipping cost is an additional 900$. I probably would have one already when i could buy one here in germany :)
Ahh gotcha. Yeah, that's unfortunate, shipping is always a hassle. I'm in the same state as them, and it looks like even for me the shipping is almost $200. Hopefully as laser cutting becomes increasingly mainstream, more universal options will become available.