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Posted by Krux
on Friday April 16, 2010 @ 11:43am |
Posted by Caliber
on Friday April 16, 2010 @ 05:56pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] This is pretty cool. A guy decided that the price on laser cutters is stupidly expensive, and he could probably build his own machine, less than just the tax on a commercial machine. I figure this will be my next project after building the Mendel RepRap 3D printer. http://www.buildlog.net/cnc_laser/index.php The recent Epilog Laser Challenge at Instructables.com got me thinking about building a low cost CNC laser. The engraver they had as the prize had a list price of about $8,000. The income tax on that would be quite a lot. I thought a larger more powerful machine could easily be built for less than the amount you would have to pay for the tax. The Epilog Zing 16 is 30W with an area of 16" x 20". Try to beat that for less than $1,000. I understand that a huge part of what you get from Epilog is software, safety, support and a guarantee, so it is not a really fair challenge. what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Caliber and I would shoot the shit about our kids, patriotism, military stuff, and the merits of plentiful parking in "rogue states." --formatc |
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Posted by Krux
on Friday April 16, 2010 @ 07:28pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Ok, so there are many next projects. This would be the next project of a tool that makes stuff. I priced out how much it would cost to get the parts laser cut from a local shop for the RepRap I'm building... nothing really fancy, just the bed, and some pieces where the circuit boards mount to.. a hundred bucks. I'm just going to cut the stuff myself with the tools I have on hand. I'm thinking it would be feasible to offer laser cutting services if I actually did build a laser cutter. It has to be cheaper than that to run one. I think the laser module needs replaced every 1000 hours or so, and it's a few hundred... so 30 cents every hour. They were charging $5 per minute of cutting time, plus a setup fee. "you can peek under the hood, but don't use the same techniques to fix a sports car as you would a tractor." -- Me, on Linux distributions. |
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Posted by Stealth
on Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 03:01pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Ok, so there are many next projects. This would be the next project of a tool that makes stuff. I priced out how much it would cost to get the parts laser cut from a local shop for the RepRap I'm building... nothing really fancy, just the bed, and some pieces where the circuit boards mount to.. a hundred bucks. I'm just going to cut the stuff myself with the tools I have on hand. I'm thinking it would be feasible to offer laser cutting services if I actually did build a laser cutter. It has to be cheaper than that to run one. I think the laser module needs replaced every 1000 hours or so, and it's a few hundred... so 30 cents every hour. They were charging $5 per minute of cutting time, plus a setup fee. I know if I needed something cut I would go to you first.. if that helps. "Stuff sold by the gram is always going to be more exciting than stuff sold by the pound" - J. Clarkson |
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Posted by Caliber
on Friday April 16, 2010 @ 11:41pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Ok, so there are many next projects. This would be the next project of a tool that makes stuff. I priced out how much it would cost to get the parts laser cut from a local shop for the RepRap I'm building... nothing really fancy, just the bed, and some pieces where the circuit boards mount to.. a hundred bucks. I'm just going to cut the stuff myself with the tools I have on hand. I'm thinking it would be feasible to offer laser cutting services if I actually did build a laser cutter. It has to be cheaper than that to run one. I think the laser module needs replaced every 1000 hours or so, and it's a few hundred... so 30 cents every hour. They were charging $5 per minute of cutting time, plus a setup fee. Plus you could fuck up James Bond :D "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" -- Juvenal |
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Posted by Krux
on Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 01:57am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Ok, so there are many next projects. This would be the next project of a tool that makes stuff. I priced out how much it would cost to get the parts laser cut from a local shop for the RepRap I'm building... nothing really fancy, just the bed, and some pieces where the circuit boards mount to.. a hundred bucks. I'm just going to cut the stuff myself with the tools I have on hand. I'm thinking it would be feasible to offer laser cutting services if I actually did build a laser cutter. It has to be cheaper than that to run one. I think the laser module needs replaced every 1000 hours or so, and it's a few hundred... so 30 cents every hour. They were charging $5 per minute of cutting time, plus a setup fee. Plus you could fuck up James Bond :D Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. Love your country, but never trust its government. -- Robert A. Heinlein. |
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Posted by unicron
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 10:05am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. Do you just expect the fish to talk?! -unicron How much motivation a homie need? I raised a fuckin' office plant from tha dead by hollerin' at it an' feedin' it root beer an' Skittles, y'all. |
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Posted by Krux
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 10:29am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. Do you just expect the fish to talk?! That's his nickname. Real name is Evan. "Apparently NONE of you are up to date on quantum locative theory. Using Schroedinger's Non-Determinancy Equation, it can be said that SOMEONE is either here or there, but it's impossible to tell if someone in PARTICULAR is here or there until we stuff you in a box with a dead cat." -- Dun Malg |
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Posted by Caliber
on Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 09:12am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] what happened the the fusion generator and tesla coil? Ok, so there are many next projects. This would be the next project of a tool that makes stuff. I priced out how much it would cost to get the parts laser cut from a local shop for the RepRap I'm building... nothing really fancy, just the bed, and some pieces where the circuit boards mount to.. a hundred bucks. I'm just going to cut the stuff myself with the tools I have on hand. I'm thinking it would be feasible to offer laser cutting services if I actually did build a laser cutter. It has to be cheaper than that to run one. I think the laser module needs replaced every 1000 hours or so, and it's a few hundred... so 30 cents every hour. They were charging $5 per minute of cutting time, plus a setup fee. Plus you could fuck up James Bond :D Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. No shit, 90% of the reason I want to build my own house is so that I can build in secret chambers and underground zombie-making complexes... When I was your age, Pluto was a planet |
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Posted by Stealth
on Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 02:51pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. No shit, 90% of the reason I want to build my own house is so that I can build in secret chambers and underground zombie-making complexes... Zombie Making complex? I'm more along the line of Zombie safety complex. "It's 'Eh', you tard." - Ghostalker |
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Posted by Stealth
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 11:17am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] I'm with you, for what it's worth. Nothing good comes from making zombies. Exactly - Unless the way you are making zombies is by bustin caps. :-) "No training? To go to bed with a man and lie to him? She's a woman. She's got all the training she needs." |
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Posted by Stealth
on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @ 05:33am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] I'm with you, for what it's worth. Nothing good comes from making zombies. Exactly - Unless the way you are making zombies is by bustin caps. :-) you lost me there Killing people, making them food for zombies to eat, turning them into zombies, etc.. "It's 'Eh', you tard." - Ghostalker |
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Posted by Caliber
on Saturday April 17, 2010 @ 04:35pm >> [ reply ][ rating +1 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. No shit, 90% of the reason I want to build my own house is so that I can build in secret chambers and underground zombie-making complexes... Zombie Making complex? I'm more along the line of Zombie safety complex. this is one of our fundamental differences my friend All the known world, excepting only savage nations, is governed by books. --Voltaire |
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Posted by Stealth
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 11:21am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. No shit, 90% of the reason I want to build my own house is so that I can build in secret chambers and underground zombie-making complexes... Zombie Making complex? I'm more along the line of Zombie safety complex. this is one of our fundamental differences my friend Well, if you are making zombies in a lab.. that's bad. Nothing good comes from the scientist that tries to make zombies. Case in point - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/zombie_how Now, if you have the bunker to stockpile arms and ammo.. that's a good thing. "You know what it reminds me of, you know what it reminds me of? Oh yeah.. a complete waste of time" - Dave Letterman |
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Posted by Caliber
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 05:25pm >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Hell yea! I'll put Fish (new roommate #2) to work digging the underground bunker. No shit, 90% of the reason I want to build my own house is so that I can build in secret chambers and underground zombie-making complexes... Zombie Making complex? I'm more along the line of Zombie safety complex. this is one of our fundamental differences my friend Well, if you are making zombies in a lab.. that's bad. Nothing good comes from the scientist that tries to make zombies. Science? SCIENCE... are you mad, man...! We are talking pure necromancy here Case in point - http://theoatmeal.com/comics/zombie_how I fucking love this site... Now, if you have the bunker to stockpile arms and ammo.. that's a good thing. already got that, I'm sick of waiting I personally love the concept of beating the shit out of something and getting candy in return... Pure Genius |
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Posted by Krux
on Monday April 19, 2010 @ 11:31am >> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Now, if you have the bunker to stockpile arms and ammo.. that's a good thing. That would be a good way to increase business if you owned a gun store. "In another five minutes when the potatoes turn into weevils, we'll have root access and it'll ALL be ours for the taking!" |