robertdavidlaser
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Hey guys! I'm looking for an affordable laser engraver and glowforge has been on my radar for a while. It's a little over my price range, but is it worth the money?
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Is Glowforge worth the money?
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MacGyverS2000
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David,
These fora are for engineering-related questions for practicing engineers... your laser questions don't really fit that criteria. I recommend you look at some of the Facebook groups available for this type of information, or fora designed with hobbyist-style questions in mind (like Sawmill Creek).
But before this thread disappears... no, the GlowForge is an over-priced, over-hyped piece of engineering fluff. A Chinese system purchased for way less than half of the price will do the exact same thing with only a slight increase in learning curve, particularly considering the GF uses all of the same major components as any other Chiense system on the market.
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These fora are for engineering-related questions for practicing engineers... your laser questions don't really fit that criteria. I recommend you look at some of the Facebook groups available for this type of information, or fora designed with hobbyist-style questions in mind (like Sawmill Creek).
But before this thread disappears... no, the GlowForge is an over-priced, over-hyped piece of engineering fluff. A Chinese system purchased for way less than half of the price will do the exact same thing with only a slight increase in learning curve, particularly considering the GF uses all of the same major components as any other Chiense system on the market.
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Check out some Maker communities, these people tend to run equipment hard and expect good performance.
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They do no such thing. They take standard COTS material that everyone else sells and slap a label on it. There are absolutely zero unique properties about the materials they sell (other than a higher price tag).Shanaya said:
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