[hackerspaces] Start a Kickstarter for Your Laser Cutter Today

[tetsu yatsu]

Well that doesn't seem too unlike what I proposed way back when. It must
just be that Daniella person!

David Powell's comment is also good. I believe I suggested some cool project
rewards like, any cuttable object from the Thingiverse website, and for the
higher donation amounts a full set of Makerbot lasercut pieces.

The donation amount we set the makerbot parts set to was lower than the
amount of purchasing them from a company.

I also had two models in mind with a specific funding goal of $2000. You
can't specify a range with KickStarter, you hit a goal, and maybe you
surpass it.

Put links to a few models you're looking at and a clear purchasing plan,
that might help.

And mention makerbots.



I applaud you for trying!!!

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Sector67 Team <team at sector67.org> wrote:

> *Well, we tried:*
> Category
>
> Technology
> Funding Goal
>
> $1,000 - $5,000
> Project Description
>
> Sector67 is a hacker/maker/community workspace in Madison, WI. We're
> working on making next generation technology available to anyone interested
> in the Madison area. We could really use a laser cutter to enable people to
> build some of their creations.
> Project Rewards
>
> We're going to use the laser cutter to run off one of a kind Sector67 swag
> to give out and/or to engrave whatever people would like as a reward for
> sponsoring the machine.
> Links
>
> http://sector67.org
>
>
> *and resulted in:*
>
>
> Thank you for taking the time to share your idea. Unfortunately, this isn't
> the right fit for Kickstarter. We receive many project proposals daily and
> review them all with great care and appreciation. We see a wide variety of
> inspiring ideas, and while we value each one's uniqueness and creativity,
> Kickstarter is not the right platform for all of them. We wish you the best
> of luck as you continue to pursue your endeavor.
>
> Best,
> Daniella
>
>
> *Thoughts?*  I've seen other projects with similar requests so I'm a bit
> surprised, being the project proposal I didn't spend a hell of a lot of time
> writing it up but in the same sense it seems to be flatly rejected :-)
>
>
> Chris
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 1:03 PM, Adina Bogert-O'Brien <adina at thinkhaus.org>wrote:
>
>> We (think|haus) went the cheap chinese route as well. The main problem we
>> ran into was that the original control board and software sucked. Really
>> sucked. Fortunately, some of our members have the skills to modify it:
>>
>> http://www.thinkhaus.org/2010/06/24/howto-turn-a-cheap-chinese-laser-engraver-into-a-pretty-good-laser-cutter-2/
>> <http://www.thinkhaus.org/2010/06/24/howto-turn-a-cheap-chinese-laser-engraver-into-a-pretty-good-laser-cutter-2/>We
>> ended up with a pretty decent 40W CO2 laser for a little over $1000 CAD in
>> initial purchase costs + parts.
>>
>> -Adina
>>
>>
>> On 7 February 2011 17:15, Russ Garrett <russ at garrett.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> On 7 February 2011 17:15, bre pettis <brepettis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I will also donate on kickstarter to any hackerspace wanting to get a
>>> > lasercutter. I recommend getting a non-chinese knockoff brand. Get the
>>> > biggest one you can afford!
>>>
>>> We found a dealer in the UK who imports the cheap Chinese laser
>>> cutters and provides spares for them. We bought a 40W, 800x600mm
>>> (24x32") model for less than a third the cost of the equivalent Epilog
>>> model.
>>>
>>> We have had a couple of problems with it, but primarily due to cooling
>>> issues which were our fault.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Russ Garrett
>>> russ at garrett.co.uk
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