Discussion of the April '17 update

[dan]

@takitus

I couldnt tell what material it was made from in the photo, but if you have any details on either of those beyond what was in the photos we’d all love to hear/see em!

It was paper off a long roll.

@takitus

Any chance of a repeat demo with another material, acrylic maybe?

Is the cut a perfect continuance? when moving it through the passthrough slot does it really matter where you put it on the bed to continue the cut or are there certain parameters you have to follow? Can you change the angle of the piece?

Unfortunately the answer to all this is “the software’s not done yet” - so nothing right now is representative of the feature we’ll ship to you. It will be much better. The alignment on this print was spot on at 2/4 joints, a smidge off in one, and notably off on the fourth.

@dwplance

Will you be at Bay Area Maker Faire again this year?

Yes!

@marmak3261

There are at least two prerelease units going to be at Bay Area Maker Faire and Glowforge will be there too.

I think 5, not including ours.

@MikeH

That might be a good place to demo a Pro and, dare I say it, a filter as well. Rivet the passthrough closed to satisfy the safety folks.

Unfortunately a Class 4 laser with a cover is still a class 4 laser. By definition, class cannot be changed by anything short of a factory rework.

However, as we write the manual for the Pro, we have a team of laser safety experts exploring ways to legally, safely operate a Class 4 laser in an open area. I’m cautiously hopeful we may have some good news on that front eventually.