Chuckle! They’ve also got us testing it to make sure that it works consistently before offering it to everyone else.
(The stuff I’ve had was really good, but I don’t know how much testing is normally needed for something like this.)
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It was said
“We have an early beta version of the Glowforge shop where prerelease customers can buy Proofgrade materials and, in time, other items too.”
May I please have the link so I can compare all the variables, Thank you.
They are only giving access to people who have received a pre-release unit.
I want to see it too. We all do.
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Not yet. Prices are not final, which is why only the folks using the pre-release and beta machines for testing are allowed access now.
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Which variables are you referring to?
The shop URL is trivial to guess but unless you’re a pre-release user you won’t be able to login yet.
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I cant wait to get my glowforge… I been working on my necklaces pieces, lanterns, acrylic photos and many more items…
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Me also. I wanted the higher power and pass though but initially (maybe still?) I was to ship much later. I think the small power boost wouldn’t help enough, I think I will eventually buy a 60-100 watt Chinese model if I get enough use from the GF.
Great update- A lot of very good, practical information both on the process and for what we’ll eventually receive. Thank you!
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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.
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i was originally going to joke but the more i think about it, i wonder if putting it inside of a small greenhouse-like structure would work, haha, with the basics outside for close-up viewing.
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I was pondering basically a box with a hinged back opening or something, made of laser safety glass or something like that. Can fully close for operation, but still see in.
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yeah, me too, if we’re gonna be all sensible an’ stuff
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Well, I’ve been slashed by Occam’s Razor a few times. Now I always try to come up with the simplest solution, not that I always can. A clear, CO2 laser-proof enclosure certainly seems doable, though.
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Hi Dan, Universal Lasers ILS and XLS systems are essentially dual-classed machines, with class 1 in normal use and class 4 when setup for pass-thru. Please see patent “Laser conversion systems and methods for converting laser systems for operation in different laser safety classifications”…maybe more than one way to do.
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Just a bit of sticky tape over the passthrough slot then!
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“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads…”
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I guess that it’s timely that I feel in heaven after seeing a PRO unit in the wild and the passthrough! Go GF Gang Go!
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I will 100% buy that shirt from you. What’s your price?
I can’t comment on other companies’ assertions about how their compliance regime works (and can’t look at other companies’ patents as a matter of company policy). I can only tell you what conclusions we’ve reached based on our reading of the regulations, conversations with the CDRH, and discussion with our laser safety consultants.
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`The right back of the filter exhaust inlet will match up to the right back of the Glowforge exhaust outlet through an elbow connector. At least that's my understanding.`
I have to admit that I assumed that the exhaust would vent straight from the GlowForge down into the air filter, not through an external tube looping down. That’s a minor bummer - the result won’t look as neat - but it’s certainly not the end of the world.
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