āMy main point was that Glowforge would be happy to ship to these countries, but canāt because those countries regulations are stopping them.ā
Hong Kong use same standard as United Kingdom (i.e. BS standard), so I donāt understand that why they can ship to UK but not to Hong Kong!
If that is the reason that they canāt ship the machine to us, why they just donāt tell us? They just push the delivery date again and again in NO REASON!
Dan, It is amazing to see the Glowforge improve every months, But it also sad that I havenāt received mine yet because My address is in the Middle east, I hope you guys spend more time on solving the logistics of getting your international customers their units , my delivery date was pushed more than 6 times and now it has been more than 2 years since we placed the initial order, and it will be 3 years before we receive the unit based on the expected date of shipping. I love the glowforge but it is just frustrating to see that international customers are not on the list of your priorities.
True donāt believe that my shipment was pushed to November too and it should be going to the Middle East, this would be the 6th time they push the delivery date. I guess the glowforge team really donāt care about customers outside the US and EU. weāll see if this changes in the near future probably not.
I hope @dan that this will get solved soon we love the product and we waiting so long to get it but 3 years is too long
Not to make light of your feelings because we all waited a long time and some are still waiting, but it was only a few months ago that the EU buyers were saying the same thing except it stopped at US 
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It would be great @dan to hear about how things have been going since April. All of us outside the US are still dead keen to get updated.
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Weāre working on a new update for everyone - but unfortunately for legal and compliance issues, thereās nothing we can share other than itās still in process, and the shipping estimate in each personās account is our best estimate of when itāll be done. I wish I had better, or at least more helpful, news.
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There is no update for the whole Mayā¦and the shipping date for international customers has been pushing back once moreā¦I really wish to have a more detail explanation from @dan 
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Weāre working on an update right now, but Iām afraid we donāt have any more information about schedules beyond the estimated delivery date in your account.
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Unfortunately, weāve uncovered additional schedule challenges for both air filter & international shipping. We donāt have updated ship dates yet, but will by next week. At that time, theyāll be updated at glowforge.com/account/ 22, where we keep the most up-to-date shipping forecast information we have available.
Does it mean delay again?
I think there is very little doubt about that. Otherwise it wouldnāt be unfortunate.
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I expect a rather significant delay, partly because Iām a pessimist when looking forward (and an optimist looking backward), but also because a minor delay wouldnāt take very long to incorporate into the estimates and right now weāve only got an estimate for when weāll have a new estimate (next week).
Love the Plus concept but itās backwards for me.
How about a Basic with passthrough?
Better yet. How about a passthrough upgrade panel for the Basic?
In fact, I got the front covered. How about just the back. 
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Hi Tex99,
The Emblaser2 is pretty easy to use once itās setup, but their documentation is a bit lackluster.
Iāve cut a few small projects out, including helping my brother prototype up some pocket knifes heās making.
Iāve had it cut Tasmanian hardwood, 3mm MDF, 6mm Plyā¦ it goes through EVA Foam like butter.
I have managed to etch on stainless steel using Mustard Etching, where, no joke, you smear mustard on the surface before burning it inā¦ the smell isā¦ interesting.
That said, with it being a 4w laser, itās slow. Most woods require at least 3 passes.
But, unlike the Glowforge, I have oneā¦ so in that respect itās the best laser cutter Iāve ever paid for an had in my house.
If you have any specific questions, my email is toby.daniel.wild at gmail.com.
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