Feb 2017 Update

[Tom_A]

@jbash

I’d be surprised if the tube lasted many years

@dan

The tubes we’re using are rated by the manufacturer for two years. They’re custom tubes, so we’re collecting our own lifecycle data on them; two years is likely for light use, but under heavy use, they might not last as long. We’re going to make replacements available - we don’t have pricing yet, but it will be under $500.

@jbash

I doubt it will be worth replacing the tube in a first-generation device after it wears out

This indicates there is no plan for any future generation:

Dec 2016 Glowforge Q&A

You can view the live Q&A that we did here: [ - YouTube] If you have a question I wasn’t able to answer, please create a new topic with your question in the Q&A section. I will be offline from this evening until tomorrow night, but I’ll spend time this weekend answering them all (or as many as I can manage).