Is Glowforge the next Lily Robotics?

[jkopel]

Pre-Release Glowforge: delivery, unboxing, setup, first prints!

So I’m back at the office. Have a bunch of stuff to prepare for evening Spanish services including a Spanish sermon. So I’ll post this and then be back later for unboxing. If I can set up a live stream for the evening I will. If not I’ll video and upload it this afternoon. Stay tuned. Edit: Please forgive portrait video. I wasn’t there to supervise and it happened so fast. We will have an inservice on proper phone videography in the future for all the staff! They are the best. [Pre-Rel…

Pre-Release | From box to cut

A couple days ago I was contacted by @Rita about getting a pre-release unit. [image] I gladly accepted. [image] The package arrived friday evening. About 1 hour before our family xmas party- I was able to do this. [image] [image] So. From box to cut was 22 mins. No calibration. No adjustments. Nothing. Also the outside temp when I got the unit was 38F. So no warm up time. Add to network (which is dead simple) import a file and off to the races. Super impressive. Seriously. Here a coup…

Pre-release - The things Ive made so far (and why)

Ive posted a good few of these already, but I figured I would just post a visual summary of what Ive laser cut so far so you guys can ask me questions if you have them. [image] Let me make a kind of key for this so you guys can see some of the reasoning behind the pieces: Wolf First proofgrade autopilot test. Dropped it in and it did its thing! I was impressed! The 4 Mandalas: Two on the left are cork. Leftmost is lowest power highest speed engrave - black darkest color in the engrave …

Another Pre-Release Sighted!

If you aren’t familiar with Bob from I Like To Make Stuff, you should be! Go check him out! [image]