My Glowforge Basic is Here, Woohooo!

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Well after a long wait I finally have the “Destroyer” ( It destroys to create ).

I live in Colorado up in the mountains and I am usually very late in the day to get deliveries with UPS. The UPS trucks up here driving on dirt roads usually just end up filling every package with dust. I decided to hold the shipment at the distribution center and go pick the shipment up myself. The box was in pretty good shape with all four handles intact.

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The contents looked good

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All of the little orange thingies are in the correct place

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Setup was OK, I kept touching the side lens on the head, doh, doh, doh, I had to keep cleaning it with the included Zeiss lens wipes.

I went to setup wi-fi, the Fire Fox page just kept sitting and sitting so after a while I switched to IE and it connected right away.

OK so far everything is good. Let’s try and cut a founders ruler.

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SO AWESOME, IT JUST FREAKIN’ WORKS!!!

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:clap: :notes: Awesome!

Cant wait to see your first projects!! Super excited for you!!

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All outta likes, but Great!
!st box with all four handles posted I think. Crisp box too!

enjoy the ride! Where in the mountains? (side of the divide)

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Apparently the trick is have it delivered to the hub and pick it up there…must be the pesky “transfer to the truck guys” stealing all the handles

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Yaaaay! (And yes, I think you win the prize for best UPS delivery person…all four handles intact. A record!) :grinning:

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I’m sayin’ they don’t give a guy enough likes around here.
That, and the annoyance of @discourse popping up telling me how every single post I compose resembles another…

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I live in Lyons just up in the foothills at 6,200 Feet in altitude.

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I totally agree…mine run out way too fast

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I do this every
single
time

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I’ve been running out of them constantly both yesterday and today!

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All out guys, so :heart:

@tim1724 yeah, these things are shipping now. Anticipate our need…

@MadScientistHut Really neat little town! I did a piece of my adolescence in Morrison. Made the Front Range my home.
Enjoy that well earned trophy of patience.

Edit; There should be a badge for that.

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That’s a setting that can be adjusted by the admins :wink:

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All 4 handles intact? That may be a first.

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Thank you.

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I had the same AH HA! thought. :rofl:

They might treat it more carefully because – in my experience – I’ve seen some huge customer blowups at the Customer Care counters over shipment issues.

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Congrats fellow Colo-Glowster!!

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It’s ok, mine came pre smudged. Someone at the factory touched it so I wouldn’t have to.

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Yay!! :tada::tada::tada: Can’t wait to see what you make!

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If I can remember, I’m planning on wearing gloves when I get my machine, to avoid touching the lens.

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I was also thinking of doing this. Up until the last truck, there’s a chance there’s somebody else around to help lift.

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