When will second run production models be expected to roll out?

[AhnoldZ]

Okay. So I’ve been grunging through the forum and although there has been comments here and there over the years, I have not found a topic dedicated to V2 in over a year - that is before even PRU’s went out. Now that they’ve been shipping, it’s probably time for someone to start a V2 hardware feature request topic.

I did find these V2 topic from over a year ago:

What about GlowForge 2.0?

Just a little comment about the value of GlowForge 2.0. Don’t feel as though a version 2.0 will be that much of a stretch from the product we will receive late this fall. If you think of the initial release date: Initial beta and then production release (late 2015/1st qtr 2016) = GlowForge V 1.0 First production delay (June 2016) = GlowForge V 1.3 Next promised production date (December 2016) = GlowForge V 1.9 Any notable upgrade/improvements to a V 2.0 will be minimal - perhaps a greater …

Glowforge 2 Speculation

As we wait for our toy to arrive for Christmas, I am starting to wonder what will be the successor to this great machine… What kinds of features would you guys want, before even knowing what the Glowforge will do? Here are a couple things that I could think of: Lathe deeper bed more power! cuts metal angles other than 90, so you could bevel your cuts removes rust from metal

And this interesting speculation on the ‘expansion port’:

Speculation on the Expansion Port

With all the negativity right now, I want to focus on some of the positive. Namely, the Expansion port. I definitely squeed when I read about it! They have said “anything from an inkjet printer cartridge to a 3D extruder”. So… What do people think? What do you want as an option for the Expansion port?