[Bloominglabs-announce] [Bloominglabs-members] Cheap acrylic at Rural King

[Daniel Halsey]

Yes, I'd be glad to help work on that if he were to donate it.  I imagine
it's a K40, and might do well to have a different motion controller as
well, but we can check that out.

DAKMH

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 4:20 PM, James Torre <torreaiworks01 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> With fortuitous synchronicity, Mark (the man who donated several kilograms
> of PLA filament) inquired earlier today if Bloominglabs would be interested
> in his old 40W laser cutter. I am told it is of unremarkable Chinese
> manufacture, and needs a replacement power supply (approximately $70.00 on
> e-bay), but the tube is new and effectively unused.
>
> To the old laser hands amongst us, does this seem a desirable proposition?
>
> --jpt4
>
> On Aug 14, 2017 8:06 PM, "Daniel Halsey via Bloominglabs-members" <
> bloominglabs-members at bloominglabs.org> wrote:
>
> Hey Bloomakers!
>
> RK is running a clearance sale, and one of the items they're clearing out
> is sheets of clear acrylic "safety glass".  They're "single strength",
> which isn't a term I was familiar with, but it looks like it's a variable
> thickness pour, which isn't ideal for boxes, but should be fine for art
> pieces , windows, or any other use that doesn't require close tolerances on
> thickness.
>
> http://www.warpbros.com/detail.asp?section=glazing&cat=flex-
> o-glaze&product=132 is the stuff they've got.
>
> You can get any size, up to 36"x36" for $3, which is incredibly cheap.  I
> already cleared out a fair amount of their stock, but there was still
> plenty left at the end of the day yesterday.  Location: leaning against a
> shelving unit directly in from the left set of doors.  Yellow plastic
> protective coating (this should probably come off before you cut it--don't
> know its cut properties yet).
>
> Best,
> LaserDan
>
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