Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, laser-cut Stainless Steel

Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by jimant on Monday December 07, 2015 @01:09PM (#10691280)

Thank you russnewcomer! Trumpf are great, based on our experience (~10 years owning and operating several lasers) Mazak have proven to be really reliable and really low-cost in operating kW + maintenance. That's why we kept the Mazaks. Of course we are using a nesting program that's been leaving something close to 200-300 grams. per stainless steel sheet - and this is the core of our low cost.

We tried to explain it as much as possible and give a couple of rules that would save a lot of people from the high heat stuff. It looks that you know a lot regarding lasers and you are more than welcome to stay in touch!

Jim

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by russnewcomer on Monday December 07, 2015 @02:13PM (#10691860)

Since you're European, I just wanted to tweak you on Mazak v Trumpf. :)

Again, not telling you how to run your business, but I think you may face a large number of unhappy customers because of poor understanding of how laser cutting actually works. I hope someone is manually reviewing parts before you make them, because it would be bad overall if a LaserGist customer's one-off bad part path caused issues on your other parts, presumably for more regular, high volume clients.

Really, good luck! I just may order something in the near future. Ships by Christmas?

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by jimant on Monday December 07, 2015 @02:36PM (#10692054)

Got it about the Trumpf! Of course we are reviewing every single design and approve/decline designs. We don't want unhappy reviews for sure but the "post-production editing" stuff we do saves the common gotchas of laser cutting. Can't wait to try us out - will definitely be there by Christmas (I guess you are in the States, right?)

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by russnewcomer on Monday December 07, 2015 @02:52PM (#10692166)

USA, yep. Glad to see that you've got all of the obvious wrinkles thought through and planned for. Here's hoping you have to buy a new laser soon!

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by jimant on Monday December 07, 2015 @03:26PM (#10692425)

haha!! Thanks for the wish! Crossing fingers!

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by fudged71 on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @12:02PM (#10697658)

Which nesting tool is that?

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Re:Show HN: Lasergist.com – Your custom design in pure, lase... by jimant on Wednesday December 09, 2015 @01:48PM (#10705819)

Mazak's own one :)

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