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Re:Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Community by TomVDB on Thursday July 11, 2019 @10:51AM (#20411938)
It’s simply cheaper to buy equipment yourself.

A 40W laser cutter costs $300. AD 3D printer costs $300. An oscilloscope cost $500. A crappy CNC is not much more. Hot air rework station is $60. PCBs can be ordered in China for $10.

I buy these things as I need them.

The quality is way lower than what you can find at a maker space, but I don’t need the highest quality for a hobby experiment.

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Re:Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Community by jononor on Thursday July 11, 2019 @01:55PM (#20413756)
Which 40W lasercutter is 300 USD? The cheapest models I know (4040) are 800 USD + taxes.
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Re:Bankrupt Maker Faire revives, reduced to Make Community by TomVDB on Sunday July 21, 2019 @12:19AM (#20489921)
Check out K40 laser cutters on eBay.

There are bottom of the barrel, pretty terrible, and often outright dangerous.

But typically go for less than $400.

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