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Old 03-24-2019, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by stefanj
I'd like to get a 3D printer eventually. I'm not an early adopter. I joke that I'm waiting for one that has input hoppers that accept plastic soda bottles and aluminum cans.

I think a laser cutter will be the first hi-tech shop equipment I splurge on.


I’m of the same mindset. I want a laser cutter. I worked in a prototyping shop about 5 years ago, and used lasers and CNC routers to cut a variety of parts from wood and acrylic. I also managed to cut a number of centering rings and fins while there. As a woodworker, I’d enjoy having a CNC router, but as a model rocket builder, the laser would edge it out on my priority list.
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