WHAT IS THAT!
NVM!
I figured it out
that thing is SMALL!
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Robert is funny.
Curious to hear folks first-hand assessment of that at opensauceā¦
Not having much crumple zone up front puts me off to it. Interesting idea though.
I am debating putting down a deposit on one of these:
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Iāve talked about that thing with a lot of friends in the industry. The general consensus is ālol, Iāll believe it when I see itāā¦
Theyāre making a big deal about cutting costs by it being barebones except that a lot of the things removed really arenāt that impactful on overall costs, especially not these days.
If the deposit is refundable and no big deal then Iād be tempted, too, but just be awareā¦ There are a few companies that have taking deposits and gone under leaving people out of pocket.
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Deposit is $50.
Yeah, always have deep skepticism about in development tech.
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Thatās not too bad.
Iād still probably want to give it a bit at least, especially from a new manufacturer, doubly so for a manufacturer trying to hit an aggressive price point!
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It has more crumple zone than an F-150.
Iād have to work out how. I have an F-150. I sit at least as far from the front bumper in that as the back seat in this.
It just doesnāt have the motor in the front. The motor is not a crumble zone because it gets pushed into your intestines. 
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Itās pretty simple - the F100 has a chassis which is not designed to crumple. Typically the notion of āsafetyā comes about because they look undamaged after an impact with a small car, while the small car looks (and is) completely destroyed. However, the occupants of the small car often walk away because it has been designed to crumple and absorb the impact of the collision, while the truck occupants absorb the sudden stop (assuming they have seat belts) while the ācrumple zoneā is the minimum it can be to meet regulations. The chassis may well be bent, but it didnāt crumple or absorb any of the force.
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In most well designed cars the motor is designed to deflect downwards away from the passenger compartment, in the truck itās just another weapon!
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Right. I understand structural analysis rather well as it turns out.
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Oh OK, then when you said āI have to work out howā you had your calculator in hand! 
How did that go? 
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Neat!
Looks like a 3D printed kit version of the Shapr Origin. Its cool that it uses optical sensors (possibly from a mouse?) instead of relying on a camera and the proprietary tape.
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He was in the V1 booth with us this year at RMRRF, and is presently at OpenSauce With some of the Sandify crew incluidng Ryan and Jeffe.
Yes, the Compass CNC is kickass.
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Iām glad you shared that here. It gives it cool credit. He has a section in these forums: Compass Handheld CNC
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All of this dudeās videos are awesome. Heās like us, but with a much better budget.
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No 
If I had his budget I would for sure have one of his Fiber lasers! I just cant come close to justifying the cost for what I would do with it
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