If some people are not using the LR3 by the end of May I would be very surprised.
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Thanks for that clarification. Iāll warm up my credit card and keep an eye on your store for the kit!
Just give us the part list so we can start collecting them
I am getting the exact same messages on all platforms. When it is ready I will release everything.
Let me collect all the things so I can make some money to keep this boat moving. If I release it now I might not be able to get any of the supplies at all let alone as slow as they are. When I get them I do my best to provide them at a cost lower than you can usually get them for.
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Is there going to be a supplier for EU customers? Or will it be better to source ourselves ?
Thanks,
Given all the weirdness in supply chains these days have you considered selling the 3d print files vs. providing them for free and maybe using amazon affiliate links?
Although it would be a bummer if the files become proprietary as that would probably dampen the innovation potential somewhat.
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Not sure yet.
No I don;t want to charge for them but we were looking into all sorts of options here, New machine Licensing - #75 by Tokoloshe
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How about by tonight?
Oh, you mean post-release. The shipping delays seem to be some of the big things.
I was talking today with people I know (In the sign business) who can laser cut 12mm acrylic about parts. Iām going to see about getting them artwork so I can have the same kind of awesomeness that @gpagnozzi has.
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Im not in the US but i buy from there and have it shipped to a forwarder. I usually get my stuff 10-15 days later.
Not this topic but: im ok paying for the print files or buying a bundle directly from you (not going thru the hassle of ordering everything piece by piece)
Now tell usā¦ is this new model co2 laser friendly? (Just to know, not pushing, thereās no rush)
I have postponed the new build i was going to do and mod to make it compatible (you basically need a fixed z and make your ābedā move up or down ) do a dual x axis and make an enclosure for it 
No, itās not going to be CO2 friendly. Though I suppose you could let the tube ride on the gantry, with a couple mirrors to give it a 180 to the X assembly. You really want light and fast for high power lasers.
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Im not thinking about 90w+
āHigh powerā is anything bigger than the diodes most folks are sticking to their mpcncs. That big glass tube and water are kinda heavy to be slinging around. There was someone here that did a co2 lowrider v2 I think.
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I would say itās not significantly different from the LR2 as far as adaptability to a CO2 laser. The basic premise of the machine is still similar, itās still a gantry run back and forth on a table, with the same lack of guaranteed squareness to the table, which means that the only way that you can have any expectation of safety whatsoever is to have the laser tube ride on the gantry. That has all of the associated issues with mass and also inherent potential danger that running a 40-60W laser tube around at speed is going to have. From a safety point of view, I cannot recommend it.
That said, if you are willing to take the risk of only ever activating the laser after squaring the machine, there are some additional constraints on the machine that the LR2 does not have. We also have some video of the machine being slung around at āridiculous speedā which Iād have doubted possible until I saw it (And then tried it.) I might go so far as to say that with caveats, it might be possible to have a fixed CO2 laser tube mount with this design, provided that you are able and willing to have some very strict operator procedures in terms of squaring the machine, and frequent maintenance and alignment of the laser beam.
Again from a safety perspective, I reiterate that this is not a good idea. Any skipped steps in Y or Z will result in the laser following an unpredictable path which could lead to property damage and/or serious injury. Then again, I would say that the same is true for any of the V1 machines. IMO, the safest V1 machine to run as a CO2 laser would actually be the ZenXY V2. This is because the CoreXY kinematics are very difficult to knock off square without something near catastrophic failure levels, and the planar movement is predictable and consistent.
I was just visiting a sign shop today and talking with the production manager about CO2 lasers in general. Iām developing a healthy respect for these machines, the commercial units have some big safety mechanisms installed to be quite sure that they cannot go out of square. Also for the destructive potential of these lasers if the mirrors/lenses are allowed to be less than pristine clean.
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Parts coming through Ningbo should get out, I have product coming from there for work and that stream is still moving for us. Good luck, canāt wait to see the LR3! I just did a mod with linear rails on my LR2, Iām loving that so far. Excited to do more tinkering
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Will there be more āleaked teaserā videos before the end of May ???
I have just tuned up the printers, and cleaned up the shop. I might do a couple more cuts before rebuilding to take instruction pictures. I Am going to order hardware today for a few initial kits.
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My heart is all aflutter. 
Or very excited at the very least. 
I will be wanting a kit as soon as i can get one. I wish i could have been on the beta team but didnāt know retirement was apon me then. Like i said before the basement purge is first but followed by the lowrider soon after 
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I really need to get back to printing. Been in a funk the last couple days and havenāt printed more parts. I did start building some shelves in the garage to free up some floor space though.
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Sounds great Ryan .
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Moving is brutal in all sorts of ways. Give yourself a break, then get to decking out that shop!
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