jeliza

All the wood stuff is glowforge. It's been both awesome and really frustrating, because as a medium it's a really different thinking process, and also the controls, even on the Glowforge which is designed to be easier to use than most laser cutters, are strange. I'm still in a really beginner place with it, both in picking up vector-based skills (Illustrator/Inkforge) but in being able to translate my idea into engraving. And there is a whole lot of things like optimization you don't have to worry about in any of my other media, because even the most inefficient Photoshop file will still use the same amount on ink, but decisions you make on your glowforge file affect how long the laser needs to run and at what power, which affects how soon you need to replace the bulb-equivalent.

When S and R decided they wanted one, I was like "yeah whatever" and now I'm on track to use it more than anyone in the house.

It is definitely fun. If you decide you want one, I'm pretty sure they gave us a discount code. I suspect I will eventually want to upgrade to a laser that is powerful enough to cut metal, but they start at like $6k and I'm gonna put that off as long as possible.