I was recently recommended "Glow Forge" machine by a friend of mine who in turn saw it at a UX conference. And when I came back to my desk and searched for it on the Internet - I was awestruck!. Yes, this is what my crafter wife wanted from long. But when I saw the price - I said nah, I can't afford it. :-( I closed the webpage. And, I didn't tell her about it :-( :-( at first.
Time passed, then one fine day she again mentioned the thought of cutting MDF (thin wood) at home via a machine in desired designs for her crafting work so that she can avoid the travel to the local carpenter. She infact showed me a few machines from Aliexpress. At that moment I couldn't resist and told her to look at the machine by the name glow-forge. She called back after an hour - "I want it. (period) Please"
Then the struggle started. Almost everyday we together searched and saw videos of glowforge machine. Things went on, for quite some time I tried to convince her to:
Then began our hunt for alternatives to save some money & time. These were the alternative machines that we studied:
We spent lot of time studying these machines. Watched videos - studied specifications. I applied my tech expertise to make the case for buying one of these. But when I created a comparison checklist Vs Glowforge this was the result:
We finally decided to go with peace-of-mind and with a good looking machine that we can keep it easily in the crafts room. Though the price we paid was high $2394 after we saved $100 from Brad's referral code.
We hope others would also use our referral code and reduce our purchase price of the machine.
Good Luck!
Time passed, then one fine day she again mentioned the thought of cutting MDF (thin wood) at home via a machine in desired designs for her crafting work so that she can avoid the travel to the local carpenter. She infact showed me a few machines from Aliexpress. At that moment I couldn't resist and told her to look at the machine by the name glow-forge. She called back after an hour - "I want it. (period) Please"
Then the struggle started. Almost everyday we together searched and saw videos of glowforge machine. Things went on, for quite some time I tried to convince her to:
- Check glowforge's Price (!)
- Check glowforge's waiting time (!)
- Check glowforge's shipping price (!)
- & lastly check for alternatives
Then began our hunt for alternatives to save some money & time. These were the alternative machines that we studied:
- http://www.mehtaindia.com/
- http://www.ulsinc.com/en-in/products/vls230/
- http://www.cuttingmachine.in/
- http://www.lasercuttingmachines.in/
We spent lot of time studying these machines. Watched videos - studied specifications. I applied my tech expertise to make the case for buying one of these. But when I created a comparison checklist Vs Glowforge this was the result:
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Glow
Forge
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Others
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Looks
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Beauty
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Rough looks
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Sleekness
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Slim & thin
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Bulky & Factory like
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Materials
Supported
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Lot (Maximum Listed)
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Lesser / Not clearly listed
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Cutting
Thickness
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6mm + 6mm
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3 to 4 mm or lesser
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Cutting
Work Area
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12” x 20”
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12” x 18” or lesser
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Safe
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Safe (US standards)
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Not sure
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Wifi
connectivity
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Yes
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No
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Precision
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0.025 mm
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Varies / unclear
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We finally decided to go with peace-of-mind and with a good looking machine that we can keep it easily in the crafts room. Though the price we paid was high $2394 after we saved $100 from Brad's referral code.
We hope others would also use our referral code and reduce our purchase price of the machine.
$100 Referrer Discount Link: https://glowforge.com/referred/?kid=E9pFiR
Good Luck!
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