Glowforge release

[Michael Henriksen]

This is what I get annoyed about...a decent person with dreams that will very likely end up crushed....

I think that to some degree you can succeed or fail with any machine. It comes down to the product. I've seen people struggle because they bought a western made machine that proved too expensive for them to be able to make a profit. However I do think you are off to a bad start if you pin your hopes on a machine that isn't fully developed and performs poorly compared to similarly priced alternatives.

[Matt McCoy]

Matt - Devil's advocate: Why get annoyed at GF?


False and misleading advertising, pretty much evident if your reading the Thread.

For example?

[Doug Griffith]

It comes down to the product.

Product can not even be created if the machine is not there to create it. Whatever GF is sloooooowly delivering, it is only part of the dream crushing.

[John Lifer]

False and misleading, it is 3d, it will be in your hands..... Pick a date, 95 percent a lie so far, pro model air filter, promised and not even developed. Size of lase area at this point, software, pick an issue....... On and on

[Jerome Stanek]

Kind of funny that there are so many problems last night that even Dan could not use his Glowforge

[John Lifer]

Yep, as of a few minutes ago, appears there was still issues. No one was saying 'outage" but appears system was either down or partially down. Nothing but paperweights. Just what I've been saying all along. Depend on a Wifi signal and your REALLY stupid!
One guy saying he should have bought a Muse... Ya think? Yep!

[Bill George]

John that is why I finally stopped using Fusion 360 got tired of it. Constant updates and downloaded revisions. It would be fine if your in NYC. But out here in DSL land not so much, and Fusion was not even close to what GF needs or wants to run.

[John Lifer]

If you think dsl land is bad, try satellite land..... 50gb per month d/l limit, speed is about a third of my last dsl location with a two second latent delay. Signal has to go 22236 miles to the satellite and then back down that distance. Hopefully next year I'll have a fiber system that will be way better. Then I can get a gf and it might still not work...

[Bill George]

If you think dsl land is bad, try satellite land..... 50gb per month d/l limit, speed is about a third of my last dsl location with a two second latent delay. Signal has to go 22236 miles to the satellite and then back down that distance. Hopefully next year I'll have a fiber system that will be way better. Then I can get a gf and it might still not work...

My friend in a small town had satellite and said the same thing as he could not get DSL. Finally went to a hotspot WiFi setup and uses the cell phone data. I do not have a clue as to cost or speed, but it can not be too much more than satellite. I do not think GF will be around so your worries may be unfounded!!

[Jerome Stanek]

some peeps are asking for a stripped down interface to run directly off their computers. I see there is a poll on how much to charge for to allow someone to use their Glowforge and see peeps are all over the board on this as high as $200 an hour but they are not taking into account of the long rendering and long run times. I see some say it took 3 hours to get a design downloaded to their machine and then long run times for stuff that should take just a few minutes.

[Matt McCoy]

some peeps are asking for a stripped down interface to run directly off their computers. I see there is a poll on how much to charge for to allow someone to use their Glowforge and see peeps are all over the board on this as high as $200 an hour but they are not taking into account of the long rendering and long run times. I see some say it took 3 hours to get a design downloaded to their machine and then long run times for stuff that should take just a few minutes.

Can you pass along where to find this discussion? PM is fine.

Thanks.

[Jerome Stanek]

Can you pass along where to find this discussion? PM is fine.

Thanks.

I's on their forum under problems and everything else

[Bill George]

Found with a Google Matt your not trying hard enough....> https://community.glowforge.com/t/re...-offline/13894

And another > https://community.glowforge.com/t/re...n-issues/13807

Yet again on the reason why the Cloud is better, it saves all the computing time and waiting time!!! LOL > https://community.glowforge.com/t/ca...connection/701

Seems as people report issues the Threads are closed after some discussion as soon as the Moderator finds it.

[Jerome Stanek]

Seems as people report issues the Threads are closed after some discussion as soon as the Moderator finds it.[/QUOTE]

I noticed that also no real CS as to how to fix problems unless it comes from other members. I did see one person post this for how much to charge

$5 per minute of print cut, score, engrave. round up the time
$5 per 3"x 3" medium ply
$6 per 3" x 3" medium hardwood
example project:
3"x 3" medium hardwood = $6
2.5 minutes = $12.50
total = $18.50

I would like to start selling plywood for that $2500 a sheet. And how fast can you engrave with a Glowforge no where near as fast a a Speedy 300

[Michael Henriksen]

Sure has a lot of problems for something that was supposed to be as easy to use as a normal printer.......
What have they been doing these past two years - waiting to earn interest on the money they raked in? I can't believe the software isn't sorted out yet.