Laser Cutter Kickstarter

HeatSync Labs wants a laser cutter, so a number of us have volunteered to make a Kickstarter video to convince the internet to help HeatSync Labs get one.

Lazors!

The laser cutter we're aiming to acquire is either an Epilog Legend 36EXT or a Universal ILS 9.75. A sexy video of the ILS 9.75 in action can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7UaSkPU1Go

Specs for the ILS 9.75 can be found here: http://www.ulsinc.com/products/ils975/

Specs for the Legend 36EXT can be found here: http://www.epiloglaser.com/legend_36ext.htm

These are the options we are looking for:

• 80-watt to 125-watt laser tube (depending on purchase time, applicable sales pricing and funds raised)
• Rotary attachment
• Motorized up-down table with autofocus
• Industrial chiller
• Red-light position
• Vacuum table
• Honeycomb support bed
• Air assist
• Additional tube(s) and additional mirrors/lenses as they are wear & tear consumable parts

Prize Tiers

The original prizes and tiers were developer by Joyce and Drea and they are these:

$25+ HeatSync Labs will send you an official schwag pack (stickers, buttons, laser-cut pieces, business cards, etc). Its packed full of fun stuff, complete with bragging rights!

$75+ Show your support with a personalized HeatSync Labs metal name plate. Display your name and the HSL logo anywhere you are "allowed" ! ;)

$150+ 3x5 Metal* lasercut picture of your choice. We'll etch a fun picture for yourself or a friend or family. Great as a gift to show how much you care (about yourself or others!)

$500+ 8x10 Metal* lasercut picture of your choice. Is your picture too epic for 5", or maybe you want all your cats in the picture of yourself or friends or family or other pets? Pledge 500 dollars and get a fatty 8x10 inches of pixelated pleasure etched on metal.

$1,000+ Lasercut Makerbot** frame pieces You know you can't find these on eBay. Pay up.

* I don't think we can actually cut metal with the laser cutters we're looking at.  Can someone verify this?
** Makerbot is a copyrighted term; We'd have to say something like Makerbot-compatible if we offered this.

The current prizes (as of December 4th), developed by David.H, David.U and Jeremy are these:

$10+ 1 Pornstar stache.

$25+ 3 Mustaches (varied).

$50+ 3 Mustaches + Mustached Angel.

$200+ 32 Mustaches + Mustached Angel.

$500+ 64 Mustaches + Mustached Angel.

$1000+ 64 Mustaches + Mustached Angel + Gold plated Nietzsche* mustache.

* The kickstarter doesn't specify what type of mustache, but Nietzsche had an epic 'stache and we should model his.

NOTE: Since the kickstarter has already been launched, we cannot remove the current prizes. We can, however, add some new ones into the mix. We want your suggestions!

Proposed additional prize ideas:

David.H: $50+ 11x8.5" clear orange acrylic plaque featuring etched "HSL logo <3 Your hackerspace logo here" and handwritten signatures of the board.