> In the latter case - if there was space/power available - perhaps they could have gotten a second tool. Given that this was about a waitlist for the "how to

> In the latter case - if there was space/power available - perhaps they could have gotten a second tool. Given that this was about a waitlist for the "how to use a laser cutter" class, getting another tool probably wasn't going to be economically possible. The TechShop in my area (Phoenix/Chandler) had six (!) laser cutters - all ULS 60 watt machines (I'm not sure what they had before they closed; I haven't been back in a long while). ULS is based in Scottsdale, so maybe they got a discount on the equipment or something - but regardless, those machines aren't cheap. They are quality machines (heck, the software alone is pretty amazing), and have a cost that reflects it.