True. A few years ago we still needed to build our own laser cutter[1]. Few places provided laser time and turn-key systems were super expensive. We eventually

True. A few years ago we still needed to build our own laser cutter[1]. Few places provided laser time and turn-key systems were super expensive. We eventually published the design and more than 200 hacker spaces and universities had the same problem and built the system as well. These days lots of people can find a hacker space with good tools very close to them. [1] http://www.lasersaur.com/ http://www.lasersaur.com/