I am in the same place… I have been using outside contractors to do my laser cutting and would love to have my own machine. But $4,000 to cut four buildings makes for some pretty expensive buildings. If I were to cut 40 of them, then that's a different equation. The LED lasers on the cheap Chinese machines are not good for cutting the materials we use for models. For now, I've identified several folks that are doing their own commercial kits and do my work for a fee. One is River Leaf Models. Others are Mini-etch and Rail-Scale-Models. Each has their own way of valuing how much you job will cost, but it's still much less expensive than buying your own machine and dealing with the distilled water and fume extraction issues. They are not maintenance free. CO2 lasers don't last forever and are expensive to replace.
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