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Kickstarter: Laser enhancement

Release status: experimental [box doku]

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Description Kickstarter for Mumaland's war chest
Author(s)  Eymen, Ragnaroek23
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Campaign

explaining the costs

Why do we spend how much on what? 10 % overhead for club mate and chips, since people need to live to work ;)

Goals

Raise money for different enhancements for the recently build laser cutter.

Main goal

Motorize the Z-Axis

ca. 300€

To cut or engrave objects of different sizes, the cutting surface has to be movable on the Z-axis. With 300€ we can motorize it.

We start with a small goal to get the campaign rolling. There is nothing more frustrating than a campaign with a big goal missed by a little. Stretch goals will keep people engaged

Stretch goal 1

Replacement laser source

ca. 1000€

Sooner or later the Laser will need a replacement.

Stretch goal 2

Stronger laser

min. 500€

If backers add some money to stretch goal 1, we can buy a laser with more cutting power. With a little research on lasers this goal is incremental, since we can always buy a stronger laser with more €.

Stretch goal 3

Motorized Z-focus

To keep the laser in focus even if the cutting a motorized Z-axis on the laser focus with a range finder would be nice

Stretch goal 4

more laser safety googles

Stretch goal 5

Workstation

Nice computer to operate the laser cutter, with nice features to make designs.

Any money in-between

Cutting material

The money in-between goals will be spend on cutting material like wood, plexiglas etc.

Rewards

Obviously something laser cut, but what else could we offer?

Examples (please fill in your ideas)

  • Time for laser cutting local
  • lasercut Mumaland logos
  • membership local
  • send us your design we'll laser cut it for you
  • mention on our website

TODOs

It would be nice to get some help on all or at least some of those TODOs

  • Campaign video most work, needs to happen soonish
    • equipment
    • camera man
    • editing
  • find out the exact costs of the goals
    • Research what types of laser we can put in the cutter, and how much they cost, so we can increment stretch goal 2
  • Design the campaign page
  • Put together photos for the campaign (laser cutter, space, members )
  • Rewards
    • devise rewards
    • production
    • distribution
  • campaign marketing
    • Friends and Family
    • Social media
    • Email

Sources

[1] http://fourhourworkweek.com/2012/12/18/hacking-kickstarter-how-to-raise-100000-in-10-days-includes-successful-templates-e-mails-etc/