"I see what you mean it can't roll over from that position to a seat. It looks like a separate piece, all the sides are flat but the front and the hook it hangs from could function to attach to the opposing leg when open. "

"I love this.  I am a Cnc programmer and avid maker.  I can see many potential uses for this as I work in the sign industry.  Programming with fiducials on pre printed work Is something I regularly do.  Incorporating that into a print file would be awesome but shaper would have to open up the possibility of people not being locked into buying tape constantly.    Cutting 3D reliefs seems possible if the z axis goes up and down, but if you have experience doing this work on cncs you know about overlap on your bits , going back and forth with an eighth inch ball nose endmill with a 80 to 90% overlap with my arms does not sound like a selling point so I am not surprised it's not featured.  Getting the ability to cut vectors designed in software for this price and repeatability. Come on you can't beat that.  I have read in a few threads people seem to doubt it's ability but when I look at the video I see a tool path with a target circle, which obviously is the range of drift you can do before the z axis pops up so you can't cut outside your vector  Genius!  As for setting your depth it rides on the surface of your material I'm sure that's just a setting you punch in before you start cutting. Which also keeps material from riding up your bit which can be a real pain on thin material, especially near the edges of vacuum tables on cnc's.   Did anyone else catch that it looked like it had the ability to cut nested parts?  Imagine you are small shop using a highly expensive material and you now have the ability to maximize its usage quickly and effectively.  I saw you could pause and restart a cut in one of the videos (nice for tired arms).  What more can you expect for 1500-2000.  Personally,  I have managed to make cnc's do things I was told they could not do by being creative and thinking about what the machine knows and what I want it to actually do.  I see possibilities way beyond the video.  I wish I could try it."

"That link you posted is dead. There are current thermoforming applications which utilize the camera and pattern mapping. Quadraxis is the top of the line software, I believe. I would be interested in hearing about any others though as I currently supervise a vutek that runs thermoformable inks. "

"Really cool lamp.  Try lowering your rpm on the plastic if your chips are welding or increasing your feed. "