The University of North Texas is selling a BOSS HP 3650 Laser at auction, complete with a CX-5000 Industrial Chiller. Auction Link
Auction ends September 10th, current bid is $535.00. Condition is unknown but there is a contact name for additional information.
Specs. Looks like a bigger Lasersaur - optimized for cutting over raster.
15% buyer’s premium to the auction house, so plan accordingly when bidding.
Very Interesting… Giving thought about bidding on it… Not a GuRu by any means on these laser units, but have many years of electronics component level repair… LOL The bid is up to $ 715 today… GRrrrr…
I’m curious as to if it can do PWM , from what I have recently learned ( I think ) that with PWM on the laser it can do Grayscale Depth control into your work piece .
Well $822.25 with buyers premium.
New, they look to retail for 16 grand so expect that price to go up markedly if it’s in good shape.
Curious as to why UNT is selling it though… Suppose they do have Piles on money though… LOL
Even if you had to replace the tube, power supply and controller, the mechanicals are worth the price (for now).
Some places have a budget system set up that if you do not use your full years budget, then you get cut the amount that you did not spend. I don’t recall if UNT was this way.
Additionally University’s sometimes get grants from folks with strings attached. IE… UTD had one several years ago where they had to spend that money on greenscape as a requirement of the grant (several millions from a private party)
Yeah Tim… I’m like you… If I can build it instead of paying a ton, I’ll build it … LOL Link is to my ole table top CNC video on Youtube that I built many years back… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzWQNAs0RjU
It sat at $715 for a few days then jumped tonight to $1015.
The chiller alone is worth about half of that, right?
Could be a good deal assuming it’s not totally trashed inside.
BIG jump to $2035. Past the point I was going to bid…
Ratz
And other mild profanity.
If they have this machine, perhaps they have others as well. Is anybody contacting UNT about any other equipment as a possible donation to DMS?
That’s a good idea Rich… Be even better if a DMS member has an inside contact…
Hope it works! 
WOW… Someone with a business need must have bought it… Then a hobbyist with some bucks just had to have it… LOL
