While a laser unit is cool (just back from the Makers Faire and saw lots of very intriguing CNC lasers, mills, routers, and even a small shop water jet and a CNC clay extruder for pottery!) I would still say that if that is your primary use, you could tape a half dozen sheets together with a pattern, and cut them all at once on a decent scrollsaw. Alternately, I'd talk to a shop that has a laser, and get a price to have them cut a dozen for you. Undoubtedly far less expensive - but maybe you have lots of other uses that only a laser can do -
In fact - that may be my biggest complaint about the makers fair - every single thing they offered was controlled by a computer, relegating the human to loading and unloading material - seems to be alot different than I'd want from a artistic perspective -
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