Guys, I came across a site for a nice compact laser cutter. I talked to one of the sales representatives at their US helpline, its available there for just $350/-

Can any LHS import this ? It can be a very useful asset. I asked them about its use for Balsa cutting, they said it can easily cut through a 6cm thick balsa sheet....

here is the link:

http://www.trotec.net/020+Products/_en-US/_050+Speedy+100.htm

Spoke to their counterpart in India (http://www.gloagelaser.com), they quoted 8 Lakhs for trotec Speedy100

$350 might be towards shipping & forwarding 

Sanjay