Equipment
Here is a list of all the shared equipment we have. Some things have their own pages describing how to use them and their rates.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| F | Free to use |
| C | Bring your own consumables or pay for ours. A tiny bit of free use is okay |
| R | Rental price required. (Covers maintenance) |
| T | Training or certification required |
| t | Please ask for help if you haven't used this tool before |
| Equipment | Rates | See also |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Printers | ||
| Printrbot Simple Metal Extended Dual | C | We stock basic PLAs for $20/kg |
| Orange Kossel Mini | C | We stock basic PLAs for $20/kg |
| Green MOST Delta | C | We stock basic PLAs for $20/kg |
| Blue Kossel Mini (OOC, needs work) | C | We stock basic PLAs for $20/kg |
| Reprap Pro Mendel with paste extruder (OOC, needs work) | C | We stock basic PLAs for $20/kg |
| Other CNC | ||
| 30w Epilog Zing 16 laser engraver | R T | $5/hr of laser time. Laser cutting |
| 40w Flux Beambox laser cutter | R T | $5/hr of laser time. Laser cutting |
| 4ft X 4ft x 2.75in CNC Router | R T | $15-25/hr of spindle time |
| Fabtotum CNC router (3D print head damaged) | F | |
| Plasma CNC | N/A | Ask Eric to run jobs on this for you |
| MH-871-MK2 Vinyl Cutter | F | |
| Metalworking | ||
| Millermatic auto wire-feed MIG 110v welder with argon/CO2 | R T | $5/hr of torch time. Most people wont use more than 1hr in a day |
| 220v MIG Welder with argon/CO2 (Harbor Freight) | R T | $5/hr of torch time. Most people wont use more than 1hr in a day |
| Vertical Milling Machine (Grizzly G1005) | C t | Training and checkoff required. Bring your own bits or pay for any that you use. |
| Drill press | C t | |
| Portable band saw for metal | F t | |
| Band saw for wood | F t | |
| Bench grinder | F t | |
| Angle grinders(Cutoff, flapdisc, grinding wheel) | C T | Safety check required! This is a dangerous tool |
| Various drills | C | |
| 3-in-1 Sheet metal brake/sheer/roller | F | We have some scrap sheet aluminum |
| Other metalworking equipment | N/A | We share the building with some metalworkers with lots of equipment. See Eric for case-by-case use. Experience preferred. |
| Other shop/woodworking | ||
| Compound Miter Chop Saw | F | |
| Impact driver | F | |
| Benchtop belt sander | F | |
| Sanders | F | |
| Various air tools + 120psi continuous shop air | F | |
| T-shirt heat press | F t | |
| Sewing Machine | F | |
| Tech | ||
| Adjustable soldering irons | F | |
| Hot air rework station | F t | |
| Tektronics oscilloscope | F t | |
| Handheld digital oscilloscope | F | |
| Multimeters | F | |
| Shared computer - powerful desktop | F | |
| Shared computer - less powerful laptop | F | |
| Wide range of prototyping components available for use/purchase | C | |
| Basic ink-jet color printer HP Officejet with scanning and double sided printing | C | |
| Plastic recycling | ||
| Precious Plastics Extruder Shredder Combo for use with free provided PP | F T | |
| Shredder for general use | F T | |
| Toaster oven for experiments | F | |
| Clothes irons | F | |
| Coming soon: Sheet press oven | F | |