Equipment

Before you start

• Check Equipment Operating Status (currently broken)
• Read Workshop Safety before visiting workshop
• Report problems in somebody-should issue tracker
• If you want to discuss anything, head over to the Google Group :)
• If the device is connected, it might be filed under Digital Infrastructure

Cutters

• LaserCutting - read first before using them!
  • Sophia the Small • Manual • Etch Settings • Maintenance
  • Gerald the Gigantic • Etch Settings
  • Tony the Massive
  • Training
• RolandVinylCutter - cut shapes in to vinyl sheets
• HarryPlotterVinylCutter - smaller, Silhouette Portrait vinyl cutter
• FermBandsaw - manual rigid material cutter
• Startrite Bandsaw - ditto
• Scrollsaw - needs commissioning
• Router table - needs commissioning
• Jigsaw - Jigsaw Energer ENB454JSW - Needs commissioning (In CNC room)

Drilling, Milling and Poking

• Pillar drill - make holes in stuff
• DrillPressSergeant - make holes in stuff
• Arcitype - large experimental 3D CNC mill/router (in Dinky)
• CNC Router - KinetiC-NC CNC Router machine
• CNCMill - smaller CNC mill/router (Proxxon in Workshop)
• Router - Makita RT0700c - Needs commissioning (In CNC room)
• Belt sander - Ryobi EBS1310V - Needs commissioning (In CNC room)

Printing and Plotting

2D printers and plotters:

• A4 laser printer - double-sided monochrome
• A3 ink jet colour printer - use sparingly, has scanner too
• Sticky Label printer - label all the things!
• Brother label printer - needs commissioning
• Ricoh-3110DN-Sublimation-Printer-(Bella) - Produce sublimation printed transfers for t-shirts, mugs, etc.
• QueenVictoriaPrinter - Produce large scale prints / plans
• Pen-Plotter-McGraw - Produce CNC drawings using pens etc.

3D printers:

• Ultimaker - most widely supported printer
• UpCycled - Formerly the Up3dPrinter, but with new electronics.
• MakerbotCupCake - more of a museum piece these days
• Matt's Ender - needs commissioning
• Alex's Ender - needs commissioning
• Alex's Creality - needs commissioning
• Howard - Creality LD 002R LCD Resin 3D Printer
• RepRapPrusaMendel - quite old but good quality prints and Ming has recently added a Pi to control it. Might be good with flexible filaments
• Consumables: Materials: 3D Printer Filament

Heat (transferring and sticking)

• StripHeater - bend/fold plastic
• Heatpress - imprint vinyl or sublimation transfers on fabric
• Mug Heat Press (Hettie) -imprint sublimation transfers on to mugs
• VacuumFormer - mould plastic over top surface of an object
• Injection moulder - to be used one day
• Glues and solvents - it doesn't create heat or form anything

Fibre Stuff

• Embroidery Machine Fred
• AYAB controlled Knitting Machine Ariadne Has an AYAB board, allowing it to knit images from png etc.
• Powered semi-industrial Knitting Machine Kath Yet to be commissioned. Has a motor. Works with punch cards (wider than those for Japanese sewing machines). Can't currently be computer controlled
• Sewing machines
• Some sewing and knitting machines are still to be documented

Misc and Electricals

• Belt and disc sander - needs commissioning
• Grinding and polishing wheels - needs commissioning
• Electronics Equipment - soldering, meters, and other gadgetry
• Reflow-Oven-(Florence) - Reflow oven for making PCB's
• Digital Infrastructure - all things virtual
• PC Systems - computers in the workshop
• Microscope - somebody use me!
• Sense 3D scanner - Scan your bust and print it.
• Hitachi CP-EX400 projector (resolution 1024x768) can be found in Events room with long VGA cable and HDMI converter.
• Dell 3400MP (resolution 1024x768) is small and very portable in its own carrier case. Sitting at the bottom of the bookshelf next to the stationary cupboard in Room 29, possibly behind a large Amazon box.
• PA System in the Events room needs instructions for use
• Rock tumbler - needs commissioning

CAD/CAM Software

• See CAD and CAM Software

Infrastructure

• For want of a better location for it, there are some details of MaterialsSuppliers here.
• Doorbot: How we get in and out of the place
• DoES Screen: The display of information next to the door.
• Parking advice and how to get here
• Waste, recycling and cleaning up: Vacuum cleaner, bin bags, scraps
• Pull-up banner: Pull up banner/stand for use at events

Wishlist

• _Hot air rework station - work in progress
• Pick and place machine: Very expensive but would be cool for pizzas and electronic boards