Portal:Equipment

The Equipment Portal

Fab Lab equipment are the machines and materials we use to create our wonderful products. While individual labs may differ in the exact brand or models of each piece of machine, they share more in common than they differ.

CORE EQUIPMENT

also found in some labs

Computer Controlled Subtractive Machining Laser Cutter e.g. Epilog Mini 24 CNC Large Scale Wood Router or Soft Materials Mill e.g. Shopbot_PRSalpha_120x60 Vinyl Cutter e.g. Roland GX-24 CAMM-1 Precision Desktop Milling Machine e.g. Roland_Modela_MDX-20 Computer Controlled Additive Machining UP! (http://desktopfab.com/) allegedly to be replaced by the Ultimaker when in can be rolled out in volume. Electronics Electronics workspace Communications / Network connection with Fab Lab Video Conference Server aka "the Polycom" or "mcu.cba.mit.edu"

Computer Controlled Subtractive Machining MTM Snap Computer Controlled Additive Machining Embroidery e.g. Babylock Embroidery Machine 3D printing e.g. Makerbot_Replicator_2 Electronics RF Network analysis eg, Wispy USB spectrum analyzer for 900 MHz - 5 GHz Communications / Network ( )

global list of alternative equipment available (table of choice)