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Fab Lab Austurland
Fab Lab Austurland will open on November 2014 as a collaboration between the Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands, Austurbrú and Innovation Center Iceland
Fab Lab is short for Fabrication Laboratory. We're set up to inspire and teach people about how to turn idea's into products, prototypes or art & design trough digital fabrication. We work with open source software and have various machines and processes available. Our capability's include lasercutting, vinylcutting, 3D printing, large format cnc milling, molding & casting, designing, creating and programming electronics.
Contact
Telephone: 470 3832
email: lilja@austurbru.is
address: Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands, Mýrargötu 10, 740 Fjarðabyggð
(note: the Fab Lab is located in verkkennsluhús and you can enter by the metal stairs on the back (south side) of the house)
Staff members:
Lilja Guðný Jóhannesdóttir
Location
Opening Hours
- Almennur opnunartími (Public Hours)
Just walk in - no need to plan ahead with manager.
- Opið eftir samkomulagi (Open by Appointment)
Book an appointment (lilja@austurbru.is / telephone: 477 1285). For example if you want a specific machine to be available to you or if you need help with something. Public Hours can be quite busy so if you want more help from staff it is good to book an appointment.
- VA
The Vocational School, Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands, is using the lab for teaching.
- Nesskóli
A secondary school, Nesskóli, is using the lab for teaching.
Machines / Facilities
Laser cutter
- 1x Epilog Mini 24 - 40Watt
- 1x Rotary attachment
Vinyl cutter
Small milling machine
Big milling machine
Our Shopbot does not cut Metals
While the Shopbot could cut softer metals (up to Brass) our machine is not set up to cut those.
3D scanning (not available yet)
3D printer
- 1x Ultimaker 2
Molding and Casting (not available yet)
- information to follow
Electronics (not available yet)
available in this lab:
Soldering
Test equipment
Inspection and rework
Programming
Components
Classroom
- 4x computer with open source software and internet
Software
- Fab modules
- Inkscape
- GIMP
- Sketchup
- Blender
- Scratch
- Eagle
- Sculptris
- 123D catch
- 123D Make
- Rhino
- Tinkercad
FabAcademy
- FabLab Reykjavik: Linda Wanders
- FabLab Vestmannaeyjar: Takuma Oami
Projects
- Prentaður takki fyrir standborvél | 3D printer | IS | replacing broken switch of drillpress
- Order to effect | lasercutting | ENG | cardboard decoration for 'Design March' Project
- Svona geri ég | 3D printer | ENG | artist creating sculpture for exposition
- 3D printed phone case | 3D printer | ENG | phone case designed to fit Samsung Galaxy Y phone as birthday present
- Lasercut linoleum stamps | lasercutting | ENG | testing out linoleum for stamp making
- Laugargardur project | lasercutting | ENG | creating low budget promotion material for garden project
- Sliced cardboard bunny | lasercutting | ENG | Trying out 123D Make - model slicing software
- Let's Yellow | lasercutting | ENG | Design students developing plexiglass 'poster'
- GuRa_design | various | ISK | small projects to learn inkscape and working in the lab
- Hinn fínasti órói | lasercutting | IS | FB students learning how to lasercut
- Hlekkur | shopbot | IS | student project prototyping clip
- Analog_modular_synthesizer_panel | lasercutter | ENG | using paint to highlight engraving
- Automated central tire inflation system | PCB milling | ENG | student project at Reykjavik University
Video
- <video type="vimeo">44728448</video>
- Fab Lab Vestmannaeyjar
- Fab Lab Reykjavik introduction