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== Large CNC == | == Large CNC == | ||
A large (8.5'x4.5') cnc bed. Used for routing and welding. Will need to be very rigid and therefor, fairly slow. Could potentially do very coarse printing with materials like concrete or foam. | A large (8.5'x4.5') cnc bed. Used for routing and welding. Will need to be very rigid and therefor, fairly slow. Could potentially do very coarse printing with materials like concrete or foam. | ||
Since it can work with wood, this handles a lot of the cutting and finishing. Though it will struggle with anything deep. | |||
== Small CNC == | == Small CNC == | ||
Functions as a printer, engraver and pick-n-place. Can also do routing on small, soft parts (not metal). | Functions as a printer, engraver and pick-n-place. Can also do routing on small, soft parts (not metal). | ||
== Foundry == | |||
Can melt aluminum and copper, so around 1100C. Should also be able to heat treat metals or get iron to forging temperatures. If the control can be made fine enough, also a reflow oven. | |||
[[Category:Vulcan]] | [[Category:Vulcan]] | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 27 August 2019
This is the target final state of the lab. This document means that we can keep the paths to achieve it separate. This is important because I want so support at least 3 paths;
- Purchasing as much as reasonable
- Building as much as reasonable
- Bootstrapping from an existing Vulcan setup
Large CNC
A large (8.5'x4.5') cnc bed. Used for routing and welding. Will need to be very rigid and therefor, fairly slow. Could potentially do very coarse printing with materials like concrete or foam.
Since it can work with wood, this handles a lot of the cutting and finishing. Though it will struggle with anything deep.
Small CNC
Functions as a printer, engraver and pick-n-place. Can also do routing on small, soft parts (not metal).
Foundry
Can melt aluminum and copper, so around 1100C. Should also be able to heat treat metals or get iron to forging temperatures. If the control can be made fine enough, also a reflow oven.