CNC LAB
Shop Hours
Monday 9:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday 9:00 - 5:00pm
**THE CNC SERVICES ARE SCHEDULED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS**
CNC MACHINING
CNC MACHINING
Shop Rate: 30$/hr.
Polyurethane Foam: 6$/board ft. per inch
File Set-Up
File Type: Rhino 5 (.3dm) / .STL / .DWG
SHOP TECHNICIAN: BRANT LUCUIK (EMAIL: BRANTLUC@GMAIL.COM)
Time should be booked by emailing Brant and by bringing working file directly to the CNC Shop (Fab Lab, Room 233). The file will be assessed
in a 15 min. session to qualify validity of the potential job.
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Precedent will be given to classes whose professor has given project notice and details at the start of the term.
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Other file types that are acceptable are 3DS, IGES, DXF (v12 or lower),
and .Ai /.DWG for 2D work. Absolutely no sketch up files please. ​​
Material
Most materials can be found in the wood shop //
Special materials need to be aquired
Common materials: Polyurethane Foam, Wood, Acrylic
1" border is needed (on work blank) for clamping material to routing table.
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In most cases, 3" is the maximum height of work piece stock. Parts with a higher Z value will need to be split horizontally.
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MDF Fibreboard will not be used on the CNC.​​​
This video should address some concerns students may have with the CNC machine's constraints. Some things should be considered when sculpting in digital to be printing with CNC and one of them are drill bits. Some angles are hard to cut and take a long time. If there are any questions, meet with Brant or send him an email.​​​