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On 7th June 2013 we were | On 7th June 2013 we were donated an industrial grade Staubli robot arm. Since then we reverse engineered it, pledged for a cable which we made at less than a 10th of the cost and on 29th of April, after a lot of work, we managed to get our first successful cut ([https://www.dropbox.com/s/m8pjwz45uk6pdx7/FirstSuccesfullCNCcutUp.mp4 video]). We now need a table to create a safe working area to allow those who want to use for arm for whatever purpose, be it CNCing, 3D printing, 3d scanning or innovative (and safe!) uses. | ||
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# screw a plywood table top on top of it, made from two sheets of ply butted together | # screw a plywood table top on top of it, made from two sheets of ply butted together | ||
# glue (or screw from below) a single 2mx2m sheet of plastic coated chip board on top, to form the final table surface. The ply provides stability and strength. The plastic coated chipboard provides a flat, level surface to work on. | # glue (or screw from below) a single 2mx2m sheet of plastic coated chip board on top, to form the final table surface. The ply provides stability and strength. The plastic coated chipboard provides a flat, level surface to work on. | ||
# add a | # add a kitchen worktop on the perimeter of the room for other CNC machines, desktops and tools. We plan to use some of the numerous table legs that we have lying around in the corner. | ||
The wood frames are cheap and easy to make. We could use metal, but that is more difficult to cut and requires welding. | The wood frames are cheap and easy to make. We could use metal, but that is more difficult to cut and requires welding. | ||
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* £20 - [[User:Mentar|Mentar]] | * £20 - [[User:Mentar|Mentar]] | ||
* £20 - [[User:Padski|Padski]] | |||
Running total: ''' | Running total: '''£40''' | ||
Approximate target: '''£235''' | Approximate target: '''£235''' | ||
[[Category:Pledges]] | [[Category:Pledges]] | ||
