Online Tutorials There are a variety of video tutorials available for the Architecture and Urban Planning community who want to learn at their own pace and pursue additional skills in 3D Modeling, Fabrication, Design, Mapping, etc. The collection below features tutorials created and contributed by current and former Taubman College faculty, Taubman College Alumni,
Additional Tools Additional tools and equipment available to student in the highbay include a hydralic press, various mig welders, a tig welder, a large brake, a horizontal bandsaw, a drill press, a vertical panel saw, a large gantry and several grinders. An air compressor can be accessed at different areas throughout the high bay. Student
The Zund cnc knife cutter is used for wide flatbed cutting of stock that range from cardboard and foam, to leather or textiles. The Zund cnc knife cutting system permits a high degree of precision and efficiency through the use of its vacuum bed hold down and multi blade tool exchanger. Training Session Sign-Up If
The College operates five laser cutter systems. Two LaserCAMM systems are located in the A+AB woodshop and three VLS 6.60 laser systems are located in the west computer lounge, on the 3rd floor. Laser cutters are only available to Taubman College students who have undergone training. Reserve Laser cutter Dimensional Limitations The VLS laser systems
The FABLab has two vertical metal mills for fabricating precision parts. They are mostly used to manufacture tools and parts for the robots, which allow fabrication of high quality custom tooling prototypes. Procedure The mills are programmed with MasterCAM software or manually operated for simple applications. Materials The most common materials machined on the mills
The 3-axis Water Jet cutting system is designed for cutting 2-dimensional profiles or shapes out of flat sheet materials, ranging from sheet metal to metal plate and plastics. For a description of the abrasive water jet process, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_jet_cutter. It is important to note that in all but a few cases, water jet systems
Our CNC routers have a functional bed size of 4 feet by 8 feet. Height limitations are more complicated and may vary depending upon project dimensions, tool choice, and toolpath design. The combined height of the material and cutting tool cannot exceed 8.75 inches [see diagram A]. If your material is too tall, the cutting
In comparison to weaving, weft-knitting machines construct textiles by interconnecting loops of yarn in a horizontal fashion. The machine gauge indicates a layout of 14 needles per inch, giving the ability to produce textiles at a very fine level of resolution. The v-bed layout of two parallel needle beds enables the knitting of multiple interconnected
The 6-axis robots are industrial machines capable of highly flexible production applications and tool integration. Some work cells are supplemented with additional rotary and linear external axes which give the robots more flexible, reconfigurable, motion control platforms. The tools available to the robotic fabrication processes include grippers, filament and pellet based extruders, hot wire cutters,
The 5-Axis router expands the FABLab’s capacity to perform subtractive fabrication of large volumetric parts. The machine also enables complex joinery of parts by allowing undercuts and compound miter cuts. Dimensional Limitations The 5-Axis CNC router has a bed size of 5 feet by 8 feet. These XY dimensions are reduced when using 3+1 and