The MakerSpace has more CNC machines than ever before, including a brand new Tormach CNC Mill. So what are these machines for, and how do you choose the right one for your project?
Materials Engineering Research & CNC Routing
Ph.D. Candidate in Civil Engineering Halim K. Bas found an innovative use for the new ShopBot Desktop CNC Router in the MakerSpace, making casting molds. The CNC router is a 3-axis machine that can cut a variety of wood and plastic materials in 3D. These molds were cut from sheets of thick acrylic plastic. The molds are used for casting cementitious materials, specifically cementitious syntactic foams. The cubical samples that are cast in these molds,…
