This might be very useful for us when it opens up, lots of big
machines for building parts for our GIANT ROBOTS.
More about Fab Labs here:
http://www.mas-nw.co.uk/news/uks-first-fablab-brings-invention-to-the-people
First I’ve heard of it. Had you guys seen this before?
Dave.2009/8/1 Bob Clough parag0n@ivixor.net:
This might be very useful for us when it opens up, lots of big
machines for building parts for our GIANT ROBOTS.The Fab lab’s coming!
Current plan is to open November 2009 at Royal Mills Ancoats.
http://royalmills.co.uk
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=m4+1hn&daddr=m4+5bw&hl=en&geocode=&mra=cc&dirflg=w&sll=53.483232,-2.231963&sspn=0.006563,0.016308&ie=UTF8&z=16Equipment List is something like…
A Modela MDX-20 3d scanner/milling machine
A Laser Cutter
An awesomely big CNC router (3m x 2m bed!)
A vinyl cutterApparently there’ll be room for about 15-20 people working on stuff at the same time.