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Inventors Wanted!
Have you ever wanted to invent something—and build it from scratch?
Around the world, citizen scientists and grassroots tinkerers are doing exactly that. You name it, they’re building it—from a lawn-mowing robot to a GPS sheep tracker to an alarm clock that crawls away when you hit the snooze alarm. Often, the place they’re building these gadgets is in a fabrication laboratory—or “fab lab” for short.
Who can work in the Fab Lab?
YOU!
How?
Get a Fab Lab membership! For a limited time, you can imagine, design and create in the Fab Lab for $30 for 30 days!
Want to learn more?
See a presentation on the Fab Lab and what you can create by clicking here.
Check out the schedule of classes in the Fab Lab here.
Take a virtual tour of the Fab Lab here.
Basic Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement
Work For Hire Consulting Agreement
Email the Fab Lab Foreman, Eric McGrath or call (941) 309-4949, Ext 118.
What's in the Fab Lab and what can it do?
VINYL CUTTER
Material:
Vinyl and Copper sheets
Things to make:
Cut electronic conductor for circuits, letter and design for signs or apparel, vehicle styling, window tinting
LASER ETCHER
Material:
(Etching and cutting) Wood, acrylic, plastic, corian, rubber, marble and stone.
(Etching only) Metals and glass
Things to make:
Plaques, Jewelry, Puzzles, Models, Gaskets, Stamps, Etching business name on tools
CNC AND MANUAL MILLING MACHINES AND LATHES
(CNC = Computer Numerical Control)
Material:
Wood, plastics, nylon and foam
Things to make:
Gears, Enclosures, Camera adaptors, Models, Tools
CNC ROUTER
Material:
Wood
Things to make:
Cabinets, Furniture, 3D portraits Wood shapes can be cut, shipped and assembled into shelters for disaster areas
EMBROIDERY MACHINE
Material:
Fabrics
Things to make:
Handbags, Pillows, Towels, Logos
SOLDERING STATIONS
Material:
Circuit boards
Things to make:
Robots, Games, Assemble electronic kits, Hack electronic devices
CAD WORKSTATIONS
(Computer Automated Design)
Material:
Software
Things to make:
Blueprints for projects, Export designs to laser etcher, vinyl cutter, CNC machinery and embroidery machine.
PLASMA CUTTER
Material:
Sheet metal
Things to make:
Furniture, Signage, Sculptures, Tools, Decorations
MIG WELDER
Material:
Metal
Things to make:
Weld metal joints and edges together |
