A Weekend of hard work..
it’s been just a couple of days since the last update,but Fabtotum it’s shaping fast!
We are working right now finishing the last parts and testing some semi-automated production solutions like automated aluminium pipe cutting for the motor mount we did a week ago.Let me take a brief moment to introduce you to our small lab (It’s actually Marco’s basement even if he thinks it’s a hi-tech rapid prototipying underground R&D facility).
The CNC machine you can see there it’s a custom made 3-axis CNC.It’s running with Mach3 software (occasionally emc2 too) to cut on a 10 mm thick Aluminium alloy plate.
It performs very well if you don’t rush too much,which is always a bad idea.
Marco is checking the machine while it does it’s job, with his hand on the emergency stop button, just in case…
On the background Giovanni is using the drill press to create the sockets for the countersunk screws on some of the pieces already made.
Since we don’t have a professional CNC setup (lack of tool change,just 3 axis) some stuff has to be made by hand.The lab it’s not that big (overall we have 35 sqm) and it gets easily messy,but it’s enought for our needs right now.
We have almost every tool we can ask for,but no seats or relax zone, yet 🙁
We are working very hard to meet our self-imposed deadlines,hopefully we will be able to share more of the project itself the next weeks.
During the week we primarily lives our lives and plan the next batch of parts,the next steps in the assembly process,preparing CAM NC and so on. In every spare time we have we rush in the lab and kill ourself with work.We end up exhausted but satisfied,and more excited for what we have to do next. It’s literally addicting…
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Make sure to follow us on http://twitter.com/Fabtotum we will start updating that too with small but tasty insights,plus you’ll be able to post us your feedback.
Cheers!