So much stuff! So much love!

Our Indiegogo Campaign isn’t over yet and we started 2 weeks ago discussing improvements to the platforms that are feasible in the 8-months timeframe.
Generally speaking we’re all over the place, doing interviews with the press, talent scouting to add more brains to our dev team (wich is growing too). And preparing papers, doing on-site trips and everything to move in our new R&D offices by the end of October.
We also started developing our derivative Arduino(TM) board and setting up some concept interfaces.You’ll love it! granted!
There is so much stuff going on that we haven’t time yet to update the blog!
Unacceptable! blog.must.stay.up-to-date.
We couldn’t help ourself but to start looking into the Beta prototype assembly already: we just started compiling the bill of materials and starting orders for electronic components and raw materials, so that we can have the luxury of choosing from more options before committing to the final design!

but the worst thing is…we haven’t even time to thanks our awesome backers for what they helped us accomplish! And we still have 18 days to go! Terrific!

2 replies
  1. reugenen
    reugenen says:

    I didn’t notice a “contact” email so I’m asking here.
    I noticed in one of the videos that you use coolant, so we can assume that the enclosure is water tight to some degree.
    And if we are using coolant how hard is it to clean the inside of the work area?
    Are the motors coolant resistant or located well away from where chips and coolant could get to them?
    Are the scanning elements removable or do they just get wet?
    And cleaned before use?
    Can you 3D print with coolant in the work area?
    Can you print and mill alternatively say for a production job? In the same program?
    Can you leave the print on the build bed and move it to another machine to do more subsequent operations?
    120 Volts for the United States? Or voltage converter required.
    So scan, remove program, load into another program, reload back onto the machine and then machine. Can this all be handled by the non-supplied computer easily? Or are there other considerations?
    Thanks

    • Marco
      Marco says:

      hi
      Please read carefully the specs and the description over to IGG.
      The coolant in the “making of” is on a machining done to build the fabtotum itself.that is another CNC machine alltogether.
      FABtotum has no built-in coolant system.

      Also, it’s not capable of heavy machining.
      Print and mill is possible only in certain situations, but it’s an advanced usage of the machine. Software to manage both the types of machining is still missing from the scene.
      You can use FABtotum to cut and mill light woods like balsa or plywood but yo can’t cut deep aluminium or steel.

      the power supply will be 120v/240v compatible.

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