Hi. This is the ANU MakerSpace in Building 38
and this is a space where you can come and do fabrication, design, tinkering.
We have a bunch
of tools available in the space, so we've got a variety of 3D printers.
We've got these ones here, FDM 3D printers.
We've also got some resin printers over the other side of the space,
we've got things like desktop CNC just here we've got hand tools,
power tools, also an electronic station with some consumables
as well as equipmen, spaces for you to work.
We've got a really cool machine just here, the laser cutter,
one of the coolest machines I think we have in our network.
Once you get inducted on it, you'll think of all the things
you could have been laser cutting instead of hand cutting out
here we've got a sewing station.
We got both a sewing machine and an overlocker,
really popular with people both first learning how to sew,
but also more advanced projects if you don't have an overlocker at home.
This space behind me is not the MakerSpace, it's
the Physics Experimental Workshop.
But we do have a couple of tools that you can use in here,
including the drill press and the Tormach CNC mill.
The ANU MakerSpace was started by the Research School of Physics for
the whole university because we believe that people learn by doing.
And so we wanted to give students and researchers and staff a place
where they could access tools and knowledge
and people who could help them solve problems.
Make the spaces available to anyone on campus so that staff,
students, anyone with an active ‘U’ number can come and use the space
and we really encourage you to come and get inducted.
They're not just about tools and spaces
with exciting gear, but they're actually a community and a network of people.
So that's the Building 38 space.
This is just one of the spaces we have in the network.
We're now going to go and look at the Birch space.
This is the main space of the ANU MakerSpace at Birch.
In this corner we have our sewing station with an Overlocker
and a regular sewing machine.
And along this backbenches, all of electronics gear.
These are the first bank of 3D printers.
These are all ultimaker threes.
They can be a little bit pedantic, but they do have the advantage
of dual extrusion.
And these banks here are the rest of our 3D printers.
We have a bunch Prusa i3s
along this back bench there
is a Nomad Desktop CNC Milling machine
and its associated computer, a Roland vinyl cutter.
We have a bunch of sticker of vinyl as well as heat transfer vinyl available
to use in the drawers below.
We also have a couple of vacuum formers over here.
All of these benches are also for use of hand tools, so anything you want to do,
this is the other half of the make space at Birch.
It's got slightly more restricted hours and slightly more restricted access
because the pieces of equipment in here are generally a little bit trickier
to use, not necessarily more dangerous, but just a little bit trickier.
We have a small hand tools working area nowhere near as much as next door.
But along here we have a drill press, a small manual mill, we have a screw.
Also a granulator for converting
large pieces of plastic into small pieces of plastic.
We have a couple of 3D printers here that is set up in a fume cupboard.
This is one of our cool space equipment.
It's a waterjet cutter and can basically cut through anything you want,
given enough time up to 25 millimetres thick.
Here's our clay 3D printing setup.
We have a 5M and a pug mill for packing the canisters.
This is our 3D scanning area.
We have a couple of academia, 3D
scanners, our a couple of our demo pieces for use for that.
This is one of our fancy 3D printers.
So Mark forged M2.
It allows you to print carbon fibre reinforced nylon parts
which are similar in strength to CNC’d aluminium in some cases.
And our large format 3D printer this can print basically any filament you can buy.
It has a heated build chamber that goes up to about 150 degrees
and nozzels that go up to about 500 degrees.
And here's our loom setup so you can make blankets, cloths if you like.
That's it for the Birch side of the new MakerSpace.
This is a space for anyone in the ANU, if you want to get started,
just come along for an induction.