Fabrication Equipment
USCutter MH721 Cutter

A great tool to cut heat transfer vinyl for shirt/apparel or window decals. The biggest pain is that it is a single color.
$279 (2014) 28 inch width capacity Cut Pressure: 0-600 gram Cut Velocity: 10-1000 mm/s PC or MAC via USB SureCutsAlot vector software
SainSmart Genmitsu 3018-PRO

CNC Mill / Laser Cutter
https://www.sainsmart.com/products/sainsmart-genmitsu-cnc-router-3018-pro-diy-kit
- Build Area :
- 300 x 180 x 45 mm
- 11.8 x 7.1 x 1.8”
- Spindle
- 7000rpm @ 24V
- ER11 Collet (3.175mm)
- Laser
- 5.5W Blue Laser Module
- Media
- pencils etching
- plastic etching
- Software
- LaserGRBL v3.4.0
Add Custom Buttons
M5 shuts down laser
M3 S1 powers laser to 1% for alignment
M3 S127 power to 50%
Please buy real laser safety glasses, the ones included will save your eyes from a direct laser hit by the plastic safety glass melting to an opaque plastic but if you want day to day protection, get something like:
$50 LP-LaserPair Laser Protective Glasses 200 – 540nm O.D 6+ & 900 – 1100nm O.D 5+
Printrbot Simple 2014 XL

- Bought June 2014 for $350
- Build Area
- 185 x 100 x 165 mm
- 7.28 x 3.93 x 6.49 inches
- Printerboard Rev. D Marlin 1.0 Firmware
- Steps per mm (x84.40,y81.55,z2180,e94.50) 8mm x 6″ Y Rails
- 8mm x 10″ X Rails
- 3/8″ x 11″ ACME Z
- Vertical (Z-axis) resolution: 100 microns (0.10 mm)
- Hot end: Ubis 1.75 mm
- Nozzle diameter: 0.4 mm
- Build speed: 60-65 mm/min
- Kysan 1124090 – Nema 17 Stepper Motor Power: 4.2vdc 1.5A
- Torque: 5.5kg-cm (54 N-cm, 76.4 oz/in)
- 5mm shaft
- 1.8 degree step
- Software
- Sketchup 2017
- Repetier-Host
- SCAD
3D Models
Check out my designs on Thingiverse
- Arduino 4 Relay Module Bottom Cover Plate with Wall Mount
- DIYBIO Microscope Slide holder
- Printrbot Simple XL – Spool Expander
- Arduino Mega 2560 Full Bottom Coverplate with mounting screws
- Arduino Uno Full Bottom Coverplate with mounting screws