Maschines and Technologies@lab

Machines and Technologies at Our Labs and at the Workshop

(exMedia Lab and ground zero)

CNC

• lasercutter
• milling machine
• 3d printer
• working with ceramics
  
• cnc software

Printing Technologies

• Risograph
  
• silkscreen
• lino cut
• some book binding tools

tbc ...

Textile Technologies

• tufting gun
  
• sewing machine

Electronics and tools

• Arduino
  
• soldering station
  
• DC lab power supply
  
• oscilloscope

Other Technologies

• lathe, smaller machinery e.g. drilling machine, grinder...
  
• moulding
  

Useful Links

some first links for templates eg of boxes and boxmaker editors online

• editor makercase, for simple boxes with flat, finger and t-slot joints. for round boxes. for boxes with dividers.
  • https://en.makercase.com/#/

• editor boxes.py, for basic boxes and joints, but much more. an editor to create templates especially for working with the lasercutter. in german and english.
  • https://www.festi.info/boxes.py/?language=en

• viking box generator. for a box with special joints for assembling and re-assembling a container eg for raspi: wedge connectors, so no glue needed.
  • https://imagio.dk/boxmaker/

• templatemaker

useful for basic formats, boxes, polygonal things in general. for creating and downloading custom sized (mostly) papercraft and packaging templates. also for folding templates.

• • https://www.templatemaker.nl/de/

• blog for a lot of diy technologies full of links and informations. the tag boxmaker is somewhat older, but still useful. with some instructions and more links:
  • https://rasterweb.net/raster/tag/boxmaker/

• easy online generators, just for boxes
  • https://boxdesigner.connectionlab.org/
  • https://makeabox.io/
  • https://jeromeleary.com/laser/

• somehow helpful in customizing your own box, but not such a clear layout.
  • http://boxdesigner.frag-den-spatz.de/
  • a kind of tutorial for this one: http://boxdesigner.frag-den-spatz.de/help/guide_letterbox.pdf

if you know of other box generators or useful links, add these here and write a short comment of what to find there.