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Learning Swarf-O-Mat

By On January 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

For those who don’t know the Swarf-o-mat is the CNC router built by Skot.

This Saturday, 14 January 2012, Skot will be taking a small group, three to four people, through the process of using V-Carve and cutting out something on the Swarf-o-mat.

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Swarf-o-Mat makes first Brass Swarf.

By On April 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Swarf-o-Mat engraved its own brass commissioning plate, reading: “Swarf-o-Mat, The Artifactory, Perth, MMX”. This was Swarf-o-mat’s first attempt at chomping brass, and whilst not an unqualified success (SKoT & Daniel learnt a lot about how important to flatness a 1/10th of a millimeter is on thin brass sheet!), the brass-on-aluminium thang [...]

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Machinations of the Swarf-O-Mat

By On March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Artifactory’s very own Swarf-O-Mat CNC Mill is officially on-line, having produced a build bed for the RepRap v2 ‘Mendel’ 3D printer as well as a Jarrah collet holder, proudly dispayed by its creator below.

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Swarfomat Reborn

By On February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

After letting the smoke out in early January, thanks to a chinese-only manual for our spindle’s voltage regulator, the Swarfomat has been reborn with a new spindle and new regulator!

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The Swarfomat

By On December 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Artifactory’s CNC Router, the ‘Swarfomat’ , made its inaugural cut last night into a piece of scrap pine to test the spindle and cooling system. This represents 3 months of hard work by SKoT and others and will hopefully be ready for use by members within the next couple of weeks.

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