CNC

When: Saturdays or Anytime (if you have a key to the space)

Goal: by Oct 1st

Donations: See Nick

Manifesto

tl;dr:

Goals:

• Provide Collexion members and the wider Lexington community with:
  • the means to create, modify, and share open-source designs for furniture, homewares, and other goods
  • the means to fabricate these goods
• Showcase the open-source software and hardware that will be used in this project
• Encourage the use of locally-produced building materials
• Localize the means of production for home goods
• Educate the community about the benefits of DIY and open source
• Reduce the amount of money that flows to corporations who are ignoring their duties to their customers and society at large

Plans

• Resource used for our build http://buildyourcnc.com/default.aspx
• The Book http://buildyourcnc.com/Book.aspx
• The Plans http://buildyourcnc.com/Documents/CNC%20Kit%201-1.pdf

Tools Used

• Drills (Jason has cordless to borrow)
• Circular Saw (Jason has cordless to borrow)
• metal cutting saw (Need)
• a 5/16" tap (a device that threads the inside of a hole to enable a screw/bolt to fasten) (need)
• screwdriver(im sure we have plenty)

To Do List

• Get Tools
• Get CNC Hardware
• Get Router
• Get Wood/MDF