Allowed Materials For Shopbot: Difference between revisions
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* Hardwood | * Hardwood | ||
* MDF | * MDF | ||
* Masonite/hardboard | |||
* Reclaimed wood (remove metal fasteners) | |||
* | * '''NO''' exotic woods with a potential allergy, sensitivity, or toxicity issues. | ||
* '''NO''' woods with lead paint, or with nails | |||
* '''NO''' woods with mold or fungus. | |||
• Plastics: ABS, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PETG, Delrin, HDPE, corrugated plastic, PVC (make sure you don't overheat and scorch - releases nasty chlorine compounds. | |||
• Composites: Solid-surface (Corian, composite countertop material), Melamine coated particle board, aluminum covered plastic panels | |||
• Foam: Urethane foam, Insulation foam (pink, blue, or yellow with an aluminum foil backing), | |||
Architectural foam (nothing with fiberglass) | |||
• Metals: None | |||
• Fiberglass: No fiberglass or Fiberglass impregnated material | |||
• Other materials: No other material is approved for ShopBot use - if you would like to have a material evaluated for use, please contact the ShopBot instructors at | |||
ShopBotShop@ArtisansAsylum.com and be ready to provide a sample and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) | |||
== Plastics == | == Plastics == | ||
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* Polycarbonate | * Polycarbonate | ||
* PETG | * PETG | ||
* Delrin | |||
* HDPE | |||
* corrugated plastic | |||
* PVC (make sure you don't overheat and scorch - releases nasty chlorine compounds). | |||
== Foam == | |||
* | * Urethane foam, | ||
* Insulation foam (pink, blue, or yellow with an aluminum foil backing) | |||
* Architectural foam ('''nothing''' with fiberglass) | |||
== Composites == | == Composites == | ||
* Solid- | * Solid-surface (Corian, composite countertop material) | ||
* Melamine coated particle board | |||
* aluminum covered plastic panels | |||
== Metals == | == Metals == | ||
* | * '''NO''' Metal | ||
* | == Fiberglass == | ||
* '''NO''' fiberglass or fiberglass impregnated material | |||
== Other == | == Other == | ||
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* No other materials are approved for use with the ShopBot. | * No other materials are approved for use with the ShopBot. | ||
* If you would like to have a material evaluated for use with the ShopBot please contact the ShopBot instructors: shopbotshop@artisansasylum.com | * If you would like to have a material evaluated for use with the ShopBot please contact the ShopBot instructors: shopbotshop@artisansasylum.com | ||
* Please be ready to provide a sample of the material, and | * Please be ready to provide a sample of the material, and be ready to provide a sample and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) | ||
[[Category:CNC_Gantry_Routers_--_ShopBot]][[Category:Allowed_Materials]] | [[Category:CNC_Gantry_Routers_--_ShopBot]][[Category:Allowed_Materials]] | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 11 March 2025
NB: the current version of this list is directly imported from the old wiki. It needs to be vetted with the current Shopbot leads.
Approved Materials for ShopBot
Woods
- Plywood
- Hardwood
- MDF
- Masonite/hardboard
- Reclaimed wood (remove metal fasteners)
- NO exotic woods with a potential allergy, sensitivity, or toxicity issues.
- NO woods with lead paint, or with nails
- NO woods with mold or fungus.
• Plastics: ABS, Acrylic, Polycarbonate, PETG, Delrin, HDPE, corrugated plastic, PVC (make sure you don't overheat and scorch - releases nasty chlorine compounds.
• Composites: Solid-surface (Corian, composite countertop material), Melamine coated particle board, aluminum covered plastic panels
• Foam: Urethane foam, Insulation foam (pink, blue, or yellow with an aluminum foil backing),
Architectural foam (nothing with fiberglass)
• Metals: None
• Fiberglass: No fiberglass or Fiberglass impregnated material
• Other materials: No other material is approved for ShopBot use - if you would like to have a material evaluated for use, please contact the ShopBot instructors at
ShopBotShop@ArtisansAsylum.com and be ready to provide a sample and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Plastics
- ABS
- Acrylic
- Polycarbonate
- PETG
- Delrin
- HDPE
- corrugated plastic
- PVC (make sure you don't overheat and scorch - releases nasty chlorine compounds).
Foam
- Urethane foam,
- Insulation foam (pink, blue, or yellow with an aluminum foil backing)
- Architectural foam (nothing with fiberglass)
Composites
- Solid-surface (Corian, composite countertop material)
- Melamine coated particle board
- aluminum covered plastic panels
Metals
- NO Metal
Fiberglass
- NO fiberglass or fiberglass impregnated material
Other
- No other materials are approved for use with the ShopBot.
- If you would like to have a material evaluated for use with the ShopBot please contact the ShopBot instructors: shopbotshop@artisansasylum.com
- Please be ready to provide a sample of the material, and be ready to provide a sample and a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
