Metal Shop

Guillotine

This MetalMaster guillotine has a manual backgauge for repetition work and rapid blade adjustment. It is used to make long, straight cuts in steel and other flat sheet metals with a shearing action.

  • Work area: 1300 x 4 mm
  • Backgauge travel: 500 mm
  • Blade clearance: 1-4 mm
  • Maximum thickness of materials
    • Mild steel: 4 mm
    • Aluminium: 6 mm
    • Stainless steel: 2.5 mm

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Pedestal drill

Woodman Drill Press

The Woodman Pedestal Drill is used to drill holes of various sizes in wood and metal.

  • Drill bit size: 1-16 mm
  • Number of speeds: 16

Source:  Woodman Drill Press

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop or Wood Shop

Brobo cold saw

Cut metal tubes, rods, flat bars or sections to length and at an angle using the toothed circular blade of the Brobo cold saw. The cold cutting process uses lubricant to cool the blade while cutting to prevent the workpiece from hardening.

Manufacturer: Brobo Group

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Pan brake

The HAFCO pan brake has removable upper fingers to allow thin sheets of metal to be bent in to box shapes or similar forms.

  • Maximum folder thicknesses
    • Mild steel: 1.5 mm
    • Aluminium: 3 mm
    • Stainless steel: 1.2 mm
  • Maximum workpiece length: 1260 mm

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Metal bandsaw

The HAFCO bandsaw can make both straight and irregular cuts in metal and plastic.

  • Capacity: 310 x 175 mm
  • Table tilt: ±15° in all four directions.

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Linisher

The Linishall linisher is used to create a level, even surface on a workpiece by grinding or belt sanding. It can also be used to polish materials.

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Bench grinder

Use the HAFCO MetalMaster bench grinder for grinding the edges of flat metal, removing burrs from the ends of tubing or rod, and minor shaping of metal tools. You can also use it to sharpen drill bits.

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop

Die grinders

The Milwaukee 12 V right angle die grinder, 12 V straight die grinder and 18 V right angle die grinder are handheld power tools that can engrave, carve and grind metals and plastics.

Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Required training: General Maker Training, Metal Shop