Wood Shop

Jigsaw

Use the Milwaukee jigsaw for cutting curves and complex shapes in wood. The electric motor can also work for making short crosscuts on a board and finishing inside corner cuts.

Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Wood vertical bandsaw

Cut out complex shapes and angles with the Laguna wood vertical bandsaw, also known as a contour saw.

  • Maximum depth of cut: 400 mm
  • Blade width: 3-32 mm

Manufacturer: Laguna

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Disc sander

Sand or shape wood with the HAFCO disc sander.

Source: Hare & Forbes

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Planer

A planer is used for removing material from workpieces to dress the timber.

Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Table saw

Use the SawStop table saw to cut straight lines and create smaller pieces of wood from wider pieces by making precise cuts. Due to space limitations in the Wood Shop, we prefer it if only half sheets, 1200 x 1200 mm, are cut here. Full sheets can be cut in University of Melbourne’s School of Engineering Workshops (Building 169).

Manufacturer: SawStop

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Mitre saw

You can cut at a variety of angles with the mitre saw. It has a blade mounted on a swing arm that pivots left or right to produce angled cuts.

Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Scroll saw

Cut intricate curves in wood using the Woodman scroll saw. We don’t allow users to make cuts deeper than 25 mm; you can use the bandsaw to do so instead.

Manufacturer

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Circular saw

You can cut wood in a straight line using the circular saw, which is also known as a rip saw.

Manufacturer: Milwaukee

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop

Wood lathe

Sand, turn, and scrape wooden workpieces with the Record Power wood lathe.

  • Maximum workpiece length: 800 mm
  • Maximum workpiece diameter: 300 mm

Manufacturer: Record Power

Required training: General Maker Training, Wood Shop, Wood Lathe