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The Maker Space is an open access workshop space available for staff and students at the University of Salford.

Getting Started at the Maker Space

3D Printing Quick Start Guide If you want to get started without much hand-holding you can follow this guide to 3D printing on our machines.

Laser Cutting Quick Start Guide You need safety instruction before you can use the laser cutter independently, but you can get a head start by getting your files ready. Experienced users can use this as a reference.

Maker Space Workshops Book onto one of our workshop sessions covering a range of topics - all through Eventbrite.

Connecting to Laser Cutters

Fusion Pro 48 This is our large CO2 laser cutter, with a maximum cutting area of 1200 mm x 900 mm. Connect to this laser cutter over the network from any of the PCs in the Maker Space.

Fusion Pro 36 This is our smaller CO2 laser cutter, with a maximum cutting area of 900 mm x 600 mm. Connect to this laser cutter over the network from any of the PCs in the Maker Space.

Fusion Edge Fibre This is our fibre laser, used for marking and engraving metals. Connect to this laser cutter over the network from any of the PCs in the Maker Space.

3D Printers & Laser Cutters

Ultimaker 2+ & Ultimaker 2+ Extended	Ultimaker S5	Bambu Lab X1E
Epilog Fusion Edge Fibre Laser Engraver	Epilog Fusion Pro 48 CO2 Laser Cutter	More Laser Cutters or More 3D Printers

CNC Machines

Haas UMC-500 Milling Machine	Haas ST-15Y CNC Lathe	AXYZ Innovator CNC Router
OMAX Maxiem 1515 Waterjet Cutter

Workshop Equipment

Arbor Press	Axminster AT540PD Pillar Drill	3-in-1 Metalworker
Lincoln Aspect 200 TIG Welder	Mayku Multiplier Pressure Former	Roland GS-24 Vinyl Cutter
Ultrasonic Cleaner	Sandblasting Cabinet	Vibratory Tumbler

Electronics & Inspection

Nikon Altera 10108 Coordinate Measurement Machine	Zeiss Smartzoom 5 Digital Microscope	Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 Optical Microscope
Rigol DP832 Electronic Power Supply	Rigol DS1074 Digital Oscilloscope

Wiki Development

This wiki was started in late December 2023 and is currently under active development. You can use it to find out more about some of our equipment, such as our CNC machines, or the materials available for processes like laser cutting or 3D printing.

In the coming days and weeks Health & Safety information including risk assessments and COSHH datasheets will start to become available. These are for use by staff and students at the University of Salford, although outside users are welcome to take a look.

You can see all the pages currently available on the wiki here. Pages which are placeholders/stubs and which need expansion can be found here.