Our gallery shows some of the creations that have been made in the Fab Lab, with short write-ups noting what machines and what software were used to create them.
This cribbage board, made from edge glued Cherry was designed on Solidworks and then transferred to CorelDRAW and Aspire.
The profile and peg holes were put in by the CNC Router. The numbers and graphics were then engraved on one of the Lasers.
The path on the board was done such that the home position is in the geographical location of Wabeno!
Designed on Solidworks, these jig rod holders were then 3-D printed with Black ABS, and are designed to have the exact curves in order to fit a 5 gallon bucket.
While they might look like one part, they actually interlock with each other so that more can be added without needing more hardware to mount them.
The plaque above made from Oak and Acrylic, was created for the dedication of the Nancy Volk Auditorium at the Wabeno High School. Mrs. Volk taught at Wabeno for many years before she retired. Tragically, cancer took her and she passed away in 2017.
Designed on Solidworks and transferred to CorelDRAW and Aspire, the wooden part was machined with the CNC Router while the wording and picture of Mrs. Volk were done on the Laser engravers. The Greek masks were also engraved on the Laser.
The plaque is also back-lit so that the lights from behind show through the picture and wording to illuminate her and her story for generations to come.
Why bother purchasing a bunch of different parts when you can design and make what you need right from the Fab Lab!
Designed in Solidworks, the dust collection system components you see here were created on the 3-D Printers while the steel plates were cut out on the CNC Plasma Cutter.
This allows one to shut off the main suction and provide another source to vacuum debris from the router table.
Designed in CorelDRAW, this holder was made up of 1/4" thick pieces of Oak with the respective holes and lettering cut and engraved on the Lasers.
With three sections laminated together, it provides a nice place to store tooling used on the CNC Router.
Designed in Aspire from an actual picture of the machine and then cut from 12 Ga ASTM A1011 on the CNC Plasma Cutter, this welcome sign is of the local icon, the Phoenix Log Hauler.
Powder coated by one of our business partners, items like this are for sale by the Fab Lab.
If you go on our "About" page, at the top you will see an image of this very machine in action sometime during the early 1900's hauling sleds full of logs to one of the local lumber mills.
Designed in Solidworks and CorelDRAW, the sign pictured here was built using the plasma cutter to cut the outside frame parts.
The outside frame components are made from 14 Gage ASTM A1011 and were cut on our plasma cutter, and then formed on our box & pan brake. They were then welded together to create the frame.
The internal lighting consists of 60 Rextin LED modules, each having 3 LED's per module. It is then covered by translucent acrylic, with black vinyl cut from the vinyl cutter to create the logos and the Wabeno name.
This sign will be placed above the new scoreboard in the High School Gymnasium.
Designed in Aspire, the sign pictured above was created on the CNC Plasma Cutter from 14 Gage ASTM A1011 Steel. And while it might not look like it in the picture, it is nearly 4 feet in diameter.
Once cut, it was powder coated by Northstar Steel Fabricating, Inc. of Rhinelander, WI.
After some additional paint to show the medicine wheel is added by a 2019 Graduate and Fab Lab All Star, it will be placed in the High School Gymnasium.
This sign was created in thanks to the Forest County Potawatomi for all of their donations given to help our school district.
Designed in Solidworks, the sign shown on the first table was cut on the CNC Plasma Cutter from 1/2" thick 6061-T6 Aluminum, donated by Lakeshore Systems of Rhinelander, WI.
Powdercoated by Northstar Steel Fabricating, Inc. of Rhinelander, the letters were then assembled onto aluminum frame rails.
Then bolted above the main entrance of the High School Auditorium, the sign was created in memory of Mrs. Nancy Volk after the auditorium was dedicated in her name.