ShopBot PRSalpha 144-60Prototyping Lab · University of Iceland
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00A teaching site for the prototyping lab

The ShopBot PRSalpha 144-60

How it works, how to run it, what goes wrong.

New here? Start with the rules →
Before anything else

Two ways to stop it

SPACE
Spacebar — routine stopMotion ramps down, position is kept. Treat the spindle as live.
RESETSTARTspindleE-STOP
E-stop — something is wrongSpindle power off at once. Position is lost: Reset, C3, C2. How to stop, in full.
The route

Your first time, in six pages

Read them in this order before your first job. Then the pre-flight sheet does the remembering for you.

  1. 1RulesBefore the induction.
  2. 2The machineTurn the model; play the ten faults from its side panel.
  3. 3Run a jobEleven steps. Read once, then use the pre-flight.
  4. 4ZeroingThree zeros; the first-week crash.
  5. 5Pre-flightPrinted, at the machine, every job.
  6. 6Sign-offTwelve questions, with answers.
Contents

The whole site

  1. 01RulesTen rules and two procedures. Know them before the induction.
  2. 02The machineFour motors, three axes, one spindle. Turn the model; pick one of the ten faults in its side panel to watch it happen.
  3. 03Run a jobEleven steps from CAM to a finished part, with the command at each step.
  4. 04ZeroingThree different zeros. Mixing them up is the most common first-week crash.
  5. 05Pre-flightPrint it. Tick it, in order, every time.
  6. 06Something’s wrongStart from what you see. Stop first, diagnose second.
  7. 07Feeds & CAMOne number decides most cuts. Most machine failures are decided at the computer.
  8. 08MaintenanceThe published schedule, the command glossary, the I/O table, the sources.
  9. 09Sign-offTwelve questions. Passing is part of the sign-off.
  10. 3D3D model, full screenOrbit, zoom and follow the tool through the posted job.