Buy Materials

Overview

 

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Pay for your 3D Printing

After printing, please weigh everything you've printed, including failed prints and supports.

  1. Fill out a paper 3D Printing Charge Form with your details, how much PLA you've used and the calculated cost
  2. Scan the QR on the form
    1. The student link will take you to The Student Payment Page
    2. The staff link will take you to The Staff and External Payment Page
  3. Input the cost and payment details

RS Ideawerk Usage Cost

£1 per 30g of PLA, rounded up to the next 30g. Plus a £7 cover charge for those who aren't engineering undergraduates or masters students.

Ultimaker Usage Cost

£1 per 20g of PLA, rounded up to the next 20g. Plus a £28 cover charge for those who aren't engineering undergraduates or masters students.

 

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Pay for your laser cutting

We supply MDF, Plywood and Acrylic sheets for laser cutting and can order other materials from Hobarts Laser Supplies 

Engineering undergraduates and masters students only pay for the materials they use.

Researchers and other individuals pay the cost of materials, plus an extra 20% for VAT and a £43.50 usage charge.

See the table below for costs (excluding VAT), then

  1. Email dyson-helpdesk@cam.ac.uk to check if we have it in stock
  2. Come to the Dyson Centre desk and fill out a paper Laser Cutting Charge Form with your details, and the cost
  3. Scan the QR on the form
    1. The student link will take you to The Student Payment Page
    2. The staff link will take you to The Staff and External Payment Page
  4. Input the cost and payment details
  5. Drop your charge form at the desk and collect your materials
Laser Cutter Costs Prices Table

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Online Orders for Projects

The Engineering Department has an approved set of suppliers we order from via the online system the Engineering Department Requisitions System (EDRS). It's available to all staff and postgraduate students but not undergraduates.

If student societies have any academics, postgraduate students or support staff associated with them, they can ask them to order through the system.

Failing that, email dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk with your society job number and a link to the item and we can submit the requisition.

Some useful suppliers available through EDRS are

Read the department guidance for undergraduate purchasing here

If you can't find the item you need or something similar using the above suppliers, then it's possible to buy from other websites using a department credit card. Email dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk for details.

 

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Materials Available in the Dyson Centre

We have offcuts and spares of a variety of materials in the Dyson Centre so it's always worth asking at the helpdesk, but if you need more than a handful its best to buy/order it specially. You can purchase materials at the  Engineering Store Counter downstairs or you can ask a technician to put in an order for you via the Engineering Department Requisitions System. 

Electronic components

Find them in the tabletop drawers on the electronics bench

Screws, Nuts and Washers

We have a storage rack of varying sizes behind the plasma cutter

Sheet Metal

Offcuts of aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel are available for free. Find them under the desk behind the powered guillotine. Larger sheets are available from the Engineering Store Counter.

Block Metal

We have small amounts spare in the Machine Tool Area.

For Everything Else

Buy from the Engineering Store Counter or buy online via the Engineering Department Requisitions System.

 

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Purchase items from the Store Room

The Engineering Department Store Room has a large catalogue of tools and materials. Come to the Dyson Centre desk to view a paper catalogue, then just take the nearest staircase down to the ground floor and turn left to get to the store room counter.

Personal purchases can only be made with a credit or debit card only.

If you don't have access to Engineering Department Requisition System online, download a copy of the catalogue here

 

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Purchase Items from Other Suppliers

The Dyson Centre helpdesk can order items from suppliers that aren't on EDRS for societies and project students. Just email dyson-helpdesk@eng.cam.ac.uk with links to the items you need your job code or course code. We can order for personal projects but will need to take payment before confirming the order.

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Accepted Forms of Payments

The Dyson Centre cannot accept cash as payment.

Personal Projects for Engineering Undergraduates and Masters Students

  1. Come to the Dyson Centre desk and fill out a charge form
  2. Scan the QR on the form, it will take you to The Student Payment Page
  3. Input the cost and payment details

Undergraduate Coursework

  1. Fill in a paper form in the Dyson Centre
  2. Put your course code in the 'cost code' section
  3. Leave it at the front desk

Societies and Academics

  1. Come to the Dyson Centre desk and fill out a charge form
  2. Write your job code on the form
  3. Leave it at the Dyson Centre Desk

People external to the department

  1. Come to the Dyson Centre desk and fill out a charge form
  2. Scan the QR on the form, it will take you to The Staff Payment Page on the university online store
  3. Input the cost and payment details