How to Buy Materials

Pay for your 3D Printing

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

  1. Fill out a paper form and drop it to the Dyson Helpdesk
  2. Input the weight into the Dyson Centre Payments Form
  3. You will receive an email with a payment link

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, excluding VAT.

Researchers and other individuals pay VAT on materials and a £43.50 usage charge.

See the table below for costs (excluding VAT), then fill out the Dyson Centre Payments Form . You'll receive an email with a payment link shortly after.

Laser Cutter Costs Prices Table

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Accepted forms of Payment

We don't take cash in the Dyson Centre

Personal Projects

  1. Fill in the Dyson Centre Payments Form
  2. Select charge to individual
  3. You'll receive an email with a link to pay by card

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. Fill in the Dyson Centre Payments Form
  2. Select charge to cost centre
  3. Input your job number / cost code

 

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Materials Available in the Dyson Centre

We often have scraps and spares in the Dyson Centre so it's worth asking at the helpdesk, but if you need more than a handful its best to buy/order it specially.

We have

Electronic components

Find them in the small drawers on the electronics bench

Screws, Nuts and Washers

We have some random spares boxes by the hand tool wall

Sheet Metal

We have scrap aluminium, mild steel and stainless steel by the powered guillotine.

Block Metal

We have small amounts in the Machine Tool Area

 

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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 between 13:30 and 15:00 on weekdays. Credit or debit card only.

For more information, see the Engineering Stores Catalogue

 

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Purchase Items from Other Suppliers

The Dyson Centre helpdesk can order items online 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.

 

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