Frequently Asked Questions

How much will it cost?

We give free quotes

What materials do you work with?

We work with almost every material available. We can CNC cut Cibatool, plastic, wood, plywood, MDF and aluminium. Our lasers can cut and engrave most plastics, leather, fabric, card, MDF and thin plywood.

We also work with moulding materials like fibreglass, silicone rubber, urethane resins, and foams.

We use many types of paint including furniture and car lacquers, water-based acrylics and enamels and specialist airbrush inks.

Do you work for Weta?

We find this a confusing question, but we do get it quite alot. 

We do work within the film production industry in Miramar and nationaly.

Human Dynamo Workshop has always had a very amicable relationship with Weta Workshop down the road. But we run a separate businesses.

We do work for a wide range of clients. Market sectors we commonly service are Film, Exhibition, Museums, Location Based Experiences, Fine Art, Themed Commerical Spaces, Product Design, Low Run Manufacture and Motion capture hard wear.

How long will it take?

Every job is a priority job. True to our name we have a history of delivering creative and technical work to challenging deadlines.

However reasonable or generous, deadlines will not compromise your job.

Can I talk to you about my idea or design?

We love looking at any idea or design and assessing how we can help you. We are happy to contribute our knowledge and experience to make it happen as creatively, efficiently and economically as possible.

What File format?

We can generally interpret any CAD file, And we can convert many file types and designs into a cuttable format. We run Rhino 5, Adobe creative suite, Autodesk Inventor suite, Corel draw and Zbrush. For more information information check out our page on File Formats or get in touch with us.

Can I work for you for free or do an Internship?

The film and creative industries are very attractive to a lot of people. We get many enquiries about working for or spending time at our workshops. Mostly we do not have the time to accommodate these requests.

Very occasionally we do take on an intern, if we have the work for them, and if the situation is a 'Win Win' for us and the intern. Preference is for an industrial design background and someone who is strong in CAD, but also artistic.

There is more information on our Recruitment page.

Can you CNC this?

We have CNC router cut everything including chocolate bars, trucks, 3D scans, boats, furniture, carvings, fences, wall coverings, lampshades, glass blowing moulds, movie props, etc. Most objects, even large ones can be broken down to fit on the router in parts to be reassembled. Our routers have a resolution/ accuracy of .03 mm. The largest bed size is 3.6m x 1.5m.

More information on our CNC router machines

Can you Laser Cut this?

Human Dynamo Workshop has 2 laser cutters. The largest size we can cut is 1300m x 600mm.

We can not cut metal or glass. We can cut most plastic sheet, MDF, card, fabric, leather and some plywoods.

More information on Laser Cutting.

Do you use 3D Printers?

Yes. We have a 3D printer suite and happy to price any print enquires.

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Finished fiberglass Model of a Weta made for Hukawhai Glacier Centre situated in the New Zealand South Island town and glacier area of Franz Josef.