Equipment and Tools

We opened out doors in February 2019, and moved into our new space in the Fall of 2022  – here are  shots of the studios and spaces in our new space:

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We have 10,000 square feet of space to collaborate, make, design and build, with shop spaces and studios dedicated to everything from robotics to traditional woodworking.  

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Here’s our current collection of tools – over $200,000 of inventory.

Rapid Prototyping:

  • FormLabs 3 3D printer
  • Monoprice Maker V2 3D printer
  • Monoprice Maker Select Plus 3D printer
  • Monoprice Maker Ultimate 3D Printer
  • Prusa i3 MK2s 3D printer
  • Creality Ender 3 3D printer
  • Creality Ender 5 3D printer
  • Glowforge Plus laser cutter
  • Carbide 3D Shapeoko XXL CNC Router
  • VaquForm D2 vacuum forming press

Printmaking

  • Silkscreen printing press
  • 4 12×14″ frames, 2 20×24″ frames
  • RISO Gocco Printing kit
  • Risograph RZ220ui printer with Black, Yellow, Kelly Green, Teal, Blue, Fluorescent Pink and Bright Red drums

Wood Shop:

  • Jet “Shopline” 10″ Table Saw
  • Ridgid WL1200LS 4 speed Wood Lathe, 37″ centers
  • Delta 10″ 11-980 Drill Press
  • Craftsman 12″ Band Saw
  • 9″ Disk, 48″ Belt Combo Sander
  • 12″ Porter Cable Surface Planer
  • 6″ Craftsman Jointer
  • Chicago Electric Compound Mitre Saw
  • Various hand and power tools

Metal Shop:

  • Bridgeport J-Head with 42″ table, 2-axis Acu-Rite DRO
  • HiTorque Bench Mill 5500 with tooling
  • HiTorque 8.5×20 Bench Lathe with tooling
  • Pit Bull 14″ Metal Band Saw
  • 4 1/2″ Horizontal band saw
  • 20-ton Press
  • 25 Gal Portable Compressor
  • Bench Grinders
  • 1″ Belt Combination Sander
  • 9″ Grinder
  • Die Grinder
  • Micrometers, calipers
  • Taps and dies
  • up to 1 1/2″ twist drills and hole cutters
  • X-Y Vise
  • Tubing bender
  • Central Machinery 36 In. Metal (hand) Brake With Stand
  • Central Machinery 30 in. 3-In-1 Shear, Press Brake (finger), and Slip Roll

Welding

  • Lincoln 200 TIG welder
  • Lincoln MIG PAK 10 MIG welder
  • Oxy-MAPP mini torch
  • Chicago Electric Spot welder
  • Eastwood Versa Cut 40 Amp Plasma Cutter

Forge

  • 10″ x 18″ gas-fired forge
  • 2 100lb anvils
  • Assorted Forge tools

Auto/Motorcycle/Bicycle

  • Hand, power and air tools
  • Impact drive
  • Torque wrench
  • Gear pullers
  • Automotive jacks
  • Transmission/Motocycle Jacks
  • Stands
  • Specialty Bike hand tools

Finishing

  • 8′ x 10′ explosion-proof Spray Booth, ducted
  • 30″ Ductless Spray Booth
  • Paint spray gun (standard)
  • Campbell Hausfeld HV2002 HVLP Paint Sprayer
  • Graco TrueCoat 360 Single Speed Handheld Airless Paint Sprayer
  • Sandblasting  cabinet with gun
  • Powder coating/ Enameling Kiln

Electronics, Misc

  • Rigol DS1054Z Digital Oscilloscope
  • KORAD KD3005D – Precision Variable Adjustable 30V, 5A DC Linear Power Supply
  • 12V power supplies
  • Fluke Multi-meter
  • 9 complete soldering stations (including 75W terminal soldering iron)
  • Li-Ion battery charging
  • Dell Inspiron Workstation
  • HP Z workstations (2)
  • Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Raspberry Pi Add-ons
  • Sense HAT
  • Explorer HAT Pro
  • Makey-Makey
  • Little Bits
  • Adafruit Flora
  • Adafruit Feather
  • Circuit playground
  • Adaptive Design’s Morse Code for GBoard Hardware Interface Pack
  • Electronic components, paper/soft circuits
  • Micro:Bit
  • Sparkfun Inventor Kit
  • Electronic Snap Circuits RC Snap Rover
  • 14 in 1 Educational Solar Robot
  • Fluke 1910A Multi-counter
  • HP 3312A Function Generator Modulator
  • K Precision Dynascan 1822 175mhz Counter
  • Iwatsu SS 5712 Oscilloscope
  • Wavetek 5mhz Pulse Function Generator

Biotech

  • Hamilton Bell V6500 VanGuard Clinical Sealed Centrifuge
  • Bio Rad 1651754P Laboratory Vacuum Pump

Robotics/Coding/RC

  • Complete Coding Lab
  • STEM/STEAM Electronics Snap-Circuits RC Snap Rover kit
  • assortment of general purpose 12VDC motors
  • 2 Channel High Power 30A DC Motor Remote Controller w/remote

Office/CoWorking

  • Dell Color Laser Multifunction Printer C2665DNF
  • 40″ Samsung TV, 48″ Sony TV with stand/support
  • Workstations with MS Office, Adobe CS, Sketchup (7 total, Win and Mac)
  • Sound, video and image editing workstations
  • Software: Adobe CS Suite, Sketchup Pro, MS Office, Audacity, SilverFast SE, i1 Profiler w/i1 Pro, XRite Passport

Imaging:

  • A complete 5-light studio strobe setup with softboxes, grid spots, stands, booms and backgrounds: 2 ProFoto monolights with others.
  • High-resolution digital camera (Nikon D800, D700) with lenses, Canon Digital Rebel, and various film cameras
  • Epson Surecolor P8000 44″ Wide-Format Color Printer
  • Epson V750 Pro Flat-bed scanner (film and reflective)
  • LaCie 321 Color-correct display
  • Wacom Cintiq 24HD LCD tablet
  • Apple 27″ iMac with Retina 5K Display Workstation
  • Print Mount 40×60″ Cold-mount Vacuum Press

Video/Sound:

  • GoPro Hero 2
  • micro HD video camera
  • High-fidelity USB condensor microphones

Textile, Visual Arts, Aerial Photo, Ceramics:

  • Janome MB-7 seven needle embroidery machine
  • 2 Singer Sewing Machines – model 5825C “School Model”
  • 2 Singer “Home” model sewing machines
  • JUKI LU-568 (subclass 3) Industrial Sewing Machine
  • Brother LS2-B837 Unison Feed – Walking Foot Industrial Sewing Machine
  • White Superlock 734DW Serger
  • Pottery wheel and kiln
  • KAT (Kite Aerial Photography) picavet, JonesFoils KAP Feather, kite
  • VEVOR 28inch Vinyl Cutter 

We’re working on acquiring a lot more.  Here’s the Priority One list (Target: 1 year):

Woodworking:

  • Sawstop Table Saw

Fabrication:

  • Angle iron bender/notcher

Prototyping:

  • Heat strip bender
  • 3D scanner (NextEngine)

Welding, cutting:

  • Plasma cutter, CNC, 4′ x 8′ (Torchmate)
  • Foundry