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Guided Making with a professional maker. Individuals can receive one-on-one guided help with one of the makers on staff for a $15 fee per hour. This gives opportunity for individuals to receive high level expert help with a particular project for a very low cost.
- Cut a design out of various materials from a digital graphic. Can also engrave designs on a wide variety of materials, including some metals (if certain tricks are used), See other sections for more information on how to make your designs.
- Can handle 18 x 24 inch materials. It can cut paper, plywood up to 1/2inch, cardboard, acrylic, fabrics (test for efficacy!), leather, gasket material, and a variety of other materials. This type of laser cannot cut metal.
- Make a plastic object from a 3D model. See below for 3D design process
- Small printers with Bowden tubes have a print volume of 150 x 150 x 120mm.
- Set up to print PLA (a really awesome corn-based plastic with low toxicity and a low melting point) in various colors, depending on our stock.
- Geared extruder printers with no Bowden tube can print TPU, a flexible plastic good for phone cases, and all kinds of other uses. Safe for wearable use.
- We keep at least one printer set up for ABS and other high melting point plastics as they are more tricky to print with but these plastics are necessary for certain applications. They are more heat resistant and tougher than PLA.
- Cut a design out of various materials from a digital design. See other sections for more information on how to make your designs.
- Small CNC router can handle materials up to 20 x 30 inches. Materials it can cut are plywood, MDF, acrylic, foam, machining wax and aluminum (ask about other materials). These can be used for making small precise work, molds, etc.
- Large full-sheet CNC router can handle 4 x 8 foot sheets of plywood, MDF, acrylic, or foam. It is set up to make parts quickly.