The IdeaShop has a wide variety of machines available to fit a variety of fabrication needs. Refer to individual pages for more information on each piece of equipment.
Shop Tools
Hand Tools
For Hand Tools, we have:
Power Tools
For Power Tools, we have:
Plastic Forming
Sewing Equipment
- Sewing Machines
- Embroidery Machines
- We stock a variety of fabrics available for purchase
Digital Fabrication Tools
3D Printers
- Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
- Two Monoprice Minis - Prints with PLA filament. These are free for students to use!
- Stratasys F370 - Prints with ABS filament, excellent for prototyping industry grade parts
- Selective Adhesion
- Selective Laser Adhesion
- Form2 - Prints with liquid plastic cured with a UV laser
- PolyJet
- Stratasys J55 - Prints layers of curable liquid photopolymer onto a build tray creating heightened detail and surface smoothness
Laser Cutters
- ' Epilog Helix 24 - has the ability to cut, engrave, and raster a wide variety of materials.
- ' Epilog Fusion Pro 48 - New, larger laser cutter with advanced cutting and engraving abilities
CNC Milling Machines
- Roland 4-Axis CNC - cuts smaller, more detailed objects and has a fourth axis, allows for rotating an object as it cuts
- ShopSabre 3-Axis CNC - can cut large sheets up to 4' x 8'
3D Scanner
Electronics Tools
Electronics Bench
- Oscilloscopes
- Soldering Irons
- Desoldering Tool
- Step Up & Down Transformer
Consumables
- Microcontrollers (for rent or purchase)
- Additional electronic components available for purchase