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

Cutting Tools

For Hand Tools, we have:

Power Tools

The Bandsaw, a stationary power tool

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

Form 2

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

Shop Sabre

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

3D Scanner

Electronics Tools

Soldering Iron on Electronics Bench

Electronics Bench

Oscilloscopes
Soldering Irons
Desoldering Tool
Step Up & Down Transformer

Consumables

Microcontrollers (for rent or purchase)
Additional electronic components available for purchase