¶ Tool Catalog
¶ 3D Printing
- Bamboo P1P
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Location: 3D printing - Bamboo P1S
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Location: 3D printing - Bamboo A1-Mini
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Location: 3D printing - Prusa Minis — Compact, reliable FDM 3D printers.
Status: (One was retired in Sept, 2025)
Location: 3D printing - Prusa Mk3
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(retired, god speed)
Location: 3D printing - Ender 3 Pro
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Location: 3D printing - Handheld 3D Scanner — Captures objects into digital 3D models.
¶ Blacksmithing
- 2×72 Grinder — A 2×72 belt grinder used primarily for metal shaping, blade-making, and tool sharpening. Offers a range of belt grit options for rough and fine finishing.
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Location: Blacksmithing - 6 Burner Promane Forge — A 6-burner propane forge offering high, even heat across multiple work zones—perfect for blacksmithing, blade forging, and advanced metalwork.
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Location: Blacksmithing - Anvils & Blacksmithing Hammers — Essential tools for shaping hot metal. The anvil provides a sturdy surface for forging, while hammers allow for drawing out, texturing, and refining.
- Electric Blower Charcoal Forge — Forge with electric blower for consistent blacksmithing heat.
- Hand Crank Charcoal Forge — Traditional forge with manual blower.
- Saymak Power Hammer — Air-powered forging hammer.
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Location: Blacksmithing
¶ Ceramics
- Ceramic 3D Printer — Prints clay forms with precision layering.
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Location: Ceramics - Clay Extruder — Used for producing uniform coils, handles, and hollow forms in ceramics.
- Pottery Wheels — Electric wheels for throwing clay.
- Slab Roller — Rolls out even slabs of clay.
- Wedging Table — Prepares clay by kneading and compressing.
¶ Kilns
- Raku Kiln - Propane Kiln for firing Raku!
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Location: Ceramics - Big Bertha - Largest Kiln used for community firings only
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Location: Ceramics - WeiWei - Orange Barrel Kiln
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Location: Ceramics - Sparky - Small Square Kiln
Status: (retired)
Location: Ceramics - Franklin - Orange Barrel Kiln
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Location: Ceramics - Cai - Orange Barrel Kiln
Status: (retired)
Location: Ceramics - Cage - Bisque Only Blue Kiln
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Location: Ceramics - Sentry - Sentry Xpress 3.0 Paragon Kiln
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Location: Ceramics - Lloyd - Glass Slumping Kiln
Status: (needs high temp and steam-proof wiring)
Location: Ceramics
¶ CNC Machines
- Carbide Desktop CNC Router — Compact CNC for carving wood, plastics, and soft metals.
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Location: Electronics - Fadal VMC15XT CNC
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(See projects)
Location: Machining - Dynatorch Super-B CNC Plasma Table — A CNC plasma cutter for precision metal parts.
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Location: Lathe Room - Rotary CNC Machine — 4th axis CNC for cylindrical objects.
Status: (disconnects from computer)
Location: Woodshop - Shaper Origin — Handheld CNC router with computer vision.
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Location: Main Room - ShopBot Handibot — Portable CNC router.
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Location: Main Room - ShopBot PRSalpha CNC Router — Large CNC router with tool changer.
Status: (as of Sept 22)
Location: Woodshop - Wazer Waterjet — Desktop waterjet cutter for metal, glass, stone.
Status: (as of Sept 16)
Location: Metalshop - nextCarve CNC — Mid-sized CNC router for signs and furniture.
Status: (as of Sept 18)
Location: Woodshop
¶ Computers
- iMacs — Apple workstations with design software.
- PC Workstations
¶ Electronics
- Electrics Station — A workstation with soldering, multimeters, and prototyping tools.
- X-Tronic 9000 Soldering Station
- Ociliscope
- Benchtop Power Supply
¶ Foundry & Casting
- Propane Foundry Furnaces — Melts aluminum, bronze, and non-ferrous metals.
- Sand Casting Equipment — Setup for traditional metal casting.
¶ Glass Fusing/Slumping
- Glass Grinder — Shapes and smooths stained or fused glass.
- Glass Slumping/Fusing Kiln — Programmable kiln for glass fusing and annealing.
Status: (needs new high temp wire)
Location: Ceramics - Mobile Sandblaster — Portable sandblaster for cleaning and etching.
- Stained Glass Equipment — Tools for stained glass creation.
¶ Kilns
- Barrel Kiln
- Electric Oval Kiln — Large programmable kiln for wide ceramic pieces.
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Location: Ceramics - Heat Treating Mini Oven — Hardens, tempers, and anneals metals.
- Small Barrel Kiln — Compact Cone 6 electric kiln.
- Square Kiln — Cone 6 kiln with square chamber.
Status: (needs new coils)
Location: Ceramics
¶ Laser Cutting
- Boss LS3655 150w Laser — A high-powered CO2 laser cutter for acrylic, wood, leather, and more.
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Location: Laser Cutting - RedSail 80w CO2 Laser — 80w CO2 laser cutter and engraver.
Status: Updated: Sep 3
Location: Laser Cutting - Rotary Tool on Boss Laser — For engraving cylindrical objects on laser.
¶ Machining & Milling
- Atlas Metal Lathe — A precision lathe for turning, facing, and threading operations on small to mid-size metal parts.
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Location: Machining - Enco Mill — Precision milling machine for metal and rigid materials.
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Location: Machining - Microlux Mini Mill and Drill
- Shop-Task Mill & Lathe Combo — Combines lathe and vertical mill.
Status: (needs new pulley bearing)
Location: Machining
¶ Material Handling
- Remote Control Shop Mule — Remote-operated hauler for heavy tools.
Status: (needs new remote control case)
Location: Main Room - 2 ton Swinging Gantry — A 2-ton swinging gantry crane for moving heavy loads with flexible lateral motion—perfect for loading, unloading, or repositioning large workpieces.
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Location: Yard - 1 ton Rolling Gantry — A 1-ton rolling gantry crane used for safely lifting and positioning heavy materials or sculptures. Ideal for large-scale fabrication or installation projects.
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Location: Yard - Zane-E the Forklift — Industrial forklift for moving heavy materials (certification required).
Status: (needs new batteries, works for about an hour)
Location: Yard
¶ Metalshop
¶ Welders
- Flux-core Wire Welder — MIG welder for steel without gas tanks.
Status: (location/status unknown)
Location: Metalshop - Lincoln Electric ProMIG 180 — MIG welder for steel, stainless, and aluminum.
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Location: Metalshop - Miller Millermatic 212 — Professional MIG welder for thick steel.
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Location: Metalshop
¶ Sheet Metal
- Sheet Metal Stretcher/Shrinker — Shapes curves in sheet metal.
- Slip Roller — Rolls sheet metal into curves/cylinders.
- Beverly Shear — A throatless bench shear for cutting curves and shapes in sheet metal.
¶ Handheld Plasma Cutters
- Hypertherm Powermax600 Plasma Cutter
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Location: Metalshop - YesWelder Handheld Plasma Cutter
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Location: Metalshop
¶ Cutting/Grinding
- Abrasion Cutoff Saw — A power tool that is used to make straight cuts in hard materials, such as sheets of metal or wood.
- Angle Grinders — Powerful handheld grinders that can cut, grind, polish, and sand metal, ceramic, and stone.
- Bench Grinder — A two-wheeled grinder for sharpening, fixing blades, and polishing metal parts.
- Jet Drum Sander — Smooths wood, plastics, and metals with a motorized drum.
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Location: Metalshop - Ellis Horizontal Bandsaw — Metal-cutting bandsaw for straight, clean cuts.
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Location: Metalshop - Evolution Cutoff Saws — Cold-cut saws for fast, clean metal cutting.
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Location: Metalshop - Vertical Band Saw — For intricate cuts in wood, metal, plastic.
¶ Other Tools
- 20ton Press — This 20-ton hydraulic press is used for metal forming, flattening, and other compression-based tasks in blacksmithing and fabrication.
Status: (leaks a little)
Location: Metalshop - Oxy/Ac Welders — Torch setup for cutting, brazing, and welding.
¶ Printmaking
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24″ Paper Cutter — The 24″ paper cutter is a manual lever-style guillotine designed to cleanly trim paper, mat board, and printmaking materials with precision.
Status: (needs sharpening)
Location: Main Room -
A3 Roller Press — The A3 roller press enables high-pressure printing on paper or fabric. Essential for relief printmaking, linocut, and monotype work.
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Location: Printmaking Cart -
Air Brush — This precision painting tool uses compressed air to spray fine mists of paint or dye. Ideal for ceramics, sculpture detailing, textiles, and model-making.
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Heat Press — Transfers vinyl and sublimation designs to textiles and ceramics.
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Laser Printer — High-resolution printer for transfers and masks.
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Mat Board Cutter — Precision bevel cutter for mat board and foam core.
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Vinyl Cutter — Blade cuts adhesive vinyl and stencils.
¶ Printers
- HP Envy 6055e Inkjet Printer
- Canon ImageClass MF642Cdw Color Laser Printer
- Canon iPF770 36″ Wid Inkjet Plotter — The 36″ plotter is a large-format printer/cutter used for vinyl signage, graphic transfer, and custom decals. Useful in printmaking and design.
Status: (ink low)
Location: Main Room
¶ Sand Blasting
¶ Sewing and Leatherwork
- Adler Industrial Sewing Machine — A heavy-duty, high-precision sewing machine designed for leather, canvas, and thick upholstery fabrics. This machine is ideal for industrial sewing applications and professional-grade projects.
Status: (needs cleaning and tune up)
Location: Blacksmithing - Consumer Sewing Machines — Light-duty machines for garments, patching, and small projects.
- Grommet Press — Installs metal grommets into fabric, leather, and vinyl.
- Juki Industrial Sewing Machine DDL-555 — Straight-stitch machine for heavy fabrics.
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Location: Sewing & Leather - Leather Embosser — Adds patterns/logos to leather.
- Leather Splitter — Thins leather evenly.
- Leatherworking Hand Tools and Stamps — Punches, stamps, and tools for leather craft.
- Sailrite Industrial Sewing Machine — Portable walking foot machine for thick fabrics.
- Sergers — Overlock machines for garment edges.
- Singer Industrial Sewing Machine — Heavy-duty machine for thick fabrics.
Status: (thread breaks)
Location: Sewing & Leather - Tippmann Boss Leather Sewing Machine — Manual sewing machine for thick leather.
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Location: Sewing & Leather - Tippmann Die Cutter
¶ Woodworking
- Dewalt Planer — A high-powered thickness planer for woodworking.
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Location: Woodshop - Jet Drill Press — A stationary drilling machine with depth control.
- 14″ Jet Bandsaw — The 14″ Jet Bandsaw is designed for resawing and precision curved cuts in wood. Commonly used in furniture making and wood sculpture.
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Location: Woodshop - General International 8” Jointer — Flattens and straightens boards for woodworking.
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Location: Whoodshop - Mini Woodworking Tools — Small tools for fine woodworking.
- Powermatic 15” 15HH Planer — Helical head planer for hardwood and softwood.
Status: (needs carbide teeth rotated)
Location: Woodshop - Sawstop PCS Table Saw — Safety table saw with automatic brake.
- Scroll Saw — Intricate cuts in wood, metal, or plastic.
- Sliding Compound Miter Saw — Angled and beveled cuts in wood.
- WoodTek 18″ Bandsaw — Vertical bandsaw for resawing wood.
¶ Benchtop Sanding
- Spindle Sanders — Oscillating sanders for curves and edges.
- Benchtop Drum Belt Sanders — Combines a rotating drum and flat belt for shaping and smoothing wood, plastic, or metal.
¶ Lathes
- Delta Rockwell 36×12″ Wood Lathe — A robust wood lathe for bowls and spindles.
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Location: Lathe Room - NOVA DVR-XP Wood Lathe — Direct-drive lathe with dynamic speed control.
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Location: Wood Lathes