Power Shears
These shears are used for cutting metal or plastic in straight lines or curves. It can be used on mild steel up to 0.09" or aluminum up to 0.11".
The perfect place to create and get feedback on your early prototype or just engage with a community of people working on the frontiers of technology.
Connect with others who share your passion. Share the skills you have developed expand your horizons.
Experiment with new medium and challenge your ideas to create something unique. Hone woodworking, sewing or printmaking skills.
Full workshop with all the equipment including: table saw, band-saw, CNC, lathe, planer and hand tools.
Full metal working shop with saws, vertical mills, CNC machine, waterjet cutter, lathes, welding, jewelry making and blacksmithing.
Sewing Machines, quilting machine, knitting machine, computerized embroidery and an area to layout and cut large fabrics.
Pottery wheel, and a kiln for pottery. Pressure pot and vacuum chamber to support casting. Vacuum former, injection molder, resin 3d printer, grinder and compression oven for plastics.
Many 3d printers, laser cutters, CNC milling machines, access to design software and more.
Electronics workbench with oscilloscopes, soldering station, reflow oven, and ham radio with antennas on the roof.
Presses for woodblock, screen printing capabilities and a media room built for podcast and product photography.
MA computerized home brewing system and Community Bio Lab capable of work with DNA and growing bio materials.
We will email you about upcoming events and workshops.
These shears are used for cutting metal or plastic in straight lines or curves. It can be used on mild steel up to 0.09" or aluminum up to 0.11".
This torch gets to 4700 degrees F, and is used for jewelry melting and soldering.
Similar to the Laser Cut and Engraved Box project available elsewhere on this site, the Acrylic Dice Tray is an invaluable resource for tabletop and board game use--durable, highly customizable, and easy to make!
These instructions do assume basic proficiency with the Universal laser cutters, and general knowledge of the use of Inkscape for optional customization, but other than that this project is fairly straightforward, and is an ideal next project for those who have completed the laser cut box and want to branch out to new materials.
Having live streaming of the 3d printer area will allow people to remotely monitor the progress of their prints, seeing if their jobs are complete or if issues occurred and stopped mid way. this can be important on longer running jobs. Additionally will allow people to see if equipment is being utilized without having to come in to the space.
IP cameras pointing at all pieces of equipment. WYZE Cam OG 1080p HD Wi-Fi Security Camera - can be of the area or of each printer (35 per printer or 4 to monitor area)
Adobe's Creative Suit includes Photoshop (image editing,) Illustrator (vector editing,) Premier Pro (video editing,) After Effects (motion graphics and video effects,) Audition (audio editing,) Indesign (page layout and multipage document publishing,) and a bunch more. While free alternatives are available for many of these and are widely used at MakeHaven, there is something to be said for using "the industry standard" software which may be more feature rich and capable.
GLASS SLUMPING: Add dimension to your fusing. Ceramic slumping molds allow you to shape the glass by bending (slumping or draping) over a form to make unique art, dishes, and more. Make sure to use 1/2" kiln posts to elevate your mold to let air flow above and below. Work in short intervals to prevent crack due to rapid heat. Start at 5 minutes then wait 30 seconds and repeat 2 more times, then proceed to 10 minutes or until piece is fully slumped.
I realize that this isn't something that we can "buy" but I look at all the items on the wish list, everything from bar clamps to laser welding machines, and I think "where are we going to to put all this stuff?
My wish list is stuff like a lockers where we can put laptops and personal items while we're in the space working.
GreenSweep is a sweeping compound that can be sprinkled on a dusty shop floor, (see metal shop), and will then allow the inhabitants to sweep the area without raising a ton of dust in the air. It doesn't have to be used every time, but then nobody seems to be sweeping with any regularity.
A 50 pound box costs about $30.
While we're at it, are there any good brooms around? Where?