MakeHaven is for
INventors
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.
Hobbyists
Connect with others who share your passion. Share the skills you have developed expand your horizons.
ARTISANS
Experiment with new medium and challenge your ideas to create something unique. Hone woodworking, sewing or printmaking skills.
The tools to make anything!
Wood shop
Full workshop with all the equipment including: table saw, band-saw, CNC, lathe, planer and hand tools.
Metal SHop
Full metal working shop with saws, vertical mills, CNC machine, waterjet cutter, lathes, welding, jewelry making and blacksmithing.
Textiles & Sewing
Sewing Machines, quilting machine, knitting machine, computerized embroidery and an area to layout and cut large fabrics.
Ceramics & Plastics
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.
Digital Fabrication
Many 3d printers, laser cutters, CNC milling machines, access to design software and more.
Electronics & Radio
Electronics workbench with oscilloscopes, soldering station, reflow oven, and ham radio with antennas on the roof.
Media & Printmaking
Presses for woodblock, screen printing capabilities and a media room built for podcast and product photography.
HOME BREWING & BIO
MA computerized home brewing system and Community Bio Lab capable of work with DNA and growing bio materials.
Stay Connected
We will email you about upcoming events and workshops.
Work Tables (back of Fab Lab)
Folding table that can be rearranged with a long table including cutting mat and light table.
Moose 3D Scanner
Submitted by Daniel Brooks on Mon, 04/29/2024 - 2:10pmThis is a newly released relatively affordable 3D scanning tool that will allow anyone to create highly detailed 3D scans of existing objects, including both mechanical and organic objects, You could even scan your own head if you wanted to.
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".
Jewelry Acetylene Torch
This torch gets to 4700 degrees F, and is used for jewelry melting and soldering.
Event Evaluation
Laser Cut and Engraved Dice Tray
Submitted by Bee Weingart on Thu, 03/28/2024 - 9:38amSimilar 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.
Remote monitoring of 3d printer area - Web version
Submitted by Krystian Michnicki on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 12:24pmHaving 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 Creative Suit
Submitted by Joe Wilson on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 3:02pmAdobe'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.