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.
Inland Wiz Glass Grinder with Mr. Splash Shield
Risograph printer
Submitted by Michelle Wickham on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 2:25pmThey're really cool! They are also having something of a 'moment' amongst comic authors / printmakers / artists / etc., and I think it would be fun to have one in New Haven.
Power/Pressure Washer for the Lending Library
Submitted by Adam Rendall on Sun, 05/14/2023 - 5:20pmA high PSI gas powered pressure washer is needed to remove graffiti, super caked in dirt, or just to reach spaces beyond what a cheaper electric power washer can do. However, it's not the kind of thing that you'd need to use every weekend, it would be much better to split it up between many MH members.
Jewelers drill press
Submitted by Jerome Schmitt on Fri, 05/05/2023 - 12:45pmMachine Shop, Jewelry Shop, and Electronics Shop can all benefit from a small accessible high speed drill press. High speeds are necessary to spin the tiny drills used to make small holes in Jewelry parts, Printed Circuit Boards, and small-scale precision devices.
Although not a recommendation, this $118 drill-press at this link achieves 8500 RPM.
https://pmcsupplies.com/benchtop-drill-press.html
Anti- fatigue mat https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N296Y4M?tag=thespruceeats-onsite-prod-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&ascsubtag=4156222%7Cnf69c259bf1e34ac090845649f8bae55623%7CB00M8O122G
Submitted by Kristin Peters on Sun, 04/30/2023 - 7:25pmStanding and quilting on the concrete floor several hours causes leg and back pain. An anti-fatigue mat would help to decrease these symptoms. This particular mat is thick, durable, stain resistant and would run the length of the quilting frame.
A second pottery wheel :)
Submitted by Josephine Ankrah on Tue, 04/25/2023 - 9:09amIt would be great to have a second wheel because the space is being utilized more and more and it would be so fun to be able to practice throwing with other members!
Pls and ty!
https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-clay-boss-potters-wheel/?cl...
Automatic Blast Gates
Submitted by Lior Trestman on Mon, 04/24/2023 - 4:06pmBecause then people wouldn't need to check to make sure that the right gates in the woodshop are open/closed.
Larger Dust Collector
Submitted by Lior Trestman on Mon, 04/24/2023 - 4:04pmBecause our current dust collector is underpowered for the number of tools we now have.
https://beavertools.com/mdcxf102203-laguna-x-flux-10hp-industrial-dust-c...
Formlabs Fuse SLS 1+ 30W
Submitted by Lior Trestman on Mon, 04/24/2023 - 2:42pmBecause an SLS printer would let us print industrial grade prints without supports.
1 x Fuse 1+ 30W Printer 120V
1 x Fuse Series Build Chamber 120V
1 x Fuse Series Powder Cartridge
1 x Fuse Series Printer Stand
3 x Nylon 12 Powder 6 kg
1 x Fuse Sift 120V
1 x Industrial Vacuum 110V
1 x Sift 300 Sieve
1 x Fuse and Sift Standard Service 1 Year