The Materials Lab provides space, equipment and trained personnel to assist students in their work. Design ideas that originate in the studio can be implemented in three dimensions in the Materials Lab. Full-scale working prototypes and scaled models can be made to present design proposals.
Though students must provide their own materials for projects, the Materials Lab includes a complete wood shop, metal shop, paint booth and laser-cutting machine. The lab employs a range of equipment from traditional hand tools to modern CNC equipment. Students may work in a range of materials including plastic, concrete, and fabrics. Power- and hand-tools are available for checkout by students currently enrolled in Design courses.
| Location | Hours | |
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| Dark Room | Basement of Brooks Hall | Note: Must be enrolled in the College of Design. Equipment for photo negative enlargers available from IT counter. Enrollment in photography class required for access. |
| Digital Printing & Sewing Studio | 230C Leazar Hall | 24 hour code access, must be registered in Art+ Design course. |
| Fibers & Dye | 230-230A Leazar Hall | Monday - Friday: 24 hour secured access (must have code to access the lab) Note: Must be registered/enrolled for an Art + Design course. Saturday & Sunday: 24 hour secured access (closed most holidays) | (must have code to access the lab) Note: Must be registered/enrolled for an Art + Design course. |
| Lasercutter | 220A Leazar Hall | 24 hour secured access. Must have |
| Letterpress Print | 119 Brooks Hall | Monday - Friday: 24 hour secured access (must have code to access the lab) Saturday & Sunday: 24 hour secured access (closed most holidays) | (must have code to access the lab) |
| Materials Lab | 220 Leazar Hall | Accessed during posted hours only. Must attend safety orientation and be enrolled in the College of Design. Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (closed most holidays) |
| Photo Studio | 115 Brooks Hall | key access only- reservations needed, See IT counter for info. |
| Sculpture Studio | 321B Leazer Hall | Code access, A+D Course required. |
| Weaving Studio | 230B and 230D Leazar Hall | Monday - Friday: 24 hour secured access (must have code to access the lab) Note: Must be registered/enrolled for an Art + Design course. Saturday & Sunday: 24 hour secured access (closed most holidays) | (must have code to access the lab) Note: Must be registered/enrolled for an Art + Design course. |
| Silk Screen Exposure and Washout | 100 Brooks Hall | 24 hour code access. must be enrolled in College of Design, orientation required. Large classes have priority. |
Download the equipment manual to read an overview of the tools in the Materials Lab. Anyone wishing to use these tools must attend an orientation session, as well as seek individualized instruction on any tool with which they are not familiar. The manual is not intended to replace such individualized instruction, but to familiarize the reader with the capabilities of the machines.
| Digital Printing & Sewing Studio |
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| Epson 9800 ink jet printer 42" |
| 3 computer work stations |
| fabric storage |
| digital embroidery machine |
| Fibers & Dye |
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| 4 burner stove sealed glass cook top |
| vented stove top hood |
| filtered dye mixing station |
| set of scales |
| large stainless steel sink |
| eyewash station |
| screen drying cabinet |
| refrigerator for silkscreen emulsion |
| assorted steamers |
| UV exposure and vacuum table |
| 5' x 20' fabric print table / storage cabinets |
| 2 dye storage cabinets (locked) |
| 6 color, 4 station carousel silkscreen press |
| silkscreen storage rack |
| washing machine and dryer |
| 2 knitting machines / Brothers 260 + 860 |
| 1 passap dual knitting machine |
| 1 serger sewing machine / Bernina |
| 2 sewing machines |
| 3 ironing boards, 6 irons |
| Maytag Mangle |
| Large T squares for print tables (registration boards) |
| Misc. PVC tubes and stainless steel tubes |
| 1 large gallery cabinet 80 compartment |
| inventory cabinets in kitchen |
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| Letterpress Print |
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| Vandercook Universal III proof press |
| 1 cabinet steel furniture |
| 1 cabinet wood reglets |
| 4 drawers assorted wood furniture |
| 1 case lead slugs and spacing material |
| Seay-Rouse slug cuter |
| 7 composing sticks |
| 20 drawers of wood type |
| 150 drawers of foundry type |
| glass light table |
| binder mate stitcher |
| ream cutter |
| 24" paper cutter |
| 5 sets of flat flies |
| 5 inking brayers |
| assorted Van Son inks |
| 2 drying racks |
| 2 large vacuum tables |
| 5 large work tables |
| assorted printers rules |
| 4 steel chases |
| 4 sets of steel quoins and keys |
| 2 Type high gauges |
| 1 large gallery cabinet 80 compartment |
| Type brushes, Planes, inking knives |
| 1 boxcar base 12x16 |
| glass inking table |
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| Materials Lab - Wood Shop |
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| 10" sliding table saw |
| 10" SawStop table saw |
| 14" band saws |
| 20" band saw |
| 6" belt sander |
| 20" disc sander |
| Oscillating spindle sander |
| 5' x 10' panel saw |
| Sliding compound miter saws |
| 12" wood lathe |
| 16" drill presses |
| 6" scroll saw |
| 4' x 8' CNC Router |
| Materials Lab - Metal Shop |
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| 13" machine lathes |
| Vertical knee mills |
| Bridgeport CNC vertical knee mill |
| Southwest Industries CNC vertical bed mill |
| 17" drill press |
| 8" surface grinder |
| 52" foot sheer |
| 32" foot sheer |
| 24" slip roller |
| 36" slip roller |
| 48" magnetic finger brake |
| 30" mechanical finger brake |
| 30" bar brake |
| 72" sheet metal brake |
| Horizontal metal cutting band saw |
| Tinsmithing hammers and anvils |
| Hossfield metal bender |
| Hydraulic tubing bender |
| Pullmax metal former |
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| Materials Lab - Welding Shop and Miscellaneous Items |
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| MIG welder |
| TIG welder |
| Plasma cutters |
| Oxygen/Acetylene torch |
| Spot welder |
| 2.5 cu in oven |
| 2.5 cu in kiln |
| Spray booth |
| Sandblast cabinet |
| 1 - 36' x 36' Thermomat vacuum former |
| Weaving Studio |
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| 6 20" AVL compu-dobby looms |
| 10 macomber ad-a-harness looms 40" |
| 2 macomber ad-a-harness looms 56" |
| 1 macomber ad-a-harness loom 48" |
| 1 AVL air assisted production compu-dobby |
| loom 42" |
| TC-I Jacquard digital loom 44" |
| 24' yarn storage in lab 7 shelves tall |
| Lockable storage cabinets for reeds and loom equipment |
| Warping reel |
| Warping boards |
| Felting equpiment |