As a graduate student at the College of Architecture & Planning, you'll have access to this well-equipped and well-maintained 3000-square-foot facility that includes:
- an After Hours Shop for assembly and wood storage area,
- a large explosion-proof spray booth,
- a Laser Cutter Laboratory that houses two 150 watt (one large format) and two 75 watt laser cutters that is open 24/7. The laser cutter laboratory is staffed by student employees during the day and well into the evening to assist in the set-up and processing of your model parts. The college is currently exploring the purchase of a 3D printer for this lab to enhance your model making capabilities.
The 1500-square-foot Machine Room houses the bulk of the woodworking tooling this lab has to offer. A partial list can be seen below. This area of the lab is open to students from 8:00am to 10:00pm Monday through Sunday and is also staffed by student employees. The Design Fabrication Laboratory is managed and supervised by a full time staff member who conducts all the required training for this facility and is available to students Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm. The expertise of the lab manager and employees is there to help you in creating the designs you envision.
A mandatory “Basic Safety Orientation,” conducted only at the beginning of the semester, is required for all students. Once attended, access to the facilities and all of its other training and resources will be at your disposal. This course is an introduction to the college's and building’s safety polices as well as the proper use of personal safety equipment and safe practices on the smaller shop machines. You may then attend “Tool Seminars,” conducted at the beginning of each semester, to instruct you in the proper use of the larger floor mounted machinery as well as handheld power tools. The intention of these seminars is to familiarize you with each machine available in the shop's inventory and conceptual basis of their use. View the list of approved and non-approved model making materials and techniques.
Hours
You can sign up for time in the laser lab to work on your project.
Currently, the Design Fabrication Laboratory is open seven days a week with the Machine Room open Monday-Sunday, 8:00am to 10:00pm. The After Hours Shop, Spray Booth and Laser Cutter Laboratory are available 24/7.
Available Tools
Two 10" band saws
14" band saw
20" band saw
Two 20" scroll saws
Two 10” 5 horsepower table saws
6"x108" edge sander
Two 4"x36" belt sanders
10” and 18" drill press
Radial arm drill press
42" Lathe
8" & 6" jointers
15" planer
18” and 24” drum sanders
12” chop saw
12” sliding compound saw
Mortising machine
Shaper and router table
Sheet metal combination machine
12-ton tube bender
As well as a variety of handheld power tools and hand tools