Fabrication Shops

Please note: Rand Hall closed in mid-May 2017 for the construction of Mui Ho Fine Arts Library. The first-floor fabrication shops have been relocated to other areas within AAP, until August 2019. For details please view the transition plans.

The fabrication facility in Rand Hall's first floor includes a fully equipped digital fabrication lab, wood shop, metal shop, and 24/7 work area. The digital fabrication center consists of a computer lab alongside a wide variety of digital tools including CNC machines, laser cutters, and 3D printers. The analog shops include table saws, band saws, sanders, welders, kilns, and much more.

After shop hours, there is a tool checkout center where students can check out drills, sanders, and many other small tools to use in the 6,000 square-foot work area, which is open 24 hours a day. Before using the shop all students attend a thorough training program where they learn how to safely use all the tools and machinery.

Digital Fabrication Equipment

Zcorp Z450 3D printers (2)
18" x 32" universal laser cutters (3)
4' x 8' CNT Motion CNC Mill with 4 axis lathe
4' x 8' CNT Motion CNC Mill with tangental knife
Objet30 3D printer

Software

RhinoCAM 2012
Rhinoceros 5
AutoCAD 2014
Mastercam
Adobe CS6
Zprint
ZEdit Pro

Wood Shop

Band saws (4)
Saw Stop table saws (2)
Chop saws (3)
20" Powermatic planer
Jointer
Large router table
Drill presses (8)
Sanders (4)
Lathe
Many small hand tools

Metal Shop

Large metal band saw
Mig welders (2)
Tig welders (2)
Oxy-acetylene welders and cutters
Chop saw
Grinders
Sanders
Many small hand tools
Sheet metal break, roller, and shear