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Canon Large Format Printer 44-inch large format printer ideal for high-quality art prints, signage, and other graphic needs
Epson Scanner & Silverfast Scanning Software The Epson scanner is an industry leading scanner capable of scanning up to 6400 dpi.
Grommet Press for Banners This press is capible of setting a veriety of fasteners including grommets, eyelets, and snaps.
Heat Press for Heat Transfers Ideal for applying the printed heat transfer media used on the vinyl printer. Used to affix printed media onto garments with heat and pressure. Bed size: 15" x 15."
Photo Equipment Our photo equipment includes Nikon D800 and D5000 DSLR cameras, three Profoto wireless strobes, a freestanding 10' wide seamless backdrop, several tripods, reflectors, and more.
Roland SP300i Vinyl Printer The Roland SP-300i is great for printing banners and adhesive backed vinyl up to 30" wide.
3D Printer: Lulzbot Mini The Lulzbot Mini is the perfect 3D printer for printing prototypes for your next project. Print Area: 6" x 6" x 6"
3D Printer: Prusa i3 MK3s Creates 3D objects using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM Printing), ideal for rapid prototyping. Capable of printing both rigid and flexible materials. Print Area: 8" x 8" x 9.5."
Arduino Microcontrollers The Arduino UNO is the best board to get started with electronics and coding for microcontrollers.
DC Power Supplies Benchtop power supplies are a convenient way to provide power and monitor current when prototyping.
Digital Multimeter Multimeters are used to accurately measure voltage, resistance, current, and continuity.
Digital Oscilloscope An oscilloscope creates a two-dimensional graph of voltage as a function of time.
Function Generator Outputs voltages which can vary over time, such as sine and sawtooth waves.
Drill Press (Jewelry) This press drills micro holes down to 1/64" for jewelry and other delicate metals.
Durston Rolling Mill This precision mill reduces the gauge of your metal to meet your design need with ease.
Enameling Kiln Provides a controlled high heat environment to fire glass enamel and Precious Metal Clay.
Jewelry Forming Station Texture and form jewelry with ease using mandrels and hammers.
Orion Pulse Arc Welder Micro welding allows you to join metal with precision and little heat transfer.
Polishing Machine Motor reaches high speeds to efficiently bring a polished finish to metal.
Rotary Tumbler Finishes small metal parts in the production of jewelry.
Soldering Station These acetylene torches are for soldering and annealing brass, bronze, copper, gold and silver.
Ultrasonic Cleaner This cleaner removes residue and leaves jewelry and small metal parts clean.
Wax Injector The injector heats wax and uses pressurized air to fill a rubber mold for lost wax casting.
Trotec Flexx 300 Laser Cutter Lasers are used for cutting and engraving materials such as wood, paper, acrylic, leather, and more. Bed Size: 17" x 29"
Trotec Speedy 500 Laser Cutter Used for repeatable and reliable engraving and cutting of wood, leather, paper, acrylic, and more. Our largest laser, with the capability of handling materials up to 27" x 48". Can not engrave or cut metal.
Anvil and Hammer Set Set of steel hammers and anvil for forming hot metal. Usually used along with a forge.
Belt Grinder Abrasive belt used for grinding, deburring, linishing and finishing of any metal material.
Bench Grinder Mounted wheels made from a variety of abrasive compounds for grinding and conditioning metal.
Brazing Torch Variety of torch heads for heat bending, annealing, brazing/torch welding, and cutting.
Cold Saw Chop saw for cutting various types of metal bar stock and tubing, mounted in a stationary vise.
Drill Presses Used for drilling holes for fasteners or other hardware, pre-drilling for tapping, etc.
Grizzly Vertical Bandsaw Variable speed bandsaw for making straight or curved cuts in sheet metal. Cut thin gauge sheet metal in steel, up to 1/4" in soft metals.
Horizontal Bandsaw Used for cutting bar & tube stock that can't be secured in cold saw vise (too big/small, irregularly shaped).
Metal Forge Used for heating metal up so it may be shaped though hammering, bending and other shaping processes.
MIG Welders Ideal for fusing metal with an automatically fed filler wire of the same composition. MIG welding has an easier cleanup, and less steep learning curve than TIG welding, and can weld thicker materials.
Plasma Cutter Cut irregular shapes out of sheet metal, cuts through thick material that our bandsaw can't handle.
Roland MDX CNC Mill CNC tool that can cut full 3D objects, as well as 2D shapes, in a wide variety of materials.
Sand Blasting Cabinet Sand blasters are ideal for cleaning, modifying, or abrading material surfaces.
Scotchman Ironworker Hydraulic-powered machine for quickly punching and shearing both flat and angle iron. Ideal for cutting long lengths of metal down to the desired dimension.
TIG Welder Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welders utilize a hand-fed filler rod to precisely fuse metal. TIG welds are often considered to be of higher quality and precision than MIG welds.
Arbor Press Small hand press used to emboss logos on leather, bend materials, and other pressing applications. Used for riveting, punching, bending, and other pressing applications.
Beveler Essential leatherworking tool that uses two knives to cut down the hard edges of straps or belts creating a refined-looking edge.
Brother Digital Embroidery Machines Converts digital images into embroidered patterns for patches and garments.
Brother Serger Designed for finishing the edges and hems of a wide range of fabrics to prevent fraying.
Burnisher Rotary tool used to smooth edges with sandpaper or the grooves in the rosewood spindle to finish the edges of your leather, creates a smooth edge
Clicker Press Simple die-cutting machine used to cut out shapes of soft materials like leather, cardboard and rubber.
Consew Walking Foot Utilizes a two-part foot to regulate the movement of the material beneath it. In combination with the feed dogs, it prevents slippage of materials allowing thicker textiles to be sewn.
Foiling Heat Press Used on leather to emboss, brand, and adhere metallic foils using custom dies or letterpress type.
Juki Chainstitch Sewing Machine Uses one continuous thread that is looped back on itself. This creates a stitch that has more stretch than a lock stitch. Ideal for thinner materials.
Juki Serger Designed for finishing the edges and hems of a wide range of fabrics to prevent fraying.
Juki Straight Stitch Industrial Sewing Machine Foundational heavy duty sewing machine that can handle thicker or layered materials.
Juki Walking Foot Utilizes a two-part foot to regulate the movement of the material beneath it. In combination with the feed dogs, it prevents slippage of materials allowing thicker textiles to be sewn.
Leather Splitter Designed to easily split almost any weight of leather down to your desired thickness.
Reece Buttonhole Machine Sews professional buttonholes with an automated specialty stitch that both sews and cuts your material, commonly seen on jeans and jackets.
Singer Bartack Sewing Machine A type of reinforcement stitching machine that is used to fortify stress points in textiles, such as to secure pocket corners, belt loops, and zipper flies.
Singer Sewing Machine Basic multi-use, general-purpose home sewing machine. This machine is ideal for everyday lightweight projects.
Skiver Used to remove thin layers of leather material to create leather products, such as shoes, suitcases, and belts.
Two-Head Kick Press Used for setting of grommets, eyelets, snaps, and rivets into leather work, clothing, and other textiles materials.
Union Special Chain Stitch Uses one continuous thread that is looped back on itself. This creates a stitch that has more stretch than a lock stitch. Ideal for heavier materials.
Weaver 205 Leather Sewing Machine Designed for industrial uses that allows for clean stitching of heavier textile materials, such as leather, nylon or canvas, sewing up to 3/4" thick.
Weaver Walking Foot Specialized walking foot industrial machine that can process materials other machines can't. Its 1" lift walking foot and 16" arm allow for clean stitching of difficult materials. Leather, Nylon, plastic webbing, rubber, canvas, tack.
Biscuit Joiner Makes strong and accurate joints for wood-to-wood connections. Uses a small blade to precisely cut crescent-shaped slots into the edges of boards for the placement of flat wooden biscuits.
Bridgewood Planer Used to incrementally and rapidly remove material from the surface of lumber resulting in a board with the top face parallel to the bottom face. This is a key process for milling rough-sawn lumber into a board with a desired and known thickness.
Chisels and Gouges Flat chisels in 6 different widths and carving gouge in a variety of sizes and shapes. Used for squaring corners, precise wood joinery, and applying ornamentation to wood products
Circular Saw The circular saw allows straight and angled cuts at a variety of angles and depths of cut. Most often used when cutting material too large or cumbersome for the table saw.
DeWalt Miter Saws The Miter Saw is a pulldown circular saw that delivers quick and accurate miter angle cuts. Primarily used for length-cutting rough lumber but can also be used with milled boards, plastic, and soft metal.
Domino Joiner Capable of cutting accurate floating mortise and tenon joints. It plunges a straight cutting bit into the surface of a board to precisely cut slots for wooden dominos.
Downdraft Table Used for sanding, it has built-in ventilation to capture dust and draw it away from the material being worked on.
Grizzly Drill Press Drills a variety of materials and a variety of bit types and sizes, including plug cutting. Has depth stops 2 belt gear system for a range of RPMs, and 3-axis adjustable bed.
Grizzly Jointer Used to create a flat surface along the length of a board. When operated in conjunction with the planer, it's used to mill rough-sawn lumber into flat and square-dimensioned lumber.
Grizzly Vertical Bandsaw The Grizzly Bandsaw uses the downward force of the blade teeth for a wide range of different cuts. Used for making straight and irregular cuts.
Grizzly Wood Lathe Lathes securely hold and rotate material while the operator engages with cutting and shaping tools. This lathe is capable of handling materials up to 12" in diameter and 36" in length.
Horizontal Edge Sander The Edge Sander rapidly and efficiently shapes straight and convex edges of a flat workpiece with a course grit sanding belt on a flat graphite-backed platen.
Jet Wood Lathe Lathes securely hold and rotate material while the operator engages with cutting and shaping tools
Oscillating Spindle Sander Shapes a wide range of materials with a cylindrical sanding drum that continually rotates and vertically oscillates. With sanding drums ranging in diameter from 1/4" to 4."
Palm Sanders Smallest type of power sander - great for light-duty finish work and tight spots and corners.
Powermatic Combo Belt and Disc Sander Both a disc and vertical belt sander, this machine has a variety of sanding and shaping applications.
Router Table The router table is a vertically orientated spindle to be used with cutters heads to mold a profile.
SawStop Table Saw Uses a mounted circular blade to cut a wide range of materials. Common uses are to rip and cross-cut solid wood, process plywood, and acrylic sheets, and cut complex joinery. Comes equipped with a safety break mechanism.
ShopBot CNC Routers CNC machines can precisely cut wood, composite materials, soft metals, foam, wax, and more. This CNC machine can mill materials up to 60" x 120" x 18".
Wide Belt Sander The thickness sander evenly refines the surface or raw material or finished panel assemblies. Can flatten slabs and resin pours, remove finishes, refine surface sanding, and sand material to the desired thickness up to 43".