What can I find in the Northeastern makerspaces?
There are accessible makerspaces on both the Boston and Oakland campuses; the biggest is the 15,000-square-foot space on the ground floor of Boston’s EXP research building. A partial list of resources includes: sewing machines, including a computer-controlled embroidery machine and a heavy-duty industrial machine; 3D printers and laser cutters; a woodworking station; a jewelry bench; screen printers and an industrial-grade copy machine. The space also supplies raw materials like wood, filament and fabric at cost.
“Students, staff and faculty can use it for ‘capital R’ research, Halloween costumes and everything in between,” says EXP senior makerspace manager Paul Carson. He used the industrial sewing machine to make a leather book bag this past fall.
What do I have to do before using them?
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