Tools & Studios

Laser cutters

Black Cat Labs, 90 Watt CO2 Laser

• Two machines available for use
• Max material size: 20.75″x33.75″ (53cm x 86cm)
• Max material thickness (that will fit in the machine to be engraved): 8”
• Max design size: 20.25″x33.25″ (52cm x 85cm)
• Max cut thickness: 1/4”
• Focal length of laser = 2″
• (2) rotaries to allow for engraving on curved surface
• Tinted glass

Materials:

• Cut: acrylic, wood, paper, leather, some plastics, some foams
• Engrave / etch: the materials above plus glass, anodized aluminum
• See full list of laserable materials here (list courtesy of ATX Makerspace)
• NOT compatible with: polycarbonate, metal, glass, PVC, most plastics
• See full list of non-laserable materials here (list courtesy of ATX Makerspace)

Certification: Required in order to use the machine solo, guided use also available.
Pricing: time on this machine will be charged in 15-minute increments.

3D Printers

Prusa MK4S

• Nozzle size: 0.4 mm default, 0.25mm and 0.6mm also available.
• Maximum print dimensions: 250 x 210 x 220 mm | 9.84 x 8.3 x 8.6 in
• Four machines available for use
• View details on Prusa’s website 

Prusa XL

• One machine available for use
• Maximum print dimensions: 360×360×360 mm (14.17’’×14.17’’×14.17’’)
• View details on Prusa’s website

Available Filaments & Materials:

• PLA+, PETG, and NinjaFlex is in stock at the space.
• Note: We can not currently print with ABS filament, due to fumes.

Certification is required in order to use the machine solo, or guided use is available for an additional charge.

Coming soon – SLA Resin Printing

NTL Shocker Deluxe 4×4 w/ Micro Registration

• 4 colors, 4 stations
• 4 standard t-shirt platens (16 x 20 in)
• 1 Oversized platen (20 x 24 in)
• 1 Mini platen (8.5 x 11 in)
• 1 Sleeve platen (8 x 25 in)

Certification: Required in order to use the studio space & machines

• Exposure Unit: UV style with Vacuum Pump (34 x 29 in)
• Conveyor Dryer: BBL Little Buddy II 120v
• Flash Dryer: Ranar D-160 110v

Materials:

• Transparencies and t-shirts available for purchase
• Ink and emulsion included
• Free screen rental, screens also available for purchase

Metal CNC Mill

 Taig 2018CR CNC mill

• Specs: Gecko G540 drivers and LinuxCNC control box
• Materials: able to cut aluminum easily); precise and powerful enough to (slowly) cut stainless steel
• Accessories: touch probe, endmills, flycutters, a vise, and a tooling plate
• Pricing: time on this machine will be charged in 30-minute increments.

Wood CNC Router

 Shapeoko Benchtop 3D Cutting Machine

• 30in x 30in bed
• Max material thickness: 2.5″
• Max cut thickness: up to 2.5″ (depending on router bit)

Used for: Subtractive manufacture; Engraving, sign making, furniture prototyping

Materials: 

• Wood: MDF, plywood, regular wood
• Polycarbonate (with special bit)
• Note: Not compatible with metal or glass materials

Certification: VCarve design class and machine certification are both required in order to use the machine solo.
Pricing: time on this machine will be charged in 30-minute increments.

SAWS

• Table Saw: SawStop 10″ Contractor Saw
• 12” Slide Compound Miter Saw: Hitachi C 12RSH2
• 9” Benchtop Bandsaw: Skil 3386 & Craftsman 113.244501
• Cordless Jigsaw, handheld: Dewalt DCS 334
• Circular Saw: Dewalt DWE575 (120V/15 Amp)
• Scroll Saw: Central Machinery, 16″ variable speed
• Planer: Dewalt DW735 (13″ Thickness Planer, 15Amp)

Other tools: 

• Dewalt Multi Tacker Staple Gun
• Porter Cable Nail Gun
• Ridgid Jobmax Multi Tool
• Chicago Electric Multi Tool
• Electric Engraver
• Air Baush / Engraver
• Black and Decker BDCS20 Cordless Screw Gun
• R&D Safety Equipment and Hand Tools

SANDERS

• 4” x 36” Belt/8” Disc Combo Sander: Bucktool BD4801
• Dragster Power Sander: Black & Decker DS321 (handheld)
• Orbital Sander: Makita BO5030 (handheld)

DRILLS

• 17” Floor Drill Press: Grizzly G7947 (17” Drill Press, 12 Speed)
• 10” Table Top Drill Press: Central Machinery 10168 (10” Drill Press, 12 Speed)
• Miniature Drill Press: Microlux – Variable speed, digital depth gauge
• Dremel Stand/Drill Press: Dremel 220
• Drill/Driver: Dewalt DCD791 (1/2″ cordless)

Impact Drivers 

• Dewalt DCF887 (1/4″ cordless)
• Bosch Ps20 (1/4″ cordless)

Corded Drill/Screwdriver: Black & Decker DR550 (1/2″ 7Amps)

ROTARY TOOLS

• Mini Lathe: Rikon 70-100 Mini Lathe, 12” length max
• High-speed Rotary Tool: Dremel 4000, handheld
• Router in Table:  Dewalt DWP611, handheld when not in table, 7Amps

OTHER EQUIPMENT

• Kiln: Paragon Industries, LP – Estimated 6-8” inside
• Hot Wire (Foam) Cutter: Proxxon Thermocut 37080
• Bench Grinders: Duracraft 60650
• Grinder and buffing wheel: Central Machinery 43533
• Angle Grinder: Chicago Electric 60372 – 4 1/2″
• 6″ Cutoff Saw: Chicago Electric 41453
• Double Cut Saw: Chicago Electric

Machines

PCB Mill

• Power supply: Matrix MPS-3002L-3
• Function generator: GW Instek SSG-1003
• Oscilloscope: Rigol DS1052E

Hand Tools: 

• Heat gun
• Small screwdriver set
• Wire strippers & snips
• Magnifying glass
• Infrared thermometer
• (7) Helping hands
• (6) Multimeter

Micro B USB cable with current display: New Epoch CBI-520A

Kill A Watt:  Prodigit Electronics P440

Supplies

• Kapton tape
• Thermal tape

Wire

• Solid core wire
• Flexible wire

Soldering

• Soldering iron: (2) Hakko FX-888D, (5) Assorted generic
• Solder: 0.6mm, 0.3mm
• Tip tinner
• Solder paste
• Flux pen
• Fume extractor fan: JF tools 493
• Reflow soldering station: X-Tronic 5040-XR3
• PUHW Infrared IC Heater

Assorted components & connectors

• Resistors
• Capacitors
• Buttons
• Switches
• Heat shrink
• Butt connectors
• Terminal connectors
• Pin connectors – assorted
• Jumper wires
• Breadboards
• Motors – assorted
• Through-hole prototyping boards

Electronics store

More items available in the Seattle Makers online store

Heavy Duty Industrial Machines

• Juki DDL-5550
• Atlas AT-810
• Yamata FY5318

Standard Sewing machines

• Brother “Strong and Tough” ST531HD (4 total)
• Brother CS-6000I
• Brother SE600 Embroidery Sewing Machine

Coverstitch: Janome Cover Pro1000CP

Serger: White speedylock differential 1800

Sewing Tools

• Clothing iron & table-top ironing board
• Silhouette Cameo Vinyl Cutter
• Cutting mats
• Sewing scissors, thread snips
• Straight pins, safety pins, etc.

Note: members need to provide their own sewing notions and fabric

• Display TV with 65″ screen, and HDMI cable for laptop plugin
• Wi-fi access
• iMac with full Adobe Creative Cloud suite
• Backup Windows laptop – i5 processor with 8GB RAM

Music tools

• Microphone and stand
• Small guitar amp
• Audio breakout box with 2 XTR inputs

Video tools

• Heavy duty BOGEN tripod
• Six light duty tripods
• Genary Spectra LED
• Adobe After Effects editing station

SLA Printer – Coming soon!

Elegoo Mars 2

• Masked Stereolithographic 3D printer
• Maximum print dimensions: 129mm x 80mm x 150mm OR 5.08in x 3.15in x 5.90in

Materials:

• Photopolymer resin

Certification: Required in order to use the machine with guided use – coming soon! Please note, 3D Printer certification is a prerequisite for the SLA certification.
Pricing: time on this machine will be charged by volume (mL).  Ability to buy time and schedule time on this machine is coming soon.