Some materials are available on-hand at the lab, others must be ordered or purchased elsewhere.
Blackline Supply, a local community-based architecture materials shop, is within walking range and offers a better selection of wood and other specialized materials.
Check in the back office for current prices!
Scraps
- Three scrap material cans and multiple scrap bins
- Use these scraps for tests and starter projects
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Acrylic
- Many colors and styles
- Distributed in sheets of 6 x 12, 12 x12, 18x12 and 24 x 12
- 1/8", 1/4" and 1/16" thickness available
- Premium - reflective (mirrored), glitter, two-color, 2-tone
- Regular - translucent, florescent and opaque
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Wood
- Cheap slats of plywood good for vector cuts
- Less-cheap slats of birch plywood good for raster and vector cuts
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Vinyl
- Sticky on the back
- Many colors
- Rolls from 12" wide to 14" wide
- Sold by the yard or in single sheets
- Free contact/transfer paper
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Paper
- Plenty of free scrap on hand
- A variety of construction paper bold and pastel colors
- Sheets of custom pattern paper available
- Posterboard backdrops available for free use in the lightbox
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Work with glass
- Glass tumbers and sometimes wine glasses
- Protective water-soluable paint to prevent flaking
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Circuit boards, wire
and other electronics
- Circuit boards of several sizes available, single and double-sided
- Many shapes, colors and strengths of wire
- General electronics workshop fee for LED's, transistors, etc...
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Small computer boards
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Electronics Supplies
- Transistors, capacitors, wire, PCB board, connectors, cables and more
- Wire-cutters, screw drivers, pliers and other basic tools available
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Jewelry components
- Hooks, chains, pins for earrings and neckalces and more
- Available for a fraction of a dollar
- Glow-in-the-dark fiber
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Fabrics
- For workshops and upon special request
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3D Printer Filament
and Stereo Lithography Resin
- An assortment of colors in ABS 1.75mm for the UP! printers
- A few colors in PLA 3mm for the Lulzbot TAZ
- Experimental materials: PETT, nylon, and laybrick for the Lulzbot TAZ
- UP!3D - 0.10$ per gram + 2$ setup fee
- Lulzbot TAZ - 0.10$ per gram + 5$ setup fee
- Stereo Lithography Resin - by special arrangement
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Water Bottles
- Good for laser engraving projects
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