Makerspace

The Makerspace is a place where you can come to explore your creativity. Whether you are just looking to keep your hands busy with crafts or you are ready to build a virtual reality world, we have something for everyone.

What can you imagine?

Learn and Do

Software

Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything! (free account needed)

Inventor is a professional-grade product design and engineering tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, visualization and documentation. (academic account needed)

Cricut Design Space is a free software that is used to create and share projects for Cricut Maker. (free account needed)

Learn

3D Printing

Thomas Sanladerer - 3D printing basics (playlist)

Prusa 3D - basics-of-3D-printing (pdf)

 

General

Captain Disillusion - CD/ (playlist)

Projects

Button Maker

  • A Drawing
  • Your Face, Your SO's Face
  • Best-Friend-Forever buttons

Cricut

  • Greeting Cards
  • Door Decorations
  • Vinyl Stickers

3D Printer

  • Key Chains
  • Personal Creations
  • Fidget Toy

Sewing/ Embroidering

  • Face Mask
  • Hair Scrunchie
  • Personalized Shirts

Tools Available

Button maker

Makes 58mm (2.28 inch) buttons

When preparing material for a button you’ll want two circles 2.75 inch for alignment in the button press and an inner 2.25 inch circle with your design. The space between the two circles becomes the edge of the button.button template.png

Cricut Maker

Cricut MakerCricut Maker

  • cuts: paper, card-stock, fabric, wood, vinyl, leather
  • tools: pen, knife, engraving, scoring, perforation
  • maximum work envelope 12x24 inches
Digital Creation

Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator

Blender

  • 3D creation suite
  • modeling, sculpting, animation& rigging, simulation and more...

Inventor

  • 3D CAD software
  • modeling, assembly, simulation and more...

Unity

  • real-time development platform
  • create 2D, 3D, VR & AR content
LEGO bricks

LEGO

LEGO® Large Creative Brick Box

  • 790pcs
  • 33 different colors
Sewing & Embroidery

Stylist_7258

Singer Stylist 7258 digital sewing machines

  • 100 Stitch patterns
  • Automatic needle threader

NQ1600E

Brother Innov-is NQ1600E embroidery machine

  • 198 Built-in designs and 11 fonts
  • 6" x 10" embroidery area
  • bring your own designs (.pes) 

Sample materials and thread available

3D Printer

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon printers available.  Please see our LibGuide: https://libguides.naz.edu/makerspace/3Dprinters for information on using the Makerspace 3D printers.

Using Makerspace

What is a Makerspace?

A place for creative expression by making things.

Where is the Makerspace?

Wilmot Library room 108: Lower level of the library, near the tunnel entrance and the Technology & Media Service Desk (TMSD).

Who can use the Makerspace?

All Nazareth students, faculty and staff

Cost?

Free! Think prototyping, come use my materials to try out your ideas.

Can I use the Makerspace space and tools for my own projects?

Yes! That's exactly what the space is for!

I think my professor could collaborate with the Makerspace.

Have a conversation with your professor. Then reach out.

Spring Hours

The Makerspace will be attended by a Student Assistant or the Makerspace Coordinator during the following hours:

Monday 9-10 AM, 12:30 - 5 PM
Tuesday 9-10 AM, 12:30 - 5 PM
Wednesday 9-10 AM, 12:30 - 5 PM
Thursday 9-10 AM, 12:30 - 5 PM
Friday 9-10 AM, 12:30 - 5 PM

The Makerspace is open by swipe access for the Nazareth community during the same hours as the TMS Desk:

Monday -  Friday 8 AM to 7 PM
Saturday 12 noon to 6 PM
Sunday 12 noon to 5 PM

The Makerspace will be closed on library holidays.

To make an appointment or set up an event, please contact the Makerspace Coordinator Heather Lagoy, hlagoy7@naz.edu.