3D & Extended Media Labs

Located within the Art Building are large, equipped wood and metal shops, a ceramic shell facility and a metal casting foundry. There is also a wax working/mold making studio and a lecture room with A/V equipment.

Below is a list of the equipment within the Art Building, Graduate Studio shops, and Esquire Building ceramic studios available to students and faculty.

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Woodshop

22″ helical planer
8″ helical jointer
16.5″ lathe
10″ SawStop left tilt table saw
12″ compound miter saw
14″ and 16″ band saws
Scroll saw
Drill press
Oscillating spindle sander
1″ band sander
6″x48″ belt sander with 12″ disc
30″ disc sander
Wide variety of clamps, hand, air and electric power tools
High Volume Compressed Air

Metalshop

4’x8′ Lincoln 4800 CNC Plasma Cutter
Metal lathe
Milling machine
Drill press
12″ disc sander
Bench grinder
1″ band sander
Large band saw
16 gauge x 50″ hand roller
55 ton punch
24″ plate and angle shear
30 ton press
3/4″ plate plasma cutter
Forge
Tig, Mig, Spot and Oxy/Acetylene welding capabilities
Various hand, air and electric power tools
High Volume Compressed Air

Foundry

Ceramic shell room
Melt Furnace
Dewaxing kiln
4’x4′ Sandblasting Cabinet
High Volume Compressed Air

Ceramics Studio

Slab Roller
Wedging Tables
Electric Pottery Wheels
Clay Mixer
Plaster Room for Mold Making and Slip-Casting
Glaze Area
Glaze Spray-Booth
Exterior Kiln Area
(6) Electric Kilns (from 1.4 to 10 cubic feet) with Digital Temperature Controls
Two Geil Gas Downdraft Kilns (30 and 24 cubic feet)
80cf Gas Car Kiln
Ceramics Decal Printer
Ceramic 3D Printer

3D Printer Lab

(6) Large 400mm 3D Printers
(2) Shapeoko Benchtop CNC Router

Open Work and Critique Space

Overhead Grid Light System
Tracking Lighting
10″ Pendulum Speaker
Projectors

Wax & Plaster Room

6 Gallon Professional Wax Pot
400lb Plaster Bin
Various Wax Working Tools

Classroom

(6) overhead cord reals
Variety of clamps, hand, and electric power tools
High Volume Compressed Air
65″ Monitor

Graduate Resources and Facilities

The Visual Arts Graduate Research Laboratory has spacious and well-equipped project studio spaces for wood and metal fabrication, ample common space for developing large-scale pieces, and individual studios.

Joseph B. Heller Wood Fabrication Studio

14″ Band Saw
24″ Band Saw
12″ Compound Miter Saw
10″ SawStop Table Saw
48″ Wood Lathe
8″ Jointer
1″ Band Sander
12″ Disc Sander
Drill Press
Various Hand and Power Tools

Joseph B. Heller Graduate Metal Shop

Miller 300 Tig Welder
Miller 210 Mig Welder
Miller 140 Mig Welder
Lincoln Hand Plasma Cutter
Lincoln Fume Extractors
Bridgeport Milling Machine
12″ Disk Grinder
Metal Lathe
Standing Drill Press
36″ Belt Grinder
Ellis Horizontal Band Saw
Milwaukee Chop Saw
48″ Finger Brake
16 Gauge x 50″ Slip Roller
Various Hand and Power Tools

Extended Media Resources

Equipment Checkout

Full Frame Mirrorless Cameras
Full Frame DSLR Cameras
APS-C DSLR Cameras
Lighting Kits
Audio Recording Kits
Fluid Drag Head Tripod
Rear and Front Screen Projectors

Equipment Checkout is located in the basement of the Tornabene Theatre room 28 (The Cage)
Available to currently enroll School of Art students.

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There are several OSCR facilities that support student and faculty multimedia coursework with specialized software, equipment, and technical advice, including a CFA multi-media lab with 30 Mac stations.

The Digital Print Studio is also available to 3DXM students in room 12 of the School of Art.