IC Makerspace

The 3D Printers just might be your ultimate tool for boundless creativity in our cutting-edge Makerspace. Bring their wildest ideas to life with precision and ease by effortlessly translating your imagination into tangible reality.  Whether you're a hobbyist, a student working on an assignment or faculty,  the 3D printers will revolutionize your creative journey!

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon Printers

The Makerspace maintains two Bambu Lab X1 Carbon Printers and one A1 mini. We use PLA 1.75 mm filament to print a variety of personal and academic projects. We offer 200 grams of Makerspace filament use per semester, or clients can bring their own filament. We have many colors of PLA, a few PETG options, and black TPU. We currently only do single-color printing to reduce waste and print time.

How to get a 3D print started:

1. Email Makerspace@ithaca.edu and attach a link to a file you found online, or attach the .STL to the email.
2. Include details about the size, color preference, any slicing settings, and a date you need it done by. If it is an academic project, please include the course and the name of the professor.
3. We will add your request to our queue and track your filament usage internally.
4. We email you when the project is done, and you can pick it up during our open hours.
5. Typically our turnaround is 2 days, but wait times can be longer. Academic projects get priority in the queue.

Alternatively, visit the Makerspace in person to get a print started, and check out our different color filament options! We can show you websites to find good 3D models, teach you basic 3D modeling in Tinkercad, and tell you most anything you'd like to know about 3D printing. While we take care of the file management and slicing on the back end, we're happy to give you a demo. 

The Makerspace is equipped with a Dremel LC40 laser cutter. The machine works by uploading a compatible digital file that can be etched into your material with the laser. Laser cutting can be a great tool for classroom projects or other use around campus, such as creating signage.

The laser can cut through up to 1/8 inch plywood, acrylic sheets, paper, and cardboard. It can engrave on the same materials, and additionally engrave on cork, keychain blanks and anodized aluminum.

The Cricut Maker handles fabrics, leather, paper, and balsa wood with effortless precision. Cricut Maker quickly and accurately cuts 300+ materials, from the most delicate paper and fabric to the tough stuff like matboard, leather, and basswood.  Explore potential project ideas with the Cricut Blog.

Design your own or digitize an existing design and translate it onto a tshirt, hat, mug, sweatshirt, or more! 

Cricut Tools Available:

• 3 Cricut Makers
  • Foil transfer kit
  • Deep point blade
  • Fine point blade
  • Knife blade
  • Rotary blade
  • Calligraphy, Fine point, and Gel pens
• 1 Hat Press
• 2 Mug Press
• 1 Heat Press
• 1 Heat Press Mini
• 1 Inkjet printer for printing stickers and iron-on image transfers. 

Ever wanted to carve your own wooden spoon? How about make some fashionable wooden earrings? The Makerspace is equipped with a handheld Dremel Rotary tool, light woodworking tools, and a solid maple top work bench ready for your light woodworking projects.

Learn how to hand stamp a bracelet or necklace or wrap your favorite trinket into a ring to wear. Other supplies include: earring hooks, ring sizing tools, keychain rings.

Two Singer Heavy Duty Sewing machines are available for a range of simple to complex sewing projects. Other materials available include knitting, crochet, and embroidery supplies.

The Brother SE1900 embroidery machine offers an intelligent but simple to use single-needle computerized embroidery machine experience complete with an auto-threader, bobbin thread runout detection, and built in fonts for quick designs on the machine's touchscreen interface. Work with Makerspace staff to digitize any graphic you want to embroider and learn the process of computerized embroidery.