Fabrication Spaces

The Mandeville Woodshop is a 1,200 sqft hands-on workspace for Visual Arts majors to explore woodworking, sculpture, painting, and more. Equipped with professional tools—including saws, routers, sanders, and a 4x4 vacuum former—the shop supports both practical and experimental projects. Students gain access after completing a safety tutorial and orientation, and can work during supervised hours with support from experienced staff. Regular demos and guided sessions promote skill-building, creative exploration, and safe, collaborative learning.

Location

Mandeville B119 

Access and Safety

Students must complete a shop orientation both online at the facilities instructional support canvas page, and at the shop with a supervised staff member leading the tutorial. 

Facilities and Equipment

• Hand tools
• 12” band saw
• Festool kapex KS 120 REB 10’ compound sliding miter saw
• Panel saw
• Saw-Stop Professional Table Saw
• belt sander/disc grinder
• helical head jointer 6” width long bed
• 13” thickness planer
• Drill press
• Hand routers
• Corded drills
• Brad nail guns
• Palm sanders, compact routers,
• 2 large work tables
• 4x4 Vacuum former 

Material Fees/Cost

$75 per yearly use

Facilities Instructional Support Canvas Page

Instructional support documents pertaining to equipment, demonstrations, and shop hours that change quarterly, can be found here : (Canvas link)

The Visual Arts Facility (VAF) is home to the department’s primary fabrication spaces located in building 1: a woodshop/metal shop, a ceramics studio, and a special projects space. These studios are designed to support advanced material research, cross-disciplinary experimentation, and large-scale production—serving MFA and PhD students, faculty, and, during instructional support hours, undergraduates.

Location

Visual Arts Facility Building 1, Rooms 103/107

Access and Safety

Students must complete a shop orientation both online at the facilities instructional support canvas page, and at the shop with a supervised staff member leading the tutorial. 

Facilities and Equipment

Woodshop equipment

• Dewalt DW735 13" Thickness Planer
• Festool Kapex Compound Sliding Miter Saw
• Hitachi C15FB 15" Miter Saw
• Saw Stop Professional Cabinet Table Saw
• Jet 6" Helical-head Jointer
• Felder Bandsaw
• Dayton 15" Bandsaw
• JET 17” Drill Press JDP-17
• JET 12” Drill Press JWDP-12
• JET Dual Disk/Belt Sander
• Dewalt DW 735 13" Thickness Planer
• Milwaukee 8" Panel Saw
• Delta Oscillating Spindle Sander
• Delta Variable-Speed MIDI Lathe
• Saw-Stop Professional Table Saw
• Dewalt circular saw
• 2 makita impact drivers
• 2 makita drills

Metal Shop equipment

• Millermatic 252 MIG Welder 22GA
• Rockwell Disc Sander
• Miller Plasma Torch
• JET Bench Grinder (needs new abrasive wheel)
• Wellsaw 8M, 17422 Horizontal Bandsaw
• Porter + Cable Porta Band Saw
• BOSCH Abrasive Chop Saw 14”
• Hydmech Abrasive chop saw
• Rockwell Drill Press 15-665
• Econoline sand blaster
• Klutch Deluxe Foot Shear
• Dayton 50” Slip Roll 13W883
• Dayton 16 Gauge Bench Brake 13W886
• Hossfeld Universal Bender
• Dayton 4-Stage Air Cleaner
• Angle grinders and pneumatics

Material Fees/Cost

$75 per yearly use

Facilities Instructional Support Canvas Page

Instructional support documents pertaining to equipment, demonstrations, and shop hours that change quarterly, can be found here : (Canvas link)

Our modest yet efficient ceramic shop offers throwing wheels, 2 electric kilns, an array of hand building tools, and a 3D PotterBot for clay printing. This space supports functional ceramics and conceptual work in clay-based practices.

Location

Visual Arts Facility Building 1, Rooms 106

Access and Safety

This space is designed for MFA, PHD, and faculty research. Students must complete a safety tutorial with a supervised staff member, faculty member, or student leading the tutorial before they can be granted access. 

Facilities and Equipment

• Bluebird stainless steel clay mixer
• Skutt automatic kiln KM-1231PK
• Skutt automatic kiln KM-1627PK
• 3D PotterBot
• Scott Creek Pottery Super Duper Clay Extruder
• Electric Throwing Wheels
• Bailey Slab Roller

Facilities Instructional Support Canvas Page

Instructional support documents pertaining to equipment, demonstrations, and shop hours that change quarterly, can be found here : (Canvas link)