Fabrication Spaces
Mandeville Woodshop
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)
VAF Wood & Metal Shops
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)
VAF Ceramic Shop
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)