Contemporary Sculpture Studio:

The sculpture studio located on the 1st floor of the Fred Jones Center is equipped for a variety of construction needs. It includes 2 main indoor workspaces and an outdoor covered workspace with loading access & 1 ton rolling gantry crane. The sculpture tool room is equipped with a variety of hand & power tools including, saws, drills, grinders, sanders and various air tools. The studio also provides numerous safety items including eye protection, gloves, hearing protection and specific protective clothing. A limited number for undergraduate studio spaces are available for exceptional majors. The studio is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for enrolled students.

Metal fabrication / casting equipment overview:

Torchmate 4’ x 6’ CNC plasma cutting table, Thermal Dynamic plasma w/ 1/2” cut capacity

McEngelvan B-301 speedy melt furnace (#30 crucible capacity)

Iron casting furnace, 120# tap

McEngelvan sand muller, 125# capacity
Powermax 600 plasma cutter

Hossfeld Universal No. 2 bender

Miller 350P MIG welder w/ XR-A aluminum package
2, Lincoln 255 MIG welders
ESAB 252 Heliarc TIG welder
Lincoln AC/DC ARC welder
2, Miller 140, 120v Mig welders
3, oxy/gas welding rigs

2 ton ring roller

#238 Pedestal roller

Baileigh Industrial 12” cold saw

Disc/belt sanding machine
Dayton hand shear

Grizzly milling machine w/ digital readout
Dayton milling/drilling machine
30" metal foot shear
24" metal break/bender
8" stationary grinder
Powermatic 220v. variable speed drill press
14" Porter Cable chop saw
52" Birmingham slip roll
1 ton rolling gantry crane
10" Wilton cold saw
7" x 12" Dayton variable speed horizontal bandsaw
English wheel & planishing hammer

NC Tool Whisper Daddy II gas forge

Dayton sandblasting cabinet
Glass bead blasting cabinet
110 lb. sand blaster pressure pot

Woodshop equipment overview:
10” Saw Stop professional cabinet saw
2, Powermatic drill presses

18” Laguna bandsaw
14" Powermatic bandsaw
18" Dayton wood/metal variable speed bandsaw
Powermatic 3520 variable speed lathe
2, 14" Delta bandsaws
Jet Professional oscillating spindle sander
10" Delta radial arm saw
12" Hitachi miter saw with laser sight
8" Delta Professional jointer
20" Grizzly planer
Milwaukee panel saw
Woodtek combination belt & 12” disc sander
Bosch router table

Grizzly downdraft sanding table

Other equipment:

**Spring 2010--- 3D prototyping machine

Laser cutter, Universal VeraLaser, 50 watt w/ 32” x 18” capacity

Paragon Ovation-10 1700F glass fusing kiln w/digital control
Vacuum degassing chamber for liquid plastic and rubber
Rubber/plastic 60 psi. pressure casting chamber