Main Level
Print Room
The print room contains a wide variety of digital fabrication equipment.
Multi-Purpose Workshop
The Multi-Purpose Workshop provides bench space for the assembly of projects and for low-resolution prototyping. In addition to hand tools and hand-held power tools, a wide variety of fasteners, adhesives, and sanding abrasives are available. Formal training is required to use the hand-held power tools.
Machine Shop
If you need to cut, bend, weld, or fabricate a metal part, the Machine Shop has tools and equipment to get the job done. Two Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Mills provide the ability to fabricate precision metal parts and create printed circuit boards. GCAD is one of the few independent school makerspaces (if not the only one) to include a precision CNC abrasive, waterjet cutting machine. Formal training is required to use the equipment in the Machine Shop.
Wood Shop
The Wood Shop is fully equipped with the tools and machinery necessary for the fabrication of wood, plywood, and plastics. Traditional woodworking equipment allows for lumber-in-the-rough to be dimensioned to finished parts. Bent laminations and veneering techniques can be accomplished using the vacuum bag press. A large 8'x 4' CNC router automates the fabrication process while providing the ability to create large-format, 3-dimensional carving. Formal training is required to use the equipment in the Wood Shop.