Paterson Library Makerspace
Chancellor Paterson Library
LI-1005
What is the Makerspace?
The Makerspace is a do-it-yourself place for students, faculty and staff to explore, learn, create and collaborate.
Open to the following for academic and curricular purposes:
- Lakehead instructors
- Lakehead students
- Lakehead staff
What is available?
- 2 x Ultimaker 3D printers
- 1 x Einscan-SP desktop 3D scanner
- 1 x Oculus Rift virtual reality display system
- 1 x Dell i7 computer with 32 GB DDR RAM, 256 SSD hard drive
- 1 x Dell Xeon computer with 64 GB DDR RAM, 256 SSD hard drive and NVidia Geforce 1080 graphics
- Software - CURA slicing software, Blender, MeshMixer
- Adobe Creative Suite (also in LI-1003 computer lab)
- 1 x HP Sprout Pro G2 (on loan from TSC)
Available from the Services Desk:
- Canon Rebel T6i DSLR camera with 18 - 55 mm lens
- Sony FDRAX33 Handicam 4K HD video camera
- Banner style retractable green screen - 58” x 70”
- Sheet style green screen with frame - 72” x 108”
- Camera tripod
Ultimaker 3 and Ultimaker 3 Extended - 3D Printers
- Can print objects up to 200mm x 200mm x 200mm and 200mm x 200mm x 300mm
- Layer resolution up to 20 micron for 0.4 mm nozzle
- Can currently print with PLA, PVA (support filament), additional filament types (CPE/CPE+, Nylon, and others) will be available
Oculus Rift VR Headset with two sensors, 2 touch controllers
Rift applications:
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (team building)
- ShareCare VR (exploring the human body)
- Nature Trek (nature walks/encounters)
- The Climb (outdoor rock climbing)
- Google Tiltbrush (virtual painting)
- Google Earth
- The Drawing Room (art turned into 3D experience) Einscan-SP 3D scanner
- With turntable, can scan objects up to 8” x 8” x 8”
- Handheld, can scan objects up to 48” x 48” x 48”
- Resolution up to .1 microns
- Output as .obj, .stl, etc.
Hours of access:
June to August - 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for drop-in discussion, orientation, etc.
Also by appointment.
Contact:
Garth Galvin: ggalvin@lakeheadu.ca 343-8225
Val Gibbons: vgibbons@lakeheadu.ca 343-8165