Available Tools

Available Equipment

Machine Access System

Stationary Powered Tools

Hand Held Power Tools

Surface Finishing

Glass Bead Abrasive Blast Cabinet

Welding

Welding facilities are housed in the sculpture studio of the Woldenberg Art Center on the Newcomb campus. The sculpture studio is in the beautiful 1920’s era natatorium that once housed the women’s swimming pool and is now the foundry and fabrication space. The expansive and day-lit studio was fitted with a new 2 ton bridge crane, storage, lighting, ventilation and foundry facilities as well as the complete range of equipment for gas and arc welding, forging and other metal forming and fabrication processes.

Students who need help with ferrous or aluminum welding should contact Professor Dan Alley dalley1@tulane.edu

Training and Manuals

For information on safety and PPE requirements for each machine in the MakerSpace, see the Job Hazard Analysis forms.

Preventing injury to people (and equipment) is our first priority. To do this, users must demonstrate knowledge and competence. Users can earn a "badge" that certifies their competence. The various badges, and the equipment authorized by that badge, can be found here: PPE For each badge, a user builds one or more "widgets" using a combination of hand and power tools.

To earn Metal-1, these widgets must be correctly fabricated as shown on the plans:

On-line basic training materials are found here: https://tulane.learnerhall.com/Tulane/LearnerWeb_PTM.asp?ActionID=Launch&CourseID=TMS101CBT

Every MakerSpace user (defined as anyone who touches any tool or piece of equipment) must complete the Basic Training online course, and sign the waiver form (available from any Ninja). All users must go through additional training procedures in order to earn a badge that conveys access to the restricted power tools.

Manuals for most of the tools in the MakerSpace have links below, and are also linked from specific sections of this Wiki.