The Butte College Makerspace
In the Fall of 2017, Butte College was allocated a $500,000 grant to build a makerspace in the Arts building on campus. Since that initial funding, the Makerspace (formerly known as the Create Space) has been allocated aproximately $300,000 in additional funding to purchase specialized equipment for our students and the community to use for creating.
The Butte College Makerspace is located in the ARTS building on campus in Arts 148. The space consists of an indoor area and an outdoor area with larger CNC equipment for wood and metal.
LIST OF EQUIPMENT:
• 3D Printers: Bambu Lab, Creality, Modix, Ultimaker
• Poster Printer: 44" SureColor P8000
• UV Large Format printer for banners, stickers, posters: 60" Roland TrueVis MG-640
• Sticker Printer: 20" Roland VersaSTUDIO
• Industrial Embroidery Machine: Melco 15 color EMT16plus
• DTG (Direct to Garment) Printer: Epson SureColor F2100
• Sublimation Machine: 44" Epson SureColor F6470H
• Laser Printer: 24" x 18” Epilogue laser helix
• UV Flatbed Printer: 20" x 13" Roland VersaUV LEF2-200
• Regular Printer: HP Color LaserJet CP5225
• Hard/Soft Cover Bookbinding: Fastbind Elite XT
• Water Jet: 12" x 12" ProtoMAX
• CNC wood router: Shopbot 8' x 4'
• CNC Plasma cutter: 4' x 4' Arc Pro X 4800
• 3D Clay/Ceramics printers
• 12"x18" vacuum former
• Convention Oven
• Heat Press
Zones in the Makerspace Lab
3D Printing
Resin Printer, Ultimakers, Creality, Bambu, 3D Ceramic, and Modix BIG-120Z printers
The FormLabs Form 2 3D printer is one of the most advanced desktop 3D printers being used in the 3D printing industry. The Form 2 offers industrial quality 3D printing, delivering high-resolution prints with stereolithography (SLA) printing. The build volume is 145×145×175 mm, with a layer thickness of 25–100 microns. The Form 2 enables users to print precise models with stunning surface finish – significantly smoother and more detailed than other plastic (ABS/PLA) 3D printing technologies.
Laser Etching/Cutting
Epilog Laser 60 Watt, Boss Laser 150 Watt
The Butte College Create Space currently offers two laser cutter/etchers, a 30-watt Spirit GX with a 20”x18” etching table, and a 70-watt Epilog laser cutter/etcher with a smaller table, but faster and more powerful laser. Next year, the Create Space will also be ordering a Glow Forge desktop laser cutter/etcher.
ShopBot Wood Router
PRSalpha ShopBot 4'x8' CNC
The PRSAlpha ShopBot is a 96”x48” full size CNC machine using a gantry-based CNC router. This router uses advanced technology for CNC cutting, drilling, carving and machining. the PRSalpha series tools deliver rapid transit speeds of 1800 inches per minute and cutting speeds of up to 600 inches per minute. Easy to configure and re-configure, learn and use, the PRSalpha CNC delivers affordable, full-production performance in digital fabrication of wood, plastic, aluminum, and other materials.
Metal CNC Cutting
4’X4’ ARC Plasma CNC, 12"x12" Waterjet CNC
Arc Pro is a reliable, rugged plasma cutter that give users a 4x4 footprint plasma table cutting area. Arc Pro X 4800 is capable of holding a 1” plate across its cutting surface. Further, Arc Pro X series plasma tables employ an open-ended table frame design, allowing this table to easily work with full 4’x8’ sheets of material.
Virtual Reality
Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Microsoft HoloLens
Rift and Vive are unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. Whether you’re stepping into your favorite game, watching an immersive VR movie, jumping to a destination on the other side of the world, or just spending time with friends in VR, you’ll feel like you’re really there.
The Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition is for developers to test and develop virtual reality products and projects. The Commercial Suite and the Development Edition are fully equipped for all HoloLens developers, whether you’re working as an individual or a team.
Printing/Cutting/Vinyl
Roland 64” Printer Cutter, Epson 44" Sublimation, Roland 20" Flatbed, 24" Vinyl Cutter
Print banners, car wraps, murals, stickers and more with our eco-solvent banner printer/cutter. Our maker lab also includes two industrial hand-grommet machines, and industrial banner tape for double-sided or larger banners.
Industrial Embroidery machine
MELCO Industrial Embroidery machineDescription: Melco industrial, sixteen-color embroidery machine Our Melco embroidery machine is used by students for patches, embroidering on shirts, jackets, hats and many other items.
Industrial Embroidery machine
MELCO Industrial Embroidery machineDescription: Melco industrial, sixteen-color embroidery machine Our Melco embroidery machine is used by students for patches, embroidering on shirts, jackets, hats and many other items.
Makerspace contacts
- Daniel Donnelly Makerspace Lead
- Raquel Desimone DeArellano Makerspace Tech
Content Editor:
Daniel Donnelly
530-895-2880