Crea Equipment

Crea provides access to a variety of equipment:

Woodshop

A full woodshop to accomodate a large range of woodworking projects.
  • Table saw
  • CNC router
  • Benchtop planer
  • Woodturning lathe
  • Miter saw
  • Circular saw
  • Orbital sander
  • Plunge router
  • Various hand & power tools

Fabrication Lab

Turn your ideas into physical creations.
  • Laser cutter/engraver
  • 3D printer
  • Vinyl cutter (Cricut)
  • Sublimation printer
  • Ink jet printer
  • Heat press
  • Pyrography (wood burning) kit
  • Various hand & power tools

Electronics Lab

Make or repair things that move, light up, make noise, or otherwise need power.
  • Soldering station
  • Hot air rework station
  • Logic analyzer
  • Digital oscilloscope
  • Arduino, Micro:bit, Raspberry Pi
  • Sensors & circuit components
  • Variable DC power supply
  • Multimeter
  • Wires and wire tools
Missing something?
The equipment available at Crea will evolve based on community interest and feedback, so feel free to suggest additional equipment.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

For the equipment below, we share the specifications and SOP documents online. We also have a printed copies available in the space.

Requires training

CNC Router for cutting and engraving wood, most plastics, and some metals.

Cutting area
48" x 48" x 4"
Supported materials
All types of wood, most plastics, and some alloys of aluminum, brass, and copper
Requires training

Laser cutter and engraver for wood, plastics, leather, fabric, and stone.

Cutting area
20" x 28"
Max cutting depth
0.39" (plywood or acrylic)
Max power
80W
Supported materials
Wood, paper, plastics, leather, fabric, stone, glass, ceramics, rubber, and some other nonmetallic materials
Requires training

Table saw that reduces risk of injury by stopping the blade in less than 5 milliseconds if it makes contact with skin.

Blade size
10" (kerf: 3/32" to 3/16")
Dado size
8" (max width: 13/16")
Supported materials
Depends on blade - generally wood products
Requires training
Cummins MCS 1000 Wood Lathe

4-speed woodturning lathe

Max turned length
39 (1,000 mm)"
Max swing diameter
14"
Turning speeds (RPM)
1100, 1600, 2300, 3400
Supported materials
Wood
Coming soon

13" thickness planer for dimensioning wood and achieving smooth surfaces

Planing width
Max 13" (325mm)
Planing height
1/8" to 6" (4mm to 152mm)
Feed speeds
96 or 179 CPI
Supported materials
Wood

3D printer for printing plastic objects.

Build volume
180x180x180mm (7x7x7 in)
Nozzle
0.4mm
Layer height
0.05-0.25mm
Filament diameter
1.75mm
Supported materials
PLA, PETG, ASA, ABS, PC (Polycarbonate), CPE, PVA/BVOH, PVB, HIPS, PP (Polypropylene), Flex, nGen, Nylon, Woodfill

100 MHz 4-channel digital oscilloscope.

Bandwidth
100 MHz
Channels
4
Real time sampling rate
1 GSa/s
Memory depth
14 Mpts

USB-based logic analyzer for debuging digital protocols such as I2C, SPI, UART, etc...

Bandwidth
100 MHz
Digital channels
16
Max sampling rate
400 MHz
Memory depth
14 Mpts

Printer for dye sublimation that can be heat transferred to other items such as clothing or glassware.

Ink
Hiippo Sublimation Ink
Max resolution
5760 x 1440 dpi
Max paper size
8.5" x 47.2"
Supported materials
Sublimation paper only

Heat press for dye sublimation transfer or vynyl transfer.

Max transfer size
15" x 12"
Max temperature
482°F (250°C)
Supported materials
Textiles (e.g. shirts, hats), ceramics, and glasses.

Hot air soldering rework station for repairing PCB electronics.

Temperature range
100 - 480℃
Airflow range
20 - 130L/min

Solder iron with temperature control, sleep mode, motion detection, and that can be powered by USB-C PD.

Max temperature
450°C (842°F)
Charging power
USB-C PD65W (20V, 3A)