Materials

Listed below are all the Makerspace approved materials and where to purchase them. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAB MANAGER BEFORE PURCHASING

Fabrication:

  • Amazon: Cardboard, Cardstock, Chipboard, Clay, Cork, Fabric, Paint, Paper, Sewing Accessories, Jewelry-Making,  Unfinished Wood, Vegetable Tanned Leather
  • Blick Art Materials:
    Plywood, Basswood, Cardboard, Cardstock, Chipboard, Clay,  Cork, Paint, Paper
  • Canal Plastics: Acrylic Sheets and Accessories
  • CraftDealz: Acrylic & Accessories
  • Custom Made Better: Acrylic
  • Hobby Lobby:
    Cardboard, Cardstock, Chipboard, Clay, Cork, Fabric, Paint, Paper, Sewing Accessories, Jewelry-Making,  Unfinished Wood, Vegetable Tanned Leather
  • Houston Acrylic: Acrylic
  • JP Plus:  Laser Safe Rubber, Other Laser Materials, Sublimation Blanks
  • Michael’s Crafts:
    Cardboard, Cardstock, Chipboard, Clay, Cork, Fabric, Paint, Paper, Sewing Accessories, Jewelry-Making,  Unfinished Wood, Vegetable Tanned Leather
  • Mood Fabric: Fabric & Sewing Accessories
  • Staples: Cardboard & Chipboard, Cardstock, Paper
  • T & T Plasticland: Acrylic Sheets and accessories
  • Uline: Cardboard (in large quantities)

Physical Computing:

Locations care listed of each company when known for ease of purchase planning.

Boards & Components:
  • Adafruit: Based in NYC. A little pricey but shipping is relatively fast, and all of the electronics have documentation on  the website.
  • Pololu: Has a nice variation, including motors and some robotics kits. Ships from Nevada.
  • Seeed Studio: China based, but has an office in the US. Boards and many IoT devices.
  • Solarbotics: Based in Canada, has many options for motors and robotics kits.
  • Sparkfun:  A little cheaper than Adafruit, but also has good documentation. Ships from Colorado, so be sure to plan accordingly when ordering.
  • Tinkersphere: Has physical store in NYC. Cheap, but do not provide datasheets. Great in a pinch/Emergency.
 Bulk Components:

These are loose parts, make sure you’re getting the right component. Through-Hole pieces can be used for perfboard and breadboard. SMDs are surface mounted components for PCB circuit boards.

  • Octopart is a great way to find parts and search over most of the listed sites below.
  • DigiKey is based out of Minnesota.
  • Jameco is based in California.
  • Mouser is based in Texas.
  • Newark is based in Illinois.
  • SuperBightLEDS: LED lighting components. Based in Montana.

Other Bits & Bobs:

  • Home Depot: (Some) Wood, Stone, Tools, Hardware, Spray Paints
  • Lowe’s: Tools, Hardware, Spray Paints
    Spray paint cannot be used in the Makerspace, but is placed on here should you want to do projects at home!
  • McMaster-Carr: A little bit of everything for fabrication, tools, accessories, hardware, and more!
  • The Container Store: Storage solutions, but also great for electronics enclosures!
  • This to That: A Maker’s must have. a comprehensive guide on how to glue materials together!