The Weissman Foundry Building

The Weissman Foundry is designed to provide students and faculty with tools and resources for classes, design projects, and collaborative activities. It features a collaborative studio and teaching studio for the exploration of new ideas. Our shops, including a woodshop, a digital fabrication studio, and a textile and electronics studio, enable the creation of prototypes. Social areas including an ideation lounge and a social kitchen provide members with space to relax and engage with one another.

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Our Spaces

Design Studios

  • Textiles & Electronics - Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm + Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm

  • Digital Fabrication - Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm + Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm

  • Woodshop - Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm + Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm

  • Printing Studio - Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm + Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm

Collaborative Spaces

  • Workroom - Open 7am - 1am, 7 days a week for drop in use. Occasionally used by classes and events. Reserved signs will be on tables if there is an event that day.

  • Social Kitchen - Open Mon-Fri 10am-10pm + Sat-Sun 12pm-8pm, can be reserved here.

  • Teaching Studio - Used by Classes. Can be reserved while not in use here.

  • Ideation Lounge - Open 7am-1am, 7 days a week for drop in use.

Fabrication Studios

If you have an idea or a project you are working on, come to us, and we will help you figure out how to make it come to fruition. Below is a list of equipment we have available (and first make sure you sign up for a tour & training):

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Digital Fabrication Studio

The Foundry Digital Fabrication Studio is equipped with a variety of 3D printers and laser cutters. To gain access to the digital fabrication studio, students must attend one or more of the machine trainings. Please note that training on the Ultimaker FDM Printer is a prerequisite for training on the Stratasys FDM Printer.

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Textiles & Electronics Studio

The Foundry Textiles & Electronics Studio contains a range of equipment related to fashion, apparel and small electronics in addition to a variety of miscellaneous tools for creating buttons, stickers, signs and more. To gain access to the Textiles & Electronics Studio, students must attend one or more of the machine trainings.

Equipment

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Wood Shop

We have a well equipped Woodshop at the Foundry with a wide array of powered and hand tools for use on wood and certain plastics. To gain general access to the Woodshop, you must schedule and complete a General Woodshop Training. Once you have completed the General Woodshop Training you can request training on individual Specialty Tools.

General Woodshop Tools

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Printing Studio

The Foundry Printing Studio has a variety of 2D printers, some of which can be accessed 24/7 and some of which require a Scout’s assistance to use. Printing is free in the Foundry so we ask that all things printed here relate to the students' creative exploration. Fliers and posters printed in multiples should be printed at the Canon Copy Center (canoncopycenter@babson.edu).

Equipment

  • Large Format Printer
  • Photo Printer
  • Color Laser Printer
  • Occulus Quest 2 VR Headsets
  • DSLR Camears (which can be checked out)
  • Podcasting/Recording Microphones