HIVE MakerSpace

Innovation, Collaboration, Fabrication

The HIVE MakerSpace at ACC is a space designed to spark innovation, foster collaboration and support fabrication. Bring your creativity to life with our state-of-the-art facilities and tools. Come together with staff, students, and instructors from diverse fields to explore art, design, architecture, advanced manufacturing, electronics, engineering, mathematics, rapid prototyping, robotics, rocketry, woodworking, and much more.

Located at our Littleton Campus’s Art & Design Center, HIVE is normally open to all ACC students to design, craft, and create. During our temporary limited hours students may make an appointment to work on assigned class projects through Navigate. We will also be offering virtual mini workshops, which will also be available through Navigate.

Tutoring is available for various Art & Design software and skills.

Tools at ACC's HIVE

We have a wide selection of tools to bring your ideas to life, like:

3D Printing

FormLabs “Form2” SLA resin printer - 5.7” x 5.7” x 6.9” print envelope
5x LulzBot “Taz 6” FDM printers - 11” x 11” x 9.8” print envelope
3D Potter “PotterBot Micro 9” Clay printer - 10” x 10” x 12” print envelope

CNC Milling

Bantam Tools/OtherMill Pro PCB mill - 5.5” x 4.5” x 1.35” work envelope
Probotix Nebula CNC Router - 5” x 37” x 50” work envelope

Laser Cutting

Full Spectrum 150W CO2 Laser - 34” x 46” work envelope

Sewing

Brother ST371HD Sewing Machine
Brother Lock 1030D Serger

Soldering Stations

Multi-meters
DC Regulated Power Supplies
Soldering Irons and Accessories
And more

Woodworking Tools

Powermatic 14” Band Saw
SawStop 10” Cabinet Saw
Rikon Midi Lathe
Powermatic 6” Jointer
DeWalt 12” Miter Saw
Jet Combo Sander
Powermatic 6” Jointer
Laguna 16” Planer
Milwaukee Panel Saw
And a variety of handheld power tools and hand tools

ACC Art & Design Center

2400 W. Alamo Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
United States

Find us on social media @hivemakerspaceatacc

ACC HIVE is located in AD 2120 & AD2140

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Fall 2020 Hours

Due to the impact of COVID-19, ACC's HIVE will be open by appointment only for class projects. Make an appointment through Navigate. Hours vary.

1-on-1 assistance appointments available for 90-minute sessions (2 spots per time slot).
General use appointments available for 90-minute sessions (6 spots per time slot).

You may sign up for up to 2 general use sessions in a row. To respect access for other students, please only sign up for for a single 1-on-1 per week.

Instructors – Please contact HIVE directly for class visits outside these hours, or to schedule class events.

*In the future (post-pandemic) the HIVE will open to the ACC Community.

Contact

Robert Turek

Program Chair

Architectural Studies and Construction Management

robert.turek [at] arapahoe.edu

303.797.5721

HIVE Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing

Grow your 21st century skills as you create designs with our rapid prototyping equipment, including the clay 3D printer used to fabricate this hanging planter.