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.

HIVE Hours and Appointments

HIVE MakerSpace – Open Hours - 3D Printers, Lab & Woodshop

No appointment necessary, open and free to all current students, and ACC employees. First time users should make an appointment (below).

Spring 2022 hours

Monday from 9:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday from 12:00 - 8:00pm
Wednesday from 9:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday from 12:00 - 8:00pm
Friday from 9:00am - 5:00pm

*NOTE: Dates listed below as Woodshop Safety Training will block out the woodshop open hours from 1-3pm on Friday.

Open Lab Rules

3D printers self-serve: 1st come, 1st served basis on individual printers (sign up for multiple time slots for long prints based on Slicer estimate). Please make a one-on-one appointment if you are a first-time user. FDM complimentary White PLA 3D prints limited to 1 per week, maximum 75 grams. User-supplied filament prints limited to 8 hours unless cleared with HIVE staff. Please log your prints on the printer’s clipboard. SLA prints are limited on a case by case basis.
Wood shop users must have passed HIVE’s safety training within the last 2 years.

HIVE MakerSpace – One-on-One – Laser cutter, CNC Mills & Guidance

1 spot per time slot.

robert [dot] turek [at] arapahoe [dot] edu (MAKE AN APPOINTMENT)

First time HIVE users
Laser cutter
CNC mill(s)
Guidance on class project
Guidance on independent research project

HIVE MakerSpace – Woodshop Safety Training

10 spots per time slot

Required for Woodshop usage and some courses.

robert [dot] turek [at] arapahoe [dot] edu (MAKE AN APPOINTMENT)

Tools at ACC's HIVE

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

3D Printing

FormLabs “Form 3” SLA resin printer - 5.7” x 5.7” x 7.3” print envelope
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 - MAP

Instructors – Please contact HIVE directly to schedule class visits or projects.

Contact

Robert Turek

Program Chair / Faculty

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.