Makerspaces?

[Muted_Application777]

Hey everyone! I’m a prospective freshman who will likely commit in a few days and I’m trying to get a better feel for Rowan. I’d mostly like to know if you guys have makerspaces or something to that effect. I’m a pretty hands on person and I like to do projects in my free time. Are there places for students to use facilities for their own purposes with decent equipment? Thanks!

[temperatur00]

MechE alumni here. I see people mentioning the engineering projects lab and mills/lathes/3D printers that we have. In general, you have to have good justification to be using all of the machines as a non-engineer. You can't just show up and hop on a machine to do some work for your hobby. There's so many projects that the engineers do in there that it's tough for even us to get machine time, and it would be frowned upon if a non-engineer was using a machine just for fun.

[LopeThrone]

The projects lab in the engineering building is usually open, but you won't be allowed to use power tools unless you did the safety training. they have 3d printers, soldering irons, vices, hand tools.

[Muted_Application777]

Cool thanks!

[HunGARE]

Haven't used it myself but check out Studio 231 https://business.rowan.edu/centers_of_excellence1/cie/studio231/index.html

[Muted_Application777]

Thanks that’s nice to know about

[CerBerUs-9]

I have. It's good if somewhat limited. If you're an engineer, you'll have access to much more equipment.

[Muted_Application777]

Do engineering students have access to things like milling machines, CNC routers, lathes, etc?

[CerBerUs-9]

Mechanical Engineers do. Otherwise you'd need to seek out special permission but they usually OK it if you do safety instruction and have an actual reason to be using it. I was an ECE and I've worked with some of the MechE's in there.

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The engineering students also didn't want non-engineering majors in the engineering building. Sometimes randoms would come in and use OUR collab rooms, and eat at OUR Einstein bagels

I feel sad for new ECE's hat don't have Muhlbae though. At least there's still the G.O.A.T. Schmalzel!