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Hours

Monday & Tuesday: 11:00 AM- 6:00 PM

Wednesday & Thursday: 12:00 PM- 7:00 PM

Friday & Saturday: 1:00 PM- 4:30 PM


3D Printing

3D Printer

3D Printer

The MakerBot Replicator+ combines unparalleled performance with superior results and lasting reliability. Reengineered, the Replicator+ prints high-quality concept models faster, easier, and with bigger build volume. For greater reliability, the Smart Extruder+ comes standard and key components with the printer are redesigned with stiffer materials and a sturdier construction.


Audio & Video

iMac Pro

iMac Pro

The iMac Pro is specially curated for photographers, video editors, 3D animators, and musicians. Creators have Adobe's Creative Cloud and its applications, as well as MPC Beats at their disposal to display their creativity.

Electric Guitar

Electric Guitar

Use headphones to teach yourself how to play, or plug this guitar into the iMac to record your won songs.

Midi Keyboard

Midi Keyboard

Music Production and Beat Maker Essential - USB powered MIDI controller with 25 mini MIDI keyboard velocity-sensitive keys for studio production, virtual synthesizer control and beat production.


Jewelry & Engraving

Jewelry Making

Jewelry Making

Try your hand at bead stringing, wirework, Japanese braiding (Kumihimo) and more. We have a variety of tools and supplies as well as beads and jewelry findings for you to experiment with.

Laser Cutter

Laser Cutter & Engraver

Glowforge is a powerful CO2 laser cutter that uses a focused beam of light as fine as a human hair to cut and engrave a wide variety of materials with extreme precision.

Button Maker

Button Maker

Use this 2.25" button maker to create your own custom buttons with pin backs.


Photo & Video Conversion

Adapter
VHS to DVD Converter

VHS to DVD Converter

Preserve and protect your treasured home video memories by transferring them to DVD and other digital formats - AVI, MPEG2, MPEG4, and MP3 (audio only) to preserve your vinyl records in digital format.

Film Scanner

Digital Film & Slide Scanner

The Kodak film scanner converts old 35mm, 126, 110, Super 8 & 8mm negatives & slides to JPEG digital files.


Textiles & Weaving

Cricut Maker

Cricut Maker

The Cricut Maker cuts over 300 materials, from paper and lace to leather and denim. It can be used to create dozens of projects, such as cards, jigsaw puzzles, decals, stickers, and a number of other fun projects.

Cricut Mug Press

Cricut Mug Press

The Mug Press is a mug-shaped version of Cricut's other heat press products, designed to perfectly wrap around the outside of a coffee mug and heat both Infusible Ink sheets and designs drawn with Infusible Ink markers.

Cricut EasyPress

Cricut EasyPress

The Cricut EasyPress is a heat tool that adds iron-on materials to design shirts, pillows, hats, banners, shoes, hats, and much more!

Sewing Machine

Sewing Machine

The Brother XM2701 is perfect for beginners learning to sew, and for more advanced sewers looking for versatility. Loaded with features, the XM2701 offers 27 built-in stitches, with 63 stitch functions. Included are blind hem, decorative and quilting stitches, with an automatic one-step button holder for virtually perfect buttonholes. Included are 6 quick-change sewing feet, including a buttonhole, zipper, zigzag, narrow hemmer, blind stitch and button sewing foot.

Loom

Loom

Tapestry looms are simple looms that you can do anything from basic weaving to complex textile tapestry art on them. The warp threads are simply wound around indentations or teeth on the loom at a regular spacing and you can use simple cotton string for the warp.

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