Makerspaces at Oakland

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Who are we?

Experiment with new materials: ceramics, woodworking, 3D printing.


Explore a new interest: Analog printing or photography.


Elevate your extracurricular activities: sewing machine, digital print lab and more.


Or just say hi. These are our spaces.

Professor and student work on small robot.
First year engineering working on a small robot.
Students working on a laser cutter.

Spring 2025 Information

Photography Studio Tuesday-Friday 11 am – 4 pm during finals week

AAC 154 Building F

Mondays9 am – 5pm
Tuesdays9 am – 8pm
Wednesdays9 am – 5pm
Thursdays9am – 6pm
Fridays9 am – 7pm
SaturdaysClosed
SundaysClosed

Safety Trainings

Fridays1pm – 1:30pm

Equipment Orientations

Fridays2pm – 3pm
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Email: hea.brown@northeastern.edu with questions

Analog Print Lab Tues-Friday 11 am – 4 pm during finals week.

AAC 165 Building E

Mondays10am – 8pm
Tuesdays10pm – 8pm
Wednesdays10am – 8pm
Thursdays10am – 8pm
Fridays10am – 8pm
Saturdays11am – 7pm
SundaysClosed
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Tours and Trainings

Questions? email Briar Hardy at b.hardy@northeastern.edu

Ceramics – Closed for wet work for the semester

AAC 179 Building C

MondaysClosed
Tuesdays12:30pm – 7pm
Wednesdays12:30pm – 7pm
Thursdays12:30pm – 7pm
Fridays10:30am – 4:30pm
Saturdays11am – 3pm
SundaysClosed

Orientation required to use space.
Upcoming workshops: Thursday, April 10th 5-7p, Saturday, April 11th 12:30-1p (no drop ins). Email: c.blanco@northeastern.edu to sign up

Woodshop Finals Week Hours

AAC 103 Building D

Mondays10 am – 6 pm
Tuesdays10 am – 6 pm
Wednesdays10 am – 6 pm
Thursdays10 am – 6 pm
Fridays10 am – 6 pm
SaturdaysClosed
SundaysClosed

Orientation & tool training required to use space.

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Questions? email: c.blanco@northeastern.edu.

Makerspace Shop Finals week hours

AAC 175 Building C

Mondays10 am – 6pm
Tuesdays10 am – 6pm
Wednesdays10 am – 6pm
Thursdays10 am – 6pm
Fridays10 am – 6pm
SaturdaysClosed
SundaysClosed

All equipment trainings require safety orientation first. Drop in or email su.schmidt@northeastern.edu to sign up.

Safety Orientations

Mondays3pm – 3:30pm
Tuesdays5:30pm – 6pm
Wednesdays4pm – 4:30pm
Thursdays6pm – 6:30pm
Fridays3:30pm – 4pm
Saturdays5:30pm – 6pm

Laser Cutter Trainings

Tuesdays2pm – 3pm
Saturdays6pm – 7pm

3D Printer Trainings

Tuesdays4:30pm – 5pm
Thursdays6:30pm – 7:30pm

Sewing Machine Trainings

Wednesdays3pm – 4pm
Fridays5:30pm – 6:30pm

Vinyl Cutter Trainings

Mondays6:30pm – 7:30pm
Wednesdays5pm – 5:30pm

Soldering Trainings

Mondays5:30pm – 6:30pm
Thursdays3pm – 4pm

Embroidery Trainings

TBA

Makerspace Classroom 10 am – 4 pm during finals week

AAC 183 Building C

Mondays2:30pm – 8pm
Tuesdays6:30pm – 8pm
Wednesdays2:30pm – 8pm
Thursdays2:15pm – 8pm
Fridays5pm – 7pm
SaturdaysClosed
SundaysClosed

Metalshop

Coming Spring 2025

We have sewing machines for students use.
Makerspace classroom filled with students.
The Makerspace Classroom hosts classes in Engineering, Design and more (AAC 183).

Creative Collaboration

Our mission is to help you discover new things: about yourself, your classmates, your campus, and the world. We’re curating the best tools, materials, and resources to help you expand your skills and portfolio. Come in and take a look!

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See us in the news!

From design to reality, how the makerspace is empowering student innovation on Northeastern’s Oakland campus

Student uses 3D printers.
Provided by Northeastern News