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, the HIVE is open to all ACC students, faculty, and staff to design, craft, and create. Our facilities are open during the hours listed below and there is no appointment necessary. Anyone who intends to work in the HIVE in either the digital or woodworking fabrication spaces will be required to attend an orientation on one of the dates listed below.

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 will be required to attend a Friday orientation on one of the dates listed below.

Spring 2024 hours

Monday: 9am - 8pm
Tuesday: 12 - 4pm, 5 - 8pm
Wednesday: 9am - 4pm
Thursday: 12 - 5pm
Friday: 9am - 12pm, 1 - 5pm (occasionally closed from 10 - 11:30am for safety orientations)
Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed

Open Lab Rules

3D Printers: Printers are reserved on a first come first serve basis. Feel free to email in advance to determine availability. Priority is given to students in classes that have partnered with the HIVE to facilitate specific assignments.

Personal prints
If your print has not been directly assigned by an ACC instructor who is coordinating with the HIVE then it is considered a personal print. We will provide a limited amount of free material for personal prints (<50g of filament or <2.5ml of resin) but amounts beyond this limit will need to be supplied by you. Feel free to reach out for questions regarding what kind of material to purchase for your print.
Plan in advance
Digital fabrication is full of glitches and unforeseen troubleshooting. Plan for a lot of buffer time (at least 48 hours) between your visit to the HIVE and the due date for an assignment.
Ask for feedback
We are more than happy to provide feedback or tutoring on developing your file in advance of your planned print.

Woodshop users must have passed HIVE’s safety training within the last 2 years.

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

sarah [dot] mccormick [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

Required woodshop safety training will be offered on the following dates. No RSVP necessary.

Friday, January 26 from 10:00 - 11:30am
Friday, February 23 from 10:00 - 11:30am
Friday, March 29 from 10:00 - 11:30am
Friday, April 12 from 10:00 - 11:30am

Email sarah [dot] mccormick [at] arapahoe [dot] edu (sarah[dot]mccormick[at]arapahoe[dot]edu) for more information.

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
Bambu Labs X1 Carbon
Prusa i3 MK3S+
Ultimaker 2 Extended

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 Ave
Littleton, CO 80120
United States

ACC HIVE is located in AD 2120 & AD2140 - MAP

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

Interested in using the HIVE but not an ACC student, staff, or faculty member? Visit our Community Membership page to learn how.

Contact

Fitz Lewis

HIVE Studio Manager

Art and Design Center

mark.fitzsimmons [at] arapahoe.edu

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.