Foundation Shop
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About
Overview
The Foundation Shop (D3390) is a multidisciplinary production facility exclusive to First Year students. The Foundation Shop is outfitted with tools and equipment for woodworking, mould making, model making, assemblage, sewing, media processing and digital prototyping. Facilities include Foundation Media Processing (D3380), Computer Lab (D3360) and Open Studio (D3350).
General Contact
foundationtechs@ecuad.caSchedule
Access
- Restricted to First Year Foundation students
- Card access during building hours
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Workshops + Resources
Workshops
- Safety Orientation (Required)
- Basic Wood Fabrication and Cutting
- Basic Modeling
- Mold Making and Body Casting 1
- Mold Making and Body Casting 2
- 3D Scanning and Printing
- Vectors: Graphtec Plotter
Resources
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Equipment
FOUNDATION SHOP (D3390)
- Panel saw*
- Band saws*
- Scroll saw*
- Compound mitre saw*
- Table saw*
- Jig saws*
- Edge sander*
- Belt sander*
- Disc sander*
- Spindle sander*
- Routers*
- Jointer*
- Planer*
- Handheld power tools
- Wax pots
- Wax injectors
- Line bender
- Hot-wire cutters
- Heat guns
*Use with Technician supervision only.
FOUNDATION MEDIA PROCESSING (D3380)
- 3D printer
- Plotter
- Stop motion capture stations
- DragonFrame
COMPUTER LAB (D3360)
- iMacs
- Adobe Creative Suite
OPEN STUDIO (D3350)
- Shared studio space for Foundation students
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Contact
General Contact
604. 844. 3848
foundationtechs@ecuad.caMeghan Weeks
Technician
Office: D3392
604. 844. 3848
mweeks@ecuad.ca