Library Guides: Curiosity Lab: Equipment & Supplies

Equipment & Supplies

Cricut Venture

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Details

A wide-format professional cutting machine
Precision-cuts 100+ materials up to 75 ft (22.8 m)
Works at commercial speeds
It cuts, writes, scores, and foils
For questions, workshops, and demonstrations, please contact us at library@jcu.edu.

3 Singer 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machines

We currently have 3 Singer 4452 Heavy Duty Sewing Machines and an additional sewing machine that can be used for many kinds of projects and materials including cotton, denim, leather, and vinyl. Click here to download the user manual. The sewing machines are available upon request. To schedule to use the machines, or to arrange a workshop or demonstration, contact us at library@jcu.edu.

Borrowable Equipment
You can borrow an art tablet, cameras, microphones, lighting kits, audio recorders, tripods, a VR headset, and more! The Center for Digital Media, in partnership with Grasselli Library & Breen Learning Center, provides borrowable equipment to help JCU students, faculty, and staff generate quality multimedia content for academic and personal use. Ask for this equipment at the library Help Desk.

We're working on adding new supplies and equipment. We currently have several kinds of paper, drawing, cutting, laminating sheets, and collage supplies. Stop by to check it out! Limited supplies of paint, fabric, thread, vinyl available upon request. Contact us at library@jcu.edu for more information.

Use cardboard scraps and boxes to create prototypes of new designs, as bases for printmaking, as sustainable canvases for drawing and painting, or for something else! We welcome donations of clean, reusable cardboard and boxes. However, if the cart is full, please recycle cardboard elsewhere.

cart of cardboard

The Mac Lab is located next to the Curiosity Lab and features Adobe Creative software.