What Can You Create at Our Makerspaces?

Design and edit illustrations, animation, video and more with the Adobe suite of creative tools.

Equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

• Please book the recording studio space to use Adobe Creative Cloud at the MDV Collaboration Studio

• Available on the Digital Media workstation at the the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio

3D printing is the process of creating 3D objects from a digital design or computer-assisted design (CAD). 3D scanning allows real-life objects to be scanned to a file which can printed on the 3D printer.

3D Printers and 3D Scanning equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

• Ultimaker 2+ Connect (only at the MDV Collaboration Studio)
• Ultimaker 3 – Allows for projects of 2 colours
• Shining3D Einscan Desktop 3D Scanner – Maximum size for an object: 700 × 700 × 700 mm, and the object must weigh less than 5 kg

Guidelines for 3D Printing and 3D Scanning: 

3D printed projects are limited to 3 hours. In order to determine the print time, staff must review your slice settings prior to the start of printing.

The Library uses Polylactic Acid Filament (PLA) for 3D printing which is a biodegradable thermoplastic derived from cornstarch. It is sandable and paintable!

Please note:

• All users must complete the 3D printing certification before use
• You may not print the following:
  • Weapons, or weapons parts
  • Sexually-explicit material
  • Anything that violates CPL policies
  • Objects that infringe upon intellectual property rights or copyright

Materials available at the Library:

The library has a variety of filament for use with the 3D printer. Users may not bring their own filament. The Library reserves the right to charge for materials.

Currently available materials:

• PLA Filament in various colour

Tutorial Links:

• 3D Printer 
• 3D Scanner

Sew, quilt, or embroider digital designs all on one machine.

Equipment available at: 

The Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

Embroider a maximum area of 15.74” x 5.9”
* Please note that quilting functions do not include long-arm quilting.

Materials available in the Makerspaces: 

The library has a limited variety of thread and backing for use with machine, or makers may bring their own materials and needles if approved by staff prior to the appointment. The Library reserves the right to charge for materials at any time.

Currently available materials:

• 100% polyester thread in various colours
• Tear-away backing
• Makers may use thread and backing as required at no cost. Makers must supply their own fabric or garment to be embroidered, quilted, or sewn.

Tutorial Links: 

TBD

Our button maker has all that is needed to make buttons and includes access to the circle punch/cutter.

Button Maker equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

The cost is $0.50 per button.

Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that allow makers to create personalized projects from cards to one-of-a-kind T-shirts.

Cricut® machines and equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

• Cricut Maker® 3 – The most powerful Cricut cutting machine
• Cricut AutoPress™ – Heat Press with surface area of 15 x 12 in (38 x 30 cm) Only at MDV Collaboration Studio
• Cricut EasyPress™ 2 – Heat Press with surface area of 9 x 9 in (22.5 x 22.5 cm)
• Cricut EasyPress Mini ™– Heat Press perfect for small or awkwardly shaped projects
• Cricut Hat Press – Heat Press with rounded plate for baseball caps, bucket hats, and other non-stretch caps (CTC Studio only)
• Various Blades and Accessories

Materials available in the Makerspaces: 

The Library has a limited inventory and variety of materials for use with the Cricut® equipment, or makers may bring their own materials if approved by staff prior to the booking. Makers must supply their own base material (T-shirt, mug, glass, etc.) for vinyl transfer or heat press transfer. The Library reserves the right to charge for materials.

Please click here to view the materials makers may use  per visit at no charge and click here to view the materials pricing list.

We can’t guarantee the availability of any material. Please contact us at makers@caledon.library.on.ca to confirm material availability

Tutorial Links:

• Cricut Maker® 
• Cricut Heat Presses 

Print a design directly onto light-coloured fabric such as T-shirts with the direct-to-garment printer.

Direct-to-Garment printer available at: 

The Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

The Roland DG VersaSTUDIO BT-12 can add a full-colour design sized up to 11.5″ x 8“ to light-coloured fabric with a minimum 50% cotton content.

Materials available in the Makerspaces: 

Please bring your own garment for printing. Each print is $2 for ink.

Tutorial Links:

TBD

Glowforge’s powerful desktop laser cuts, engraves, and scores hundreds of materials, including wood, leather, felt, fabric, acrylic, paper, and more. 

Glowforge equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio (currently unavailable) and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

• Glowforge Plus
  • Maximum cutting area: approx. 19.5 x 11 in
  • Maximum material height to cut: 1/4 in
  • Maximum material height for engraving: 2 in

Guidelines for the Glowforge: 

• All users must complete the Glowforge certification before use
• The Library does not allow personal Glowforge accounts to be linked to the Library’s Glowforge account
• You may not print the following:
  • Weapons, or weapons parts
  • Sexually-explicit material
  • Edible products
  • Anything that violates CPL policies
  • Objects that infringe upon intellectual property rights or copyright

Materials available in the Makerspaces:

The library has a limited inventory of materials for use with the Glowforge laser, or makers may bring their own materials if approved by staff prior to the booking. All materials used by makers must meet the requirements of the hardware. The Library reserves the right to charge for materials at any time.

Please click here to view the materials makers may use  per visit at no charge and click here to view the materials pricing list.

We can’t guarantee the availability of any material. Please contact us at makers@caledon.library.on.ca to confirm material availability.

Tutorial Links:

• Glowforge

The embroidery machine allows users to create a personalized pattern on a textile of your choice from a digital design.

Embroidery equipment available: 

At the Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio (see the Bernina machine for details on the embroidery and quilting machine at the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch)

The Janome Memory Craft 550E Embroidery Machine can personalize projects with a maximum embroidery field of 7.9″ x 14.2″

Materials available at the Library:

The library has a limited variety of thread and backing for use with the embroidery machine, or makers may bring their own materials and needles if approved by staff prior to the appointment. The Library reserves the right to charge for materials at any time.

Currently available materials:

• 100% polyester thread in various colours
• Tear-away backing
• Blue Tip needle for fine and medium fabric

Makers may use thread and backing as required at no cost. Makers must supply their own base material to be embroidered (T-shirt, tea towel, napkin etc.).

Tutorial Links:

• Embroidery Machine

Turn old photos, film, video, and vinyl records into digital files to preserve and share.

The Memory Station is available at:

The Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

Components:

• Film to digital unit: Magnasonic Super 8/8mm film scanner
• Epson Perfection V600 scanner for photos, slides, negatives, and medium-format film
• Audio-Technica Stereo Turntable – USB output to computer, compatible with 33 1/3 & 45 rpm vinyl records
• VHS player/conversion unit

Materials required:

Please bring your own storage for digital file output. Note that video and audio files can be large in size and may require a memory stick, USB stick, or external hard drive with capacity of at least 50GB.

Tutorial Links:

TBD

There is photography and video equipment available for in-library use.

Photography & Video equipment available at: 

The Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio and the Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio at the Caledon East branch

• Panasonic LUMIX G7 Mirrorless Camera with 14-42 mm & 45-150 mm Lens Kit
• Portable Lightbox – Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio only
• LED ring light
• Portable Green Screen – MDV Collaboration Studio only
• Green Screen Wall – Cory Trépanier Creativity Studio only
• Tripods and Accessories
• Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Premiere Pro Software

Our recording studio features a recording booth which is equipped for audio recording for podcasting and music.

Recording Studio equipment available: 

At the Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio

• Steinberg UR44C Audio Interface
• Shure Sm58 & Sm57 Unidirectional Dynamic Microphones (2)
• Audio-Technica Podcasting Pack
• Akai MPK Mini Keyboard/Drum Pad Controller
• Cubase and Adobe Audition Software
• Audio-technica headphones
• Samson headphones (2)

Guidelines for the Recording Studio: 

• Maximum 4 people in the studio at one time
• All recordings must be saved to the Cloud or to an external drive

Print multi-size projects such as blueprints, maps, posters, etc.

Equipment available: 

At the Margaret Dunn Valleywood Collaboration Studio

• HP DesignJet large format ink-jet printer, maximum 36 in coated, 6.8 mil paper

Cost to use the printer is $2.00 per linear foot and $1.00 per ml of ink. For example, a 36 x 48 in poster would be $10-$20 depending on ink usage.