Additional Resources
Additional Resources for Wellesley Students
Science Center Machine Shop (currently closed)
Map of where on-campus fabrication resources are located
Resources Outside of Wellesley
The We-Lab has developed a list of resources that we have found beneficial for technical investigations across many disciplines. We will only include some. Have something to add? Wish there were other topics included here? Please let us know!
Fabrication & Finishing:
Rapid prototyping of mechanical parts: Big Blue Saw, First Cut, Red Eye
Bell's Powdercoating (in Attleboro, MA)
River Street Metal Finishing (anondizing in Braintree, MA)
(Mostly) Mechanical parts and raw materials:
McMaster-Carr (materials, fasteners, and more)
MSC (mechanical and electrical devices)
Misumi (machine elements)
Freeman Supply (polyurethane foam and many more materials great for prototyping)
Reynolds Advanced Materials (moldmaking and casting supplies in Brighton, MA)
Boulter Plywood (in Somerville, MA)
J Freeman (in Dorchester, MA - plastics and more)
Surplus Center (motors, pneumatics, and more)
HD Chasen (unique, hard-to-find components)
American Science & Surplus (motors and much, much more)
Electronics:
Pololu Robotics and Electronics
Design guides:
Creative Reaction Lab Equity-Centered Community Design Field Guide (free download)
IDEO Human-Centered Design Toolkit (free download with registration)