Our Student Machine Shop and MakerSpace allow students in the Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering programs to access technical equipment. These facilities are also open to Mechanical Engineering faculty and staff.
Machine Shop
Location: KAIS 1190
Hours: –, Mon–Fri ⁎
The Department of Mechanical Engineering Student Machine Shop features fully supervised, daily open hours so that eligible users can safely work on their projects, receive instruction and guidance on best practices for tool and equipment use and can receive design advice for their project work.
The facility consists of a 300 square-metre space containing conventional milling, drilling, sawing, and turning equipment.
MakerSpace
Location: KAIS 1180N
Hours:
The MakerSpace is an unsupervised, 24/7 access, self-serve facility containing fabrication equipment such as:
- an abrasive water-jet cutter
- 3D printers
- sheet metal brake
- sheet metal shear
- light tools for assembly and fabrication
- equipment for wood and plastics fabrication.
Support Machining Services
Location: KAIS 1190
Hours: –, Mon–Fri †
Professional machining and fabrication services are available on a fee-for-service basis for department researchers, MECH and MANU students, and Engineering Student Teams. We will also happily perform fee-for-service machining work for other UBC departments if we have the capacity to do so.
- ⁎ Please book ahead and check the schedule on the Mech Tech-Access booking system, as this is updated in the event of special closures.
- † Please email mshop@mech.ubc.ca to make an appointment if you wish to discuss potential service machining work.
Eligibility
The MECH Student Machine Shop and the MECH Student MakerSpace are open only to the following:
- students who are actively registered in any of the following degree programs at UBC Vancouver:
- Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering
- Undergraduate Manufacturing Engineering
- Graduate Mechanical Engineering
- faculty with appointments (including joint appointments) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
There is no eligibility for persons who do not meet the above requirements. Eligibility is also dependent on completion of orientation requirements, which vary per space.
Frequently-Asked Questions
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Only if you are actively registered in MECH or MANU (no exceptions). Please see the Machine Shop orientation requirements or MakerSpace orientation requirements sections for additional details.
Note: the Machine Shop and MakerSpace are separate facilities with separate access requirements for each facility.
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Yes, however, you must be affiliated with the university, and must provide a WorkDay Worktag for the work. Please see the Support Machining Services page for details.
Note: We do not perform work for cash or for private individuals, clients and organizations from outside of the UBC community.
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MECH Student Machine Shop open hours can be seen on the Mech Tech-Access reservation system schedules.
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All materials, fasteners, and supply requests should go through ECE Stores.
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Please visit the abrasive water-jet cutter use reporting form to log your water-jet use.
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Please email Markus Fengler at mfengler@mech.ubc.ca to set up an appointment to discuss your design.
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The shop can perform some welding services. Please see the Support Machining Services page for details.
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You must be affiliated with the university in order to submit a job to Support Machining Services. We do not perform work for private individuals or commercial enterprises.
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Please see the job submission form, requirements for specifications, and current rate information on the Support Machining Services page.
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This is handled on a case-by-case basis, as many factors—such as staff, machine, and material availability—play a huge role. A principle cause for delay, however, is incomplete job specifications by submitters (e.g., incomplete dimensioning, missing tolerances, missing material grade, condition specifications).