Tiger Works
Tiger Works is Princeton Engineering’s community makerspace where all students, faculty, and staff are welcome to learn, get inspired, and create.
We offer technical assistance and access to fabrication equipment and resources, including 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters, digital embroidery machines, a wood shop, a reservable large project work room, and smaller project storage.
Hours of Operation
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Monday – Thursday 1 PM to 8 PM
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Friday 1 PM to 5 PM
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Tiger Works will open on Tuesday, September 8th
Location
Tiger Works is located in the Engineering Quadrangle H-Wing (Von Neumann Hall), Room H213
Digital Fabrication Equipment
Drop-In training available during open hours. Tutorials for our equipment are available on our Canvas page
A2Z Heatpress
Uses precise heat and pressure to transfer heat transfer vinyl designs on to fabric.
Janome HD-3000 Sewing Machines (3)
Mechanical sewing machine
Janome MC400-E
Single needle digital embroidery machine.
Artistic Digitizer
Design digitization software for digital embroidery machines.
Janome MC500-E
Single needle digital embroidery machine.
Artistic Digitizer
Design digitization software for digital embroidery machines.
Janome MB-7
Multi-needle digital embroidery machine – up to 7 colors. Ideal for complicated multi-color designs. To use this machine you must have completed designs utilizing one of our single needle machines.
Artistic Digitizer
Design digitization software for digital embroidery machines.
Silhouette Cameo 5
12” wide cutting machine – cuts permanent and HTV vinyl, fabric, sticker paper
Siser Juliet
12” wide high definition cutting machine – print and cut stickers, HTV and permanent vinyl, fabric
Siser Romeo
24” wide high definition cutting machine – print and cut stickers, HTV and permanent vinyl, fabric
Artec Eva High
Accuracy handheld 3D scanner for medium to large size objects (from basketball to car size)
Artec Studio
Combines scans, photos, and videos into 3D models for further post processing
Bambu Labs H2S (3)
Large format single nozzle 3D printer with a build volume of 340 x 320 x 340mm (13.3 x 12.5 x 13.3 inches); PLA only
Ultimaker S3 (3)
Professional-grade desktop 3D printer with a build volume of 230 x 190 x 200 mm (9 x 7.4 x 7.9 inches); PLA only
Ultimaker S5
Professional-grade dual extrusion 3D printer with a build volume of 330x240x300 mm (13 x 9.4 x 11.8 inches) PLA only, PVA (dissolvable) supports possible
Ultimaker PVA Removal Station
Cold water circulator for dissolving PVA support from 3D prints made with the Ultimaker S5
Glowforge
Laser engraver and cutter with 12” x 20” bed; capable of cutting and engraving plywood, cast acrylic, paper, and natural fabrics
Trotec Speedy 400
Industrial-grade high-speed CO2 laser engraver and cutter with 24 x 40 inch bed; capable of cutting and engraving plywood, cast acrylic, paper, and natural fabrics
Wood Shop Equipment – Training Required
Submit your project proposal via this Google Form to request access to the wood shop.
Grizzly GO555 Bandsaw
1 HP bandsaw capable of cutting curves and resawing hardwoods stock under 5.75 inches
Bosch 10” Sliding Miter Saw
Crosscuts longer planks that require less precision or that are too bulky to accomplish on other tools, cuts material with a maximum width of 12 inches
Dewalt Planer
Reduces and standardizes the thickness of hardwoods, 13” max width capacity
Dewalt Scroll Saw
Cuts highly intricate curves, tight corners, and detailed patterns in wood with a variety of blade options
Festool Domino
Creates mortise and tenon joints in hardwoods and plywood that ensure wood surfaces stay aligned
Festool Random Orbital Sander
Handheld sander used for finishing the surface of projects made from hardwoods or plywood
Festool Tracksaw
Used to break down large sheets of plywood that would be difficult or unsafe to cut on the table saw, and establish flat edges on hardwoods
Nova Viking Drill Press
Creates repeatable holes in plywood and hardwoods that are more precise than those made with a handheld drill
Oneway 1224 Lathe
Benchtop wood lathe used for manually creating round shapes with a 12.5 inch swing over the bed and 24 inches between centers
Sawstop Professional Cabinet Saw
Capable of creating high-precision rip, bevel, and crosscuts in hardwoods and plywood.
Wen Belt and Disc Sander
Belt and disc surfaces are used to sand components down to their desired final shape after pieces are rough cut with other tools
ShopBot Desktop ATC Max
CNC router that cuts, carves, and drills plywood and hardwoods based on digital design using a variety of different bits. This tool’s cuts are guided by a toolpathing file generated using Aspire CAD/CAM software available on computers in the lab.
Aspire
CAD (computer aided design) and CAM (computer aided machining) software used to prepare toolpaths for the ShopBot Desktop CNC router