Metal Shop
The Metal Shop is open to students working on coursework for current Art & Art History classes, as well as students doing work and research for the BFA and MFA programs. The shop is also open to faculty and staff for department projects, research, and developing coursework. Anyone working in the shop must take the general safety orientation before beginning work.
To see open hours available in the metal shop, use the online calendar below:
Metal Shop Contact:
Evan Blackstock
evan.blackstock@colorado.edu
Metal Shop Equipment
Fabrication and Machining:
Dake 10” cold saw
Roll-In vertical bandsaw
20” drill press Enco
Van Saint 2x48” Radius master belt grinder
Econoline sandblasting cabinet
20 ton manual press brake
Variety of vises around the shop
Tap & Die sets of different sizes
Bridgeport Manual Milling Machine with a variety of tools
Blacksmithing/Forging, Heating:
15KW induction forge
Mankel natural gas forge
Variety of forging hammers, tongs, and tools
(2) Post vises
Edwards 10B manual shear
12x12 swage block
Anyang 33 lb power hammer
160 lb Peter Wright anvil
180 lb Hay Budden anvil
48” mandel cone
Green river foot vise
(3) Oxy-Acetylene carts with a variety of welding, cutting, and heating tips
Sheet Metal Fabrication:
Pexto 48” manual shear
Diacro corner notcher
Bevery B3 shear
Enco English wheel
Shrinker & stretcher
Dayton 48” box & pan brake
Enco 48” rolling mill
Heinrich bench punch
Variety of hand shears & punches
18” sand bag & variety of forming mallets
Mushroom stakes for planishing
Welding and Plasma Cutting:
(2) Miller 152 MIG welders
Lincoln AC/DC stick welder
Miller Diversion 180 TIG welder
Weldsale 5x5’ platen table
Baleigh 2x2’ CNC plasma cutting table with A80 plasma cutter
Victor Cutmaster 42 plasma cutter (1/4”)
Misc:
Variety of drills and drivers, hand tools
Large TV screen hooked up to laptop and speakers for presentations etc
Lots of table space for design & layout of projects
Excellent fume/exhaust extraction system with E-Z arms and built-in lights
Non-Ferrous Metal SmithingClassroom:
(4) Smith Acetylene/Air torches
Large natural gas/air blowpipe torch
80 lb anvil
Blowhorn stake (2) rolling mills
Variety of hammers
Variety of different forming stakes
Dapping block set
Ring mandrel
Metalsmithing bench with sets of tools for each student