Facilities and resources
All undergraduate and graduate students are provided with their own 30 x 60" workbenches with torch, ventilation and storage. Each class year has its own room with sink, pickle, rolling mill and tool cabinet.
Computer equipment and software
- four PC workstations with ArtCAM Jewelsmith software, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office and internet access
- dedicated internet/supply ordering computer
- flatbed scanner
- bulk slide scanner
- CAD/CAM
- CNC milling machines
- CNC rotary attachment tables
- 3D probe scanner
- use of PC lab with 14 seats and digital projector
Casting equipment
- burnout kiln
- auto centrifuge
- wax injector
- mold vulcanizers
- bell jar vacuum table
- alloying electromelts
- ingot molds
- oxygen/acetylene casting torch
Lapidary equipment
- lap saw
- lap drum sanders
- grinding wheel
- faceting machine
- diamond drill
Enameling room and equipment
- enameling kilns (16x16x11", 6x6x6", 4x4x5")
- broad array of types and colors of enamel
Forging room and equipment
- 200+ stakes, various sizes
- 100+ hammers, various shapes and sizes
- annealing torches
- stump-mounted vices
- anvils
- jump shear
- beverly shear
Electroforming equipment
- copper electroforming tanks with digital rectifiers
- spray booth for conductive paint
Machine Room
- band saws
- drill presses
- 12" Disk sander
- spindle sander
- belt sander
- slip roller
- 12" Finger brake
- engine lathe
- mini lathe
- electric rolling mill
- polishing machines
- bench grinder
- pneumatic grinding tools
- sand blaster
Additional facilities
- dedicated room for elective classes
- dedicated pitch booth and torch
- hall display cases
- slide archives
- draw horse
- fusion welder
- magnetic finishing machine
- vibratory tumbler
- ultrasonic cleaner
- photo lights
- hydraulic press
- light table
- mini torches