Shops are as living as the care their community gives them. Cleaning machines, organizing tools, and refilling diminished fluid reservoirs and material supply cabinets makes tomorrow's work go faster and builds trust between the community and their tools. I have been honored to work in several living shops. These photos are from one of my favorites, the Stanford Product Realization Lab. At the PRL I fabricated work from 1996 to 1999, and taught the use of all tools and shop culture to students as a Shop TA. We were benevolently lead by two legends, Dave Beach and Craig Milroy.

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Machine Shop including Three Axis Matsuura, CND Mill, CNC mills, manual mills, Monarch lathes, grinders, band saw.

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Sheet metal tools including finger break, punch, corner punch, press, rollers.

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Metal Forge.

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Welding including TIG, MIG, electric arc, and oxy acetylene. 

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Metal Casting in bronze, aluminum, and precious metals using investment, sand, and spin casting methods.

Other beloved tools not pictured
Wood: table saw, band saw, lathe, had saw, drill, drill press, hammer, clamp, glue.
Fabric: pattern making paper, industrial sewing machines.
Plastic: laser cutter, injection molder.
Software: Solid Works, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Excel.
Electronics: PIC and Arduino, bread boards for prototyping.