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Miller Makerspace
Miller Library @ Hopkins Marine Station
Hours & events

Miller Library Makerspace

The Miller Library Makerspace at Hopkins Marine Station provides a drop-in space for Stanford students, faculty, and staff to prototype, 3D print, explore microelectronics, sew, knit, crochet, and do other hands-on making. We are open on weekdays 9 am - 5 pm. If you’d like to use the Makerspace, please contact us or stop by!

Equipment & supplies ⚓️

The Miller Makerspace currently has:

  • Bambu P1P 3D printer with AMS for multi-color prints (filament)
  • Creality CR-6 SE 3D printer (filament)
  • Prusa i3 MK3S+ 3D printer (filament)
  • PC workstations loaded with CAD software (Solidworks)
  • UCTRONICS Advanced Starter Kit for Arduino UNO and MEGA 2560 (x5)
  • SunFounder Project Super Starter Kit V3.0 (x5)
  • Kuman for Arduino Project Complete Starter Kit
  • Adeept New Ultimate Starter Learning Kit for Raspberry Pi 3
  • CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 Complete Starter Kit
  • Various Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Teensy boards
  • Various components (resistors, capacitors, wires, thermistors, fans, etc.)
  • Soldering iron
  • Janome HD-3000 sewing machine
  • Brother 1034d serger
  • Cyanotype fabric sheets
  • Iron & ironing board
  • Cutting board & rotary cutter
  • 24" frame loom (x3)
  • Button maker (2.25")
  • Laminating machine
  • Light table
  • Crochet hooks (that you can take with you!)
  • Assortment of donated fabric, thread & yarn
  • Various books and patterns
  • LEGO bricks
  • Various modeling & craft supplies
  • Mobile PC workstation w/ document cam & webcam for hosting virtual workshops

Background

Miller Library Head Librarian Amanda Whitmire launched the Miller Makerspace in February 2017, converting the space from a former Reference Area. You can read more about the philosophy behind the makerspace at:

  • Whitmire, Amanda L. (2018). Tinkering is fundamental: why open source electronics are a natural fit in [marine] science libraries. Oral Presentation. Stanford Digital Repository. https://purl.stanford.edu/cz459xn4262
  • Whitmire, Amanda L. (2017). Implementing a 3D printing service at a marine biology library. Poster. Stanford Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.25740/xf227mk1917.