Materials, Tools, & Services:

Local Hardware Stores:

2211 Pennsylvania Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

(410) 728 - 4400

~5 min drive from MICA

601 Homestead St, Baltimore, MD 21218

(443) 627 - 8893

~10 min drive from MICA

3401 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore, MD 21211

(410) 235 - 7771

~10 min drive from MICA

Tools and Hardware:

- All things mechanical. Downloadable CAD, easy but expensive.

- Super duper cheap tools.

- Big Box Electronics and computers store (thumb drives to 3d printers)

- Inexpensive quality CNC tools

Vinyl: 

- We use 24” Oracal 631

3D Printing Filament: 

- We use polyLite PLA and recommend you purchase the same type. Available in a variety of colors.

Laser Materials: 

Be sure to check our list of banned and approved materials 

- digital fabrication friendly materials 

- 1/16", 1/8", 1/4" that work great for laser cutting or engraving

- carries clear acrylic sheet and some other laser-cuttable materials

- carries chipboard, but most plastic sheet cannot be used on our lasers

- carries chipboard. Most plastic sheet cannot be used on our lasers

- inexpensive small quantities of acrylic (32” x 18” is our max for laser cutting)

- acrylic sheet in any color at reasonable prices

The following vendors sell acrylic in 4’ x 8’ sheets. You must cut it down to size but it is much cheaper.

- overnight delivery to station parking lot

- on Pulaski Highway

- near BWI, courier delivery available

Solid Wood & Plywood:

- overnight delivery to station parking lot

- rough sawn wood. You must have taken a wood class in Fox to use this.

- $500 minimum for pickup, huge local selection of sheet goods

  - huge selection of building supplies and interior grade plywoods

- building supplies, no fancy plywood, just construction supplies

Miscellaneous Supplies:

 - crafts store

- foam of many kinds

- non-profit building materials re-use center

- sells steel - no order too small

 - mold-making and casting supplies - Reynolds Advanced Materials is our local distributor for all things Smooth-on

- recycled art supplies and fabrics

- recycled building materials and furniture

Services:

MICA Art/Tech Center - provides large-format printing and vinyl cutting services

- cheap and fast metal laser cutting

3D Models:

- lots of cool .stl files

- free printable 3d models 

- free printable 3d models

- many products can be downloaded as a *.STEP or *.SLDPRT by looking at the product detail page