Category:Craft Room

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Zone Information
CraftRoom.jpg
Zone Name Craft Room
Status Active
Zone Slogan "We make it work"
Zone Coordinator(s) Jan HenryKevin Flory
Zone Slack #craft-room
Zone E-mail craft@i3detroit.org


Zone Color Gold
Paypal Button Pay money to Craft Room

PLEASE CHECK ALL DONATIONS WITH THE COORDINATORS.

Important Note

As of Fall 2024, the Craft Room is still in a transitional state, partly because our new space isn't finished out, and partly because our capabilities will be changing as we go. This page isn't final, so please be aware that things may change.

Where to Find What (Fall 2024)

Brushes, Pens, Pencils, Sharpies, Other Markers

Drawers DC-2, DC-3, and DC-4 of the grey drafting cabinet.

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Hot Glue Guns

Temporarily, hot glue guns are over on the wood shelves by the Sewing Room wall.

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Foam Brushes; Q-Tips, Tongue Depressors

Atop gray drafting cabinet.

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Gaffer's Tape, Painter's Tape, Linen Hinging Tape

In a hinged box on top of the small filing cabinet by the vinyl desk.

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Superglue, white glue, rubber cement; scissors, X-Actos (1 of 2)

Superglue/super glue, white glue, rubber cement, and a few other specialties should be in the glue drawer under the small cutting mat table. Scissors and one of the two sets of X-Actos should also be there.

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Vinyl tools: picks, tweezers, lames, special scissors, X-Actos (2 of 2)

In blue bins on a shelf at the top of the grey boxy vinyl cabinet.

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Thick papers, construction papers, other specialty papers

Drawers DC-7 and DC-8 of the drafting cabinet.

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Tracing paper, carbon paper (both in rolls), picture mat

Drawers DC-9, DC-10, and DC-11 of the drafting cabinet. The point driver (for firmly seating a picture's backing) is also here.

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Guillotine and Other Paper Cutters

Atop, or near, the small cutting mat table.

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Equipment Links

Subject Matter Experts

If you'd like to find someone to give technical advice on using a specific machine or technique, or are willing to be listed as someone who can help others, please contact Kevin Flory.

  • Kevin Flory: Painting, drawing [specialties: oils and watercolor ], gold leafing, picture mat cutting
  • Jan Henry: Sewing
  • Ashley Prescott Lesser: letterpress

External Documentation

Equipment

Major Equipment

Item Detailed Description Owner/Sponser (If Known)
Easel Kevin F.
Paper Trimmer 1 `guillotine' trimmer, 13" bed Presumed Mel B.
CraftRoomInventory GuillotinePaperTrimmer.jpg
Paper Trimmer 1 flatbed `roller' trimmer, 12" bed Presumed Nick B.
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Laminator Hand crank, self adhesive style, suitable for 8 1/2" x 11" sheets
Badger Airbrush Kit Includes paints, instructional guide, and cleaning materials. Unknown None At Present
Logan Mat Cutter Device for easily cutting picture-framing mats. CURRENTLY OUT OF ORDER pending acquisition of a needed part. Note that mats may still be cut with a bit of a hack - please contact coordinator. Jeff B.

Supplies

Art and Craft Supplies By Location

Drafting Cabinet

Item Price Location Details Owner/Sponser (If Known)
Artist-Grade Acrylic Paint 20¢ per 1/2 oz Solo cup (cups in drawer); $1 per 6-well palette-full (palettes in drawer) DC2 Tube and bottled acrylic paint in a wide variety of qualities ("Craft", "Basic", "Artist") and colors. Sponser: Kevin Flory
Oil paint Tube oil paints. Sponser: Kevin Flory
Gold Leaf And silver leaf, size, and varnish. Sponser: Kevin Flory
Paint thinner, varnishes Various liquids used in painting:
  • Paint Thinner
  • Spray And Liquid Varnishes
  • Stand Oil
  • Cobalt Drier
  • Acrylic Matte Medium
Sponser: Kevin Flory
Papers
  • Vintage Newspapers
  • Patterned Paper
  • Artists' Paper
    • Sketching Paper
    • Watercolor Paper
    • Charcoal Paper
  • Construction Paper
  • Tissue Paper
Sponsor: Kevin Flory
Canvases, Canvas Board Sponsor: Kevin Flory

TODOs

Fall 2024: Room Buildout

  • Mount wall conduit; finish running electrical lines from Sewing Room junction box.
  • In cooperation with e-lab, finish running air exhaust to the stack formerly used for the small paint box. Craft needs a tee dropping just north of the stack's entry point.
  • Furniture buildout: