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Text reads, "Welcome to the Makerspace. Explore. Innovate. Make it happen." Image to the right features a 3D printed bear.

Getting started

There are many ways to learn and start using the equipment!

MakerMentor

Schedule a 1-on-1 session with a staff member and spend time together learning the equipment or working on a special project that you have in mind.

Sessions are typically around 1 hour in length. 

Book your session using our online form.


MakerWorkshops

Introductory workshops are offered on a weekly basis at various branches and help you get familiar with a specific piece of equipment/technology. We do our best to offer as many programs spread across the County as possible.

Check out the latest MakerWorkshops at brantlibrary.ca/Calendar.


MakerHours

MakerHours are supervised time when patrons can use available equipment on a first-come, first-served basis. We do our best to vary the equipment available during this time. If you have a specific request for a piece of equipment to be available during a particular MakerHours session, please email your request to Makerspace Coordinator, Jeremy Taylor, and we will do our best to accommodate.

Visit brantlibrary.ca/Calendar for the latest MakerHours.


MakerVids

Check out the videos we've created to help you get started using our technology and equipment.

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel so you never miss a vid!

Equipment

Ender 3 S1-Plus

Access the 3D printer submission form here.

Quick facts
  • Large 300x300x300 build volume
  • High resolution FDM printer. 1.75mm filament
  • Dual Geared Direct Sprite Extruder
  • Current colours available are found on the 3D printer form

Cost 

  • 10 cents/gram.

Are you interested in learning about 3D printing and not sure where to start? Book a MakerMentor session and tell us what you'd like to learn.


 

Core XZ 3D Printer

Access the 3D printer submission form here.

Quick facts
  • 12x faster than Ender 3 S1-Plus
  • Build Volume: 220x220x250
  • High Resolution FDM Printer
  • 1.75 mm printer
  • Current colours available are found on the 3D printer form

Are you interested in learning about 3D printing and not sure where to start? Book a MakerMentor session and tell us what you'd like to learn.


 

Cricut machine
Cricut Maker 3 + EcoTank ET 2800 Inkjet Printer
Quick facts
  •  
    • CNC-controlled machine
    • Cuts vinyl on a mat or you can use Cricut SmartVinyl without a mat
    • Create intricate designs by combining cutting, drawing, and scoring
    • You can bring your own materials to use with our Cricut
    • A limited supply of basic permanent and Heat Transfer Vinyl, cardstock, and sticker paper is available on a cost recovery basis.
  •  
  •  Create professional stickers using Cricut's Print then Cut feature and our Inkjet printer

Materials & cost

Permanent vinyl

Black 

  • Glossy
  • Good for indoor/outdoor applications (mugs, decals, stickers, home decor, scrapbooking, etc)
  • $2/foot

White 

  • Glossy
  • Good for indoor/outdoor applications (mugs, decals, stickers, home decor, scrapbooking, etc)
  • $2/foot

Colour 

  • High Gloss
  • Scratch, scuff, and water resisistant
  • $2/foot
Removable vinyl

Black

  • High quality removable
  • Solvent-based adhesive is suitable for indoor, outdoor applications
  • Scratch, scuff, and water resistant
  • $2/foot

White

  • High quality removable
  • Solvent-based adhesive is suitable for indoor, outdoor applications
  • Scratch, scuff, and water resistant
  • $2/foot
Heat-transfer vinyl

Colour

  • Use HTV on clothes, shoes, hats, bags, and cases as well as various types of textiles, leathers, non-woven fabrics
  • $2/foot

Black & White

  • Use HTV on clothes, shoes, hats, bags, and cases as well as various types of textiles, leathers, non-woven fabrics
  • $2/foot
Cardstock 

12"x12"

  • $0.25/sheet 

Sticker Paper

Material cost is $1.00/sheet

Mugs

$5.00 per mug

Infusible Ink

$3.75 per infusible ink sheet

Start using the Cricut - book a MakerMentor session today!


 

A Brother digital embroidery machine
Brother Innov-is NQ1700e Advanced Embroidery Machine

Quick facts

  • Personalize and Customize DIY projects, such as home decor, clothing, and accessories
  • 258 built-in embroidery designs, 140 frame pattern combinations, and 13 embroidery lettering fonts
  • Generous 6" x 10" embroidery area with a sizeable 8.3" needle-to-arm space that lets you tackle big projects
  • 4.85" colour LCD touchscreen display, which is intuitive with on-screen editing, enhanced zoom, resizing, rotating, repositioning, drag and drop, and combining designs

Materials

We provide almost everything you need to complete your project. The only material you need to bring is your fabric of choice. Scrap fabric for practice or for temporary backing is usually available. If you bring your own thread, it must be 100% polyester embroidery thread.

Free-to-use tools

Fabric scissors, fabric rotary cutter, fabric marker, cutting mat, pins, stitch rippers, flat thread snips, and adhesive spray.

Cost

  • Stabilizer fabric and topping: $.50 cents/piece/per design
  • Thread: $2/10k stitches
    • Designs under 10k Stitches - minimum $2
  • Scrap fabric: FREE

Start using the digital embroidery machine - book a MakerMentor session today!


 

Picture of a large format printer
Epson T3475 Large Format Printer

Quick facts

  • Print professional, large-scale photographs, drawings, maps, posters, etc
  • Accurate A1/D-size prints in as fast as 25 seconds!
  • 24" width provides a lot of space to print full posters or banners
  • Maximum print resolution: 2400 x 1200 dpi

Materials & cost

Premium semi-gloss
  • $2/foot
  • A typical 24" x 36" poster costs between $5-$15 dollars (depending on ink used)
Doubleweight matte
  • $2/foot
  • A typical 24" x 36" poster costs between $5-$15 dollars (depending on ink used)
20lb printer paper
  • $1/foot
  • A typical 24" x 36" poster costs between $2.50-$8 dollars (depending on ink used)
Ink usage
  • $1/milliliter 

Start using the large format printer - book a MakerMentor session today!


 

Janome sewing machine
Janome Sewing Machine

Our mechanical sewing machine features 12 built-in stitches and a four-step buttonhole. Dial pattern selection and stitch width and length adjustment ensures ease of use.

We have a variety of thread and sewing accessories to help you complete your project.

Cost: Free; library user will supply their own textile materials.


 

Show us what you made!

While we usually get to see the start of your project, we're not always there for the end result!

When posting pics of your project on socials, feel free to use the following tags so we can see all the awesome things you created in the Makerspace:

  • #BrantLibraryMaker
  • @BrantLibrary (Facebook and X); @brantcountypubliclibrary (Instagram)

Makerspace Vision: We believe that library users should be free to explore their own interests in an informal, fun, and self-paced manner. Learning should be as participatory as possible, and everyone should feel comfortable and free to fail. This is how the best learning happens! We will keep the equipment open and accessible. Digital literacy is obtained through trial and error and experimentation; it is not merely a transmission of knowledge.

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