Research and Student Machining
Craig Miller
About the shop
For use by students and researchers with professional supervision. Hands-on training available. Shop classes available during the semester. Professional advice for design and fabrication of projects. Includes mills, lathes, welding shop, and fume hood. The Research Support Shop is part of Yale’s instrumentation initiative.
Available to Yale researchers & external researchers
Instrument menu
Water jet: Flow NanoJet
Laser cutter: Coherent Meta2C 250 W
Orbital welder: Swagelok M200
3D printers: Bambu X1E and Formlabs Form3
Clausing CNC motorized 3-axis mill
Bridgeport motorized 3-axis mill
Bridgeport manual 3-axis mill
Clausing Colchester lathe
Water jet
The NanoJet is a highly accurate, small-format waterjet machining center. Groundbreaking in design, our NanoJet is a fully enclosed, all-in-one solution that provides precise, clean, and quiet cutting. Learn more about our NanoJet or visit the manufacturer website.
Laser cutter
The laser cutter is a computer‑controlled cutting and engraving system optimized for flat materials. Like the abrasive water jet, it is best suited for sheet stock, but it also supports high‑resolution surface etching and marking. While similar in overall concept, this laser cutter is geared for thinner and nonmetal materials than the waterjet, such as acrylic. Learn more about our laser cutter.
Orbital welder
We have a Swagelok M200 orbital tube welder with a variety of collets for welding stainless steel tubing for high-purity gas services and vacuum systems. (Manufacturer website)
3D printers
Bambu X1E (qty 2)
Formlabs Form3
Learn more about our 3D printers.
Clausing CNCs (qty 2)
Bridgeport motorized 3-axis mill (qty 2)
Bridgeport manual 3-axis mill
Clausing Colchester lathe (qty 4)