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<span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12px;">One of the stated problems was that students fail to "experiment" and use the Maker Lab as much as it is open. Currently, the 3D printers are very popular because the school sponsors and provide free filament, up a reasonable amount, for students. However, the laser cutters, while equally popular, are not used as frequently because students need to bring in their own material. This can be quite difficult if they don't posses a car or want to impulsively or quickly make something. </span>
<div><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span>The proposed prototype is to install a large, locked cabinet in the mostly-empty break room just outside the Maker Lab that will hold laser-cutter-bed sized sheets of plywood and acrylic that students can purchase. The lab assistants running the open lab will use a credit card reader the Maker Lab staff has stated is already being installed. The cost of the sheets will be enough to refund the material cost, plus shipping, plus a small labor cost of TA's having to order and pick up the sheets. To simplify the system students will only be able to purchase full sheets and can either keep left overs to reuse to leave them in the community scrap bin.</div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><u style="font-size: 12px;">Related Links</u><u>< Spring 2017 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Will_McMullen William McMullen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Mjbelford Matt Belford] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rory_Pannkuk Rory Pannkuk] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_University SCU Campus Page] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/u>Santa_Clara_University_Student_Priorities SCU Student Priorities]</div>