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Welcome to the Shop Olin College has re-imagined its Shop from a traditional, production-focused facility to an active learning enviornment. A large focus of the initiative is on student growth and development. The Shop has also been charged with integrating the College’s fabrication resources within the curriculum in a more meaningful manner. This means better aligning the Shop with academic courses, increasing accessibility of equipment and spaces and establishing a culture of safety and stewardship with the Olin community. Several of...

Is the Shop open to people outside of Olin College? Unfortunately we are not able to offer public or alumni access. The equipment can be used by Olin College, Wellesley College, Babson College and Brandeis University students, staff and faculty. Babson, Wellesley and Brandeis affiliates must sign...

Training Overview Woodworking trainings include Fundamentals, Hand Tools, Woodlathe, Saws, and Router. Note that Fundamentals training is a pre-requisite for all other trainings in the Wood Shop. Training Type Pre-Requisite # of Sessions / Time Required Relevant Documents Fundamentals Intro Shop...

Training Overview Machining trainings include the Mill and the Lathe. Both of these machines have trainings for various levels of expertise, going from Fundamentals to CNC. Training Type Pre-Requisite # of Sessions / Time Required Relevant Documents Mill - Fundamentals Intro Shop Training 1 / 120...