The Makerspace will be open to members and visitors for limited hours — 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM — from 06/17/2025 to 06/27/2025 for the RoboMasterminds Summer Experience.
The Makerspace will be open to members and visitors for limited hours — 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM — from 07/07/2025 to 08/01/2025 for Kids and Teen College courses.
Makerspace at the CSM Velocity Center
The Makerspace at the CSM Velocity Center is a 1,984 square foot collaborative community work space for making, learning, exploring, and sharing.
It is equipped with a variety of maker equipment including 3D printers/scanners, laser cutters, soldering irons, and other additive and subtractive machines for manufacturing. It also includes hardware and software for cyber/gaming, CAD modeling, simulation, app development, robotics, and prototyping.
Together, we work–play–improve the community at the MAKERSPACE!
CSM Students and Faculty/Staff Get Free Membership To become members, current CSM credit and non-credit students should take the Equipment and Safety: Basic Makerspace Training for Current CSM Students. Current CSM faculty/staff can head over to the NEOED dashboard and take the CSM Makerspace Safety Course.
For Non-CSM Individuals Start by enrolling in our Equipment and Safety: Introduction to Makerspaces class, which includes your first month of membership.
NOTE: All equipment is on a first-come, first-served basis unless the equipment is reserved. To guarantee usage of the equipment, fill out a form. Additionally, equipment can be reserved for current members only, as the Equipment and Safety course must be taken before equipment can be used.
Want to Schedule an In-Person Tour?
The Makerspace at CSM’s Velocity Center offers tours. Tours take about 10minutes and can be scheduledin advance or on demand based on staffing availability.
Monday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., by appointment only Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 11:59 a.m., by appointment only Tuesday through Friday, 12 p.m. – 6 p.m., open lab hours
*Hours subject to change. Please view our calendar for specific information.
Address
Physical Address: 4465 Indian Head Highway Indian Head, MD 20640
Mailing Address: 8730 Mitchell Road PO Box 910 La Plata, MD 20646-0910
Available Equipment
Formlabs 3D Printers –Highly accurate, high-resolution prints using high-performance materials.
Stratasys F370 3D Printer –Pro grade 3D printer offers a higher level of consistency, reliability, and accuracy.
MakerBot Replicator+
MakerBot MethodX
Universal Ultra R5000 Laser Cutter – Provides the highest level of accuracy and throughput. Features a large bed and dual laser configuration.
GlowForge Plus – This powerful machine makes it simple to cut, score, and engrave hundreds of materials up to ½” thick like wood, acrylic, leather, fabric, etc.
Denford Compact 1000 - This compact 3 axis CNC Router features a totally enclosed interlocking guard, is ideal for cutting a range of resistant materials such as hard and soft wood, plastic, modeling foam, acrylic and prototyping materials, as well as non-ferrous metals.
Suited for Posters, CAD Drawings, Banners, Large Photographs, Car Wraps, Wall / Door / Floor Signs, T-Shirts / Clothing via Transfer Paper and heat press, customized fundraising items
Roland VersaStudio BN-20A – Create, print and cut high-quality graphics at highly affordable pricing.
HandyScan 700 - Designed for research and commercial applications, this ultrafast handheld 3D scanner is easy to use and generates highly accurate and repeatable results.
Soldering Stations
A variety of electronics equipment such as Raspberry Pis, Arduinos, signal generators, digital oscilloscopes, etc.
Manual handtools are available for finishing projects.