Engineering Fabrication Laboratory
Welcome to the Engineering Fabrication Laboratory (EFL), also known as the “Fab Lab.” The EFL is a supervised facility that provides students with opportunities for hands-on manufacturing and fabrication in a safe environment. We also offer instructional support to students, faculty and staff of the College of Engineering as they work on projects for classes, independent study, research, and student design competition clubs. The EFL facilities include the Student Machine Shop area (1220 Bainer Hall), whose primary purpose is to support teaching, and the Student Project Area (1230 Bainer Hall), which is primarily used by student design competition clubs.
Hours of Operation
The EFL is open Monday through Friday, except for university holidays and furlough days, and on most Saturdays during winter and spring quarters. The hours of operation are as follows:
Fall Quarter
Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 12 noon, 1 PM to 5 PM
Winter and Spring Quarter
Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 12 noon, 1 PM to 8 PM
Saturday, 9 AM to 3 PM
Summer Sessions
Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 12 noon, 1 PM to 5 PM
Inter-Quarter Periods
Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 12 noon, 1 PM to 5 PM
Shop Access
The EFL is open to students, staff and faculty of departments in the College of Engineering as detailed in the EFL Access Policy.
Student Machine Shop Safety/Orientation Class
If you are a student in the College of Engineering and want to work in the Student Machine Shop, please sign up for the Machine Shop Safety/Orientation Class.
Rapid Prototyping Service
The EFL offers a rapid prototyping service to UC Davis faculty, staff, and students on a recharge basis. This service is managed by EFL student assistants, who will make prototypes using our ZPrinter 650 upon request. To request a prototype model, a signed request form must be brought to the EFL at 1220 Bainer along with a suitable CAD file of the prototype. Send inquiries and other correspondence about this service to rapidprototyping@ucdavis.edu, or call the EFL at (530) 752-1109. A video clip of the 3-D printing process on our rapid prototyping machine can be viewed at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_YxMru8W-c.
Contacts
Jeffrey L. Feerer, EFL Manager, 1125 Kemper Hall, 754-6593
Michael Akahori, Student Machine Shop Lead, 1220 Bainer Hall, 752-1109
Shawn Malone, Student Project Area Lead, 1220 Bainer Hall,
752-1109