Add Ons

Optional extras to support your projects at West Bethel Makerspace. Add-ons are available to active members and are billed separately from your membership — pick what your project needs, when it needs it.

Project Shelf Project Shelf Project Shelf Project Shelf
Project Shelf
from $10.00

Keep your works in progress right where you left them. Project storage is an optional, paid add-on available to active members, with shelf space located in our multi-purpose room. Reserve a bay and pick up your project exactly where you left off — no packing up between visits.

Short Project Shelf — Approx. 4'w × 2'd × 1’h

Tall Project Shelf — Approx. 4'w × 2'd × 2'h

Extra-Large Project Storage — Top Shelf Storage Approx. 4'w × 2'd

Storage requires an active membership. Availability is limited. For safety, no open containers of liquids or volatile materials may be stored on your shelf.

Laser Cuter Time (per 15 min) Laser Cuter Time (per 15 min)
Laser Cuter Time (per 15 min)
$5.00

Laser cutting requires advanced clearance due to the fire risk and complex workflows involved. Time is scheduled and billed in 15-minute increments for the duration you occupy the machine — so prep your files ahead of time and arrive ready to plug and play to save.

$5.00/15-minutes, plus material costs

30 min = qty 2
1 hr = qty 4
1.5 hr = qty 6
2 hr = qty 8
2.5 hr = qty 10
3 hr = qty 12
3.5 hr = qty 14
4 hr = qty 16
4.5 hr = qty 18
5 hr = qty 20
5.5 hr = qty 22
6 hr = qty 24

Allowed materials include:

  • Wood

  • Acrylic

  • Paper/cardboard

  • Polyurethane foam

  • EPS foam

  • Thin polystyrene

  • Polyethylene foam

Not allowed (due to toxic fumes and fire risk):

  • PVC

  • Polycarbonate

  • PVC foams/laminate

Materials provided by WBMS are priced by the DigiFab shop lead — questions on what's allowed go to the shop lead.

3D Printing Materials Fee 3D Printing Materials Fee 3D Printing Materials Fee 3D Printing Materials Fee
3D Printing Materials Fee
from $0.01

3D printing is billed by material usage, not by the hour — bring your design, and pay only for what you print. All 3D printer use requires clearance and adherence to our temperature and ventilation safety protocols.

PLA, PETG, and ASA — $0.05/gram

TPU and PVA — $0.10/gram

User-provided filament — $0.01/gram Requires staff permission.

Wear and tear on the machines is expected, but damage caused by misuse or unclear-protocol use is billed separately for repair or replacement.

Shapeoko CNC Router Time (per 15 minutes) Shapeoko CNC Router Time (per 15 minutes)
Shapeoko CNC Router Time (per 15 minutes)
$2.50

The CNC router requires one-on-one checkout or instructor-led course clearance. Time is scheduled and billed in 15-minute increments, and includes the clean-up time needed to leave the machine ready for the next user.

Bring your own endmills to be sure you have exactly what your project needs (⅛" or ¼" cylindrical shafts, at least 0.75" long, rated for at least 18,000 RPM). The makerspace provides some endmills, but broken endmills are the user's responsibility to replace.

$2.50/15-min, plus material costs and endmills

30 min = qty 2
1 hr = qty 4
1.5 hr = qty 6
2 hr = qty 8
2.5 hr = qty 10
3 hr = qty 12
3.5 hr = qty 14
4 hr = qty 16
4.5 hr = qty 18
5 hr = qty 20
5.5 hr = qty 22
6 hr = qty 24

Allowed Materials

  • Softwood

  • Hardwood

  • Plywood

  • MDF

Not Allowed

  • Metal

  • Glass

Acrylic and polycarbonate plastic are allowed only with designated endmills — consult the DigiFab lead.