Fall 2025 Hours
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: 9am-8pm Tuesday: 9am-8pm Wednesday: 9am-6pm
Thursday: 9am-8pm Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 12pm-5pm
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The Maker Lab is a 7,000 square foot design and fabrication space on the campus of Abilene Christian University. Located in the Brown Library, the Maker Lab is open to all ACU students, faculty and staff, as well as our neighbors in Abilene and surrounding communities. Our ongoing mission is to provide tools, training, support and inspiration while promoting creativity, innovation and design thinking through unique experiential learning opportunities.
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TAKE A TOUR
The best way to get to know us is to come in and take a tour. We’re happy to show you around and answer your questions.
TOOL RESERVATIONS
Our most popular tools have an online reservation option that can guarantee you access when you need it.
TRAINING
Whether its providing online learning options or conducting face-to-face training, the Maker Lab staff is ready to help.
COMMUNITY
We build community through personal interaction and idea sharing.
GET INSPIRED
The best part of our job is telling the stories of what our community of makers is up to. Take a look and be prepared to get inspired!
STORE
We keep a wide variety of materials in stock to sell to makers. Save yourself a trip to the big box store and buy what you need in the Maker Lab.
BY THE NUMBERS
The Maker Lab has over 900 registered users who log in over 10,000 visits a year. We’ve lost track of the number of projects completed and the number of tools in our space, but we do know that in the Maker Lab, the possibilities are endless.
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Registered Users
Maker Lab Staff
Incredible Community
Abilene Christian University is an Adobe Creative Campus. ACU students, faculty and staff have full access to Adobe’s industry-leading creative tools for web, media and design, all free of charge.
In the Maker Lab, we use Adobe Illustrator to design for our laser cutting tools, cnc router and vinyl cutting tools. Designing in Illustrator is easy to get started, and the first step is downloading and installing Adobe Illustrator on your own device.
Adobe Illustrator is installed on all of the computers in the Maker Lab and visitors are welcome to come in any time and use these free tools for design work. Of course, if you need assistance, ask any of our Makers on Duty. We’re here to help.
MEET YOUR MAKERS
The "Makers On Duty" are our team of student workers who keep things running smoothly and provide training and support to our maker community. They come from many departments across camps and bring a diverse set of interests and skills to the Maker Lab. Our Makers on Duty are always available to answer a question or to walk you through your first project in the lab. Next time you come in, introduce yourself and let us know how we can help.
Elizabeth
Interior Design
Abi
Psychology
Devon
Engineering
Kaiden
Engineering
Elijah
Business
Rae
Advertising & Public Relations
Heidi
Psychology
Genesis
English
Madeleine
Bio Chemistry
Amy
Speech Pathology
Johnathon
Management
Alex
Graphic Design
Cutter
Mechanical Engineering
Ava Grace
Interior Design
Aubree
Special Education
Chai
Maker Lab Director
Rene
Assistant Director of the Maker Lab