Staff
Scott LaForest
Facility Director
Thomson Hall, Depot Campus
scott.laforest@uconn.edu
860-486-1096
Campus Address
Thomson Hall, Unit 5108
Depot Campus
Mailing Address
Mechanical/Glass: Design & Fabrication Facility
30 Ahern Lane
Thomson Hall, Unit 5108
Storrs, CT 06269-5108
Services and Rates
Prototype Development
On request, assistance can be provided for prototype development. Custom and specialized equipment can be manufactured. This includes:
- CAD modeling
- Mechanical drawings for in-house fabrication, outside production, or patent applications
- 3D printing using FDM or LCD Resin printers
Internal Rates
$100/hour Internal Rate
External Rates
$120/hour Non-profit/Academic
$120/hour For-profit
Repairs
Repairs can be made to complex scientific and mechanical equipment, including diffusion pumps, McLeod Gauges, Nitrogen Cryogenic Dewars, and distillation equipment.
Internal Rates
$100/hour Internal Rate
External Rates
$120/hour Non-profit/Academic
$120/hour For-profit
Mechanical Technology
Skilled technicians design, fabricate, or repair complex scientific and mechanical instruments and carry out jobs in precision machining, brazing, soldering, welding, woodworking, sheet metal working, and Plexiglass fabrication.
Internal Rates
$100/hour Internal Rate
External Rates
$120/hour Non-profit/Academic
$120/hour For-profit
Scientific Glassblowing
Glassblowing services are carried out from the Yale University Glass Shop. The drop-off location for all scientific glassware repairs will be on the large metal shelf across from the machine shop (room R006) in the Chemistry building.
Specifications
Place your clean, broken glassware into a sturdy cardboard box along with a sheet containing the PI name, contact name, phone number, email, and any specific instructions for our glassblower Daryl Smith (daryl.smith@yale.edu). Please use bubble wrap or paper to make sure the boxes can be transported by car without further damage to your glassware.
The boxes will be picked up at regular intervals and repaired glassware will be placed back on the shelf when completed. Users will be notified when the glassware was repaired and/or is back.
Users may also drop off their glassware at the Mechanical or Electrical COR²E facilities in Thomson Hall on the Depot campus (at 30 Ahern Lane).
Please contact Daryl directly to discuss any special projects.
Internal Rates
$102/hour Internal Rate
