The Thingery

The Thingery is a “library of things” offering experience passes and equipment that provide opportunities for lifelong learning, creativity, and exploration.

Overdue fines: $1 per day for most items, $50 per day for passes.


 

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Book Binding Machine

book binding machine

Create your own school, work, or personal comb bound book with this manual punching and binding operation with only two steps. This comb binding machine is suitable for letter size (19 holes), A4 size (21 holes), and A5 size (15 holes). Enhanced accuracy edge guide from 3mm to 5mm for pinpoint punching.

Canner Kit

canner with wire rack and utensils

1 canner, lid, jar rack, funnel, jar lifter : black enamel, stainless steel, plastic ; 21.5 quart + 1 home canning guide and user guidelines in binder. The canner holds 7 quart jars, 9 pint jars or 12 half pint jars.

Cricut EasyPress Mini

red, white, and black mini cricut easy press machine

The Circut Easypress Mini is for those unusual objects, tight spaces, and hard-to-reach places. It has 3 heat settings for iron-on and Infusible Ink projects. Customize hats, shoes, or even stuffed animals.

Crochet Hook Set

Crochet kit with hooks, case, scissors, safety pins, and needles

Perfect crochet hooks for arthritic hands and smooth knitting needles for superior results. Includes 9 crochet hooks, 1 knitting gauge, 1 tape measure, and one pair of folding scissors in a zippered case, plus 19 additional accessories.

Engraver

person engraving pattern on to metal sheet

The engraver works with tile, metal, stone, wood, and glass. Five variable depth & speed, high power 15W and 7200 strokes per minute. Comes with a letter/number template to aid in etching words and numbers.

Graphics Drawing Tablet

Wacom drawing tablet with touch pen

The Wacom INTUOS drawing tablet has been designed for those who are getting started drawing, painting, or photo editing on their Mac or PC.

Jewelry Toolkit

Kit with scissors, pliers, tape measure, and screw drivers

The jewelry repair kit makes jewelry making and repair easy and smooth. Includes 3 jewelry pliers, 6 needles, 1 straight tweezers, 1 bent tweezers, 1 caliper, 1 awl, 1 jump ring opener, 1 bead embroidery needle, 1 thread scissors, 1 tape measure, 1 needle threader, in a zipper pouch.

Laminator

laminator machine with paper inside

Thermal laminator for laminating documents up to 9 inches wide; accommodates legal and letter sized paper, photos, and more. Includes (1) 9-inch laminator machine, (2) 3-mil 8.9 x 11.4 inch laminating pouches. Compatible with any 3 mil or 5 mil laminating pouch

Metal Stamping Kit

metal stamping kit with stamps, a file, and mallet

Metal Stamping Kit is a jewelry-making & hand stamping kit that includes everything a beginner maker or artisan needs to get started with DIY jewelry and hand-stamping.

Photo Studio Light Box

light box with a mannequin displaying a necklace inside, someone taking a photo

No assembly required. Collapses into a portfolio case. High-output built-in LED lights for handheld photography with a camera or smartphone. An extra light provides directional light modeling, giving better highlights, contrast, and shape to product images. A front 3-door system maximizes image angles while reducing outside reflections, and a top hole enables imaging from above.

Scrapbooking Toolkit

scrapbooking items including scissors, paper, and cutting mat

Turn your creativity into crafts with this scrapbooking tool kit. Use the tools provided to make photo albums, greeting cards, memory books, gift tags, and so much more. Kit includes a trimmer, a cutting mat, a 6 decorative edge scissors set, a 3-in-1 corner punch, precision cut scissors, and one book.

Tracing Light Box

person drawing on tracing light box

The tracing light box is a great tool for the budding artist who needs precise tracing and drawing capabilities. The pad is light, thin, and provides a bright evenly illuminated surface that allows the user to trace and draw with ease.

Woodburning Kit

kit for woodburning with burner, razor blades, and variety of tips

The kit comes with 21 varieties of tips including a razor blade and soldering tip. The burner has a rubber handle that makes it easy to use for both wood and leather projects. Recommended for ages 14+ with adult supervision.