David C. Copley Foundation Teen IDEA Lab

567 S 28th St
San Diego, California 92113

Our Booking Policy- Please be on time.

- Food and drinks are not allowed inside of the Lab.

- Please bring your own external hard drive to save your work to.

-If you need to cancel your reservation, please do so as soon as possible.

Lab Equipment

Brother SE700 Computerized Sewing & Embroidery Machine

2 hrs·

Cricut EasyPress 2

2 hrs·

Recording Studio

2 hrs·

Use our studio to record music, make electronic music, or record podcasts.

Please bring an external drive to save your work.

Equipment: M-Audio Code 61 MIDI Controller, Allen & Health QU-24 Digital Mixer, Rode NT1-A Condenser Mic, and iMac with Pro Tools 2019.6 edition. Loaner guitars, basses, mics, and amps available for in-library use.

Please indicate what you will be recording so we can best accommodate your needs.

3D Printer

2 hrs·

Silhouette Cameo Die Cut Machine

2 hrs·

The Cameo is an electronic cutting machine. Great for craft projects and is able to cut a variety or materials including: vinyl, paper, specialty patterned papers, cardstock, vellum, iron-on heat transfer material, and sticker paper.

Our computers have Silhouette Studio installed to design your projects. Silhouette Studio will accept these file types: .studio3, .dxf, .jpg, .pdf, .gif, and .gsp.

Please bring your own materials to cut in the lab.
Materials can be up to 12" wide. Length is limited to 12" for paper and can be longer for certain materials.