Fees for materials

Most of our equipment is free to use. However, there are fees for materials when using our 3D printers, laser cutters, and vinyl cutter.

How to pay

If you are a UA student, faculty member, or staff member, CATalyst charges post to your library account. We also accept departmental charge accounts if you are paying through your university department. If you require an interdepartmental charge, speak with the front desk or send us an email.

If you are a community member, we’ll create a login for you to pay your fees online.

3D printing

How much does it cost?

There's no fee to use our 3D printers, but you do need to pay for materials. You are not able to bring in your own material for use with our printers.

Materials for purchase

We ask that you only use the materials we provide for our 3D printers.

We consistently carry PLA, Tough PLA, and PVA. Colors available may vary. Please note that PVA is only available for our Ultimaker machines.

Select spools of TPU, PETG, and infused PLA are available on a rotating basis.

We consistently carry Formlabs Grey V4 Photopolymer resin and currently have Formlabs Castable resin for a limited time.

Please contact us if you are interested in printing with a specific material not listed here either through our email, or through our Discord.

Table caption: A list of 3D printing materials and how much they cost to use.
Material Cost 
PLA/Tough PLA/TPU/PETG $0.06 per gram 
PVA $0.17 per gram
Photopolymer Resin (Grey V4) $0.18 per gram + $2 set up fee
Castable Resin $0.36 per gram + $2 set up fee

Laser cutting

How much does it cost?

Our laser cutters do not cost anything to use.

You are welcome to bring your own materials, if they are approved for use on our machines. See our list of acceptable materials. A CATalyst staff member must approve any material you bring before cutting or engraving. Check with the front desk or email us before proceeding.

We also offer full sheets of acrylic and plywood for purchase. We have a variety of colors available in both 1/4" and 1/8" acrylic in 12"x24" sheets. We also provide 20"x30" and 20"x15" sheets of both 1/8" and 1/4" thick birch plywood.

Don't want to pay? We always have scraps of various sizes and thicknesses available.

Materials for purchase

Not sure what material you should use? Come in during our open hours and a CATalyst staff member can help you decide, or send us an email.

Table caption: A list of acrylic materials and how much they cost to use.
Material 12"x12" 12"X24"
Acrylic 1/8" $5 $10
Acrylic 1/4" $9 $18
Table caption: A list of plywood materials and how much they cost to use.
Material 15"x20" 30"x20"
Baltic birch plywood 1/8" $6 $12
Baltic birch plywood 1/4" $7 $14

Vinyl cutting

How much does it cost?

There's no fee to use our vinyl cutters.

You are welcome to bring your own materials. If you are unsure if your material is compatible with our machine, just ask a worker or send us an email.

We have a variety of colors and patterns of both adhesive and heat press vinyl available for purchase if needed. We charge per 12"x12" sheet.

Don't want to pay? We always have free scraps available.

Materials for purchase

Table caption: A list of vinyl cutting materials and how much they cost to use.
Material Cost
Adhesive or Heat Press Vinyl $0.37 per sheet

Miscellaneous

Materials for purchase

Table caption: A list of miscellaneous materials and how much they cost to use.
Material Options Cost
T-shirts

White or Black

Small - X-Large

 $4 per shirt (max 10)
25-pack of buttons 1", 1.5", 2.25" diameter $2.50 per pack