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Co-creation Workshop Space DARE

The co-creation workshop DARE is like a studio for your personal work. We have modern equipment, tools, cozy facilities and technical support so you can work on new products and creative projects. Performs 3D scanning and printing with 3D printers, uses a thermal press or sublimation machine, cuts with a laser cutter or plotter, mills, sews, glues, photographs, works with graphic design and drawing programs and much more.

Purva iela 12, Valmiera, Latvija

Equipment

Overlock 2104D

Technical specification

  • color scheme for inserting the thread into the loopers;
  • differential fabric feed for processing knitted, knitted and thin fabrics;
  • rolled edge stitch;
  • a narrow edge stitch for working silk;
  • easy-to-lower upper knife;
  • usable sewing machine needles;
  • removable free hand panel for processing cylindrical parts;
  • built-in storage space for accessories;
  • "Free hand" for sewing or basting cylindrical parts, such as a print, neckline, etc.;
  • 3-thread welding file;
  • 4-thread file for stitching or welding;
  • Flat file imitation stitch;
  • 3-thread small crochet and roller stitch;
  • Bottom hemming at the same time as the hem, using the invisible stitch foot X76590002 (sold separately);
  • Sewing decorative tags using invisible stitch foot X76590002 (sold separately);
  • Additional materials: thread
Laser cutter FABCORE
  • Laser cutting area: 600 x 300 mm
  • Computer program: LightBurn
  • Uses a 40W CO2 laser.
  • Safe and easy to use. No special protective clothing is required.


Application: cutting and engraving of various materials. Mainly used for industrial production, but also suitable for small business needs, schools and hobbies.


Materials to be used: plywood, mdf, plastic, organic glass, glass, cardboard, leather. The laser cutter can cut material up to 4 mm thick. The most popular are laser cut plywood, acrylic, mdf and felt.

3D string printer
  • Model - Prusa i3 MK3S string printer
  • Maximum size of the finished object - 25 x 21 x 21 cm
  • Print tip - 0.4 mm in diameter
  • Print from SD card
  • Computer program - PrusaSlicer
  • Very convenient and easy to learn
  • It is possible to print materials of several colors at the same time
  • Various materials with a diameter of 1.75 mm can be printed
  • Usable materials: PLA, ABS, PET, HIPS, Flex PP, etc.


MATERIAL 0.10€ / gram

3D resin printer

Model: Prusa SL1 resin printer


  • Maximum size of the finished object - 127 x 80 x 150 mm
  • Computer program - PrusaSlicer
  • Uses special UV-sensitive resins available in different colors
  • Very detailed print quality


MATERIAL 0.80€ / gram

CNC milling machine

Model STEPCRAFT Q204


  • operates in the X, Y and Z planes, moving along a straight line and multiple axes of rotation
  • maximum material size 1200 x 600 mm / working table dimensions: 1400 x 750 mm
  • The DARE team will train you in the use of the equipment and safety rules
  • Computer program - VCarve, available locally with the computer
  • A computer is available for work on site. Come with an already prepared work file in PDF format or prepare it for us


Application: milling.


Materials to be used: plywood, MDF wood plates, solid wood, plastic. We can put wood up to 5 cm thick into the CNC machine.


Additional payments: material

Cutting plotter
  • Maximum cutting width - 554 mm
  • CutStudio computer program
  • JPG format files are fine
  • mechanical resolution - 0.01 mm;
  • cutting speed up to 50 cm/sec.;
  • max pressure up to 250 g;
  • the "optic eye" function allows the plotter to read the printed marks and automatically aligns the material for accurate contour cutting of the image even after lamination
  • cuts materials - vinyl films, reflective, thermal transfer, sandblasting materials and others
  • Roland cutters have a large selection of knives. It allows you to work with different, even thicker materials, such as cardboard, modeling packaging and cutting fold lines. With a special knife, you can quickly and accurately cut small letters or numbers in standard vinyl, up to 1.5 mm!


Application: cutting of thermal transfer films and adhesive films to obtain texts and figures.

Heat press for fabric or smooth material
  • Size: 38 x 38 cm
  • Adjustable temperature, pressure and time.
  • Application: transfer of thermal printing films to fabric. This machine uses pressure and heat to “bake” the thermal transfer film onto the fabric.


Payment of 1 unit with VAT: €2.00


When booking a thermal press, don't forget to book a plotter as well

Sewing machine

Model - Brother HF-27


Electromechanical sewing machine with 27 adjustable straight and Zig-Zag stitches.


  • Automatic 1-step buttonhole.
  • Suitable for sewing, quilting and mending all types of fabrics.
  • LED lighting.
  • Retractable tines.
  • Stitch width (zig-zag) up to 7mm.
  • Stitch length up to 4mm.
  • Simple lower threading mechanism.
  • Semi-automatic needle threader.
  • Sewing speed up to 800 stitches per minute.


Additional materials: thread

Heat press for cups
  • Standard 90mm cylinder cup printing press and 4 color sublimation printer
  • Sublimation printer format: A4
  • A hand-drawn or digitally created design can be transferred to the cup


Application: cup printing.


Materials to be used: cups intended for sublimation, covered with a special, color-absorbing varnish.


Payment of 1 unit with VAT 2.00 €


When booking a heat press for cups don't forget to book also a sublimation printer.

Sublimation printer

1-5 pages 1.00 €

5-20 pages 0.90 €

20-50 pages 0.75 €

50+ pages 0.60 €


Hourly rate only applies when using own materials.

Photo studio

E-store, Instagram, Pinterest, your website - wherever you talk about your products, you need high-quality photos. DARE has a photo studio equipped with everything you need for high-quality photography and video recording:


  • product photography tent
  • changeable background walls
  • professional lighting
  • white stand
  • white wall
  • microphone


Bring your phone and camera or rent one from us!

Hand tools
  • Stationary drill Bosch PBD 40
  • Disc and belt table sander Holzman BT46
  • Hand jigsaw Bosch PST650
  • Construction hairdryer Steinel HG2320
  • Stationary planer Makita 2012NB
  • Cordless Drill - Impact Driver Milwaukee M18BDD-202C
  • Table jigsaw Dremel MS20-1/5
  • Electric hand planer Beast 240x50mm
  • Orbital sander Bosch PSS 200 AC
  • Multi-function rotary tool Dremel 4000 Platinum
  • Glue guns
  • Screwdriver set
  • Soldering station with kit Yihua 852D+ (two)
  • Electronic components
3D scanner

Portable 3D scanner Sense (3D SYSTEMS 350470 Sense 3D Scanner)


  • Scanning volume: 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 m to 2 x 2 x 2 m. Sounding range: 0.2 m to 1.6 m
  • Field of view for sounding: 45 ° horizontally, 57.5 ° vertically, - 69 ° diagonally
  • 1280 x 1024 minimum screen resolution. Hardware recommendations are Intel core i5 5th generation or equivalent processor
  • Resolution at 0.5 m: x/y 0.9 mm – Depth resolution 1 mm
  • PC for Windows 8/USB 3.0


Application: 3D representation of objects and people of various shapes.

Soldering equipment
  • Yihua 852D+
Radio microphone system

Sennheiser 112P G4 A camera radio microphone system