At our school, they closed the metal shop, but they left a few machines in the back of the room (the front part of which they turned into a physics classroom). However, the buildings & grounds crew dont have much sympathy for us staying late so we usually end up bringing parts and pieces home for some late night machining at my house. Having a lathe and a Bridgeport in my garage makes things so much easier
. And as for the field, we usually try to squeeze that into the woodshop, which is another challenge all in itsself.