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Sibley INSTRUCTIONAL LABS Emerson
Manufacturing Teaching Lab 116 |
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Welcome to the Emerson Manufacturing Teaching Lab Web Page. For quick links click below: ---- ---- Operating
Rules and Procedures ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Materials Processing and Testing Lab ----- Emerson 101 (or How to Survive 225 Machining)
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Emerson 101 (or How
to Survive 225 Machining) The
following hints are offered to make your time in the Emerson Shop more
productive. Things to bring with you ·
Pen and paper ·
Calculator ·
Safety glasses ·
Notebooks ·
Part drawings
with dimensions ·
Clothes you
don’t mind getting dirty ·
A friend to
help you double check things and get tools or equipment you need ·
Some home work
in case it’s crowded and you have to wait Before you start machining ·
Go through all
the steps in your head. If you have
questions about how to make something, ask your TA, one of the Georges, or
the TA supervisor. Think about how you
are going to hold your work for each step, and what surfaces you are going to
use as references for other features.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions about anything. While you are machining ·
Be aware of
what’s going on around you ·
Make sure you
are not throwing chips at someone else ·
Think about
what you are going to do before you turn on the machine ·
Make sure it is
safe to turn on the machine before you do ·
Keeping a (relatively)
clean work area will aid productivity ·
If you have any
questions, ask. That’s what the
Georges and TAs are there for. ·
Measure drill
bits before you use them ·
Use
“sanity checks” ·
“Measure
twice, cut once” When you’re done ·
Clean up
quickly so the next group can get on the machine ·
The next group
may offer to clean up the machine for you so they can get started
faster. If this happens, thank them,
put all the tools you were using away, then clean up any big piles of chips. ·
If no one is
waiting, put all your tools away, and clean up the machine. It should be left cleaner than you found
it. While you’re waiting ·
If the shop is
crowded, you may have to wait for a machine.
Try to make good use of this time.
Some options are ·
Do some
homework. This is a great time to talk
to class mates and help each other out (assuming this allowed by the
professor) ·
Grab a broom
and sweep something. A clean shop
makes George happy, and it’s important to keep George happy. (Trust me, you don’t want to see an
unhappy George) ·
Clean or
organize something. Drill bits,
endmills, parallels, collets, and measuring instruments are all good choices. ·
It’s all
about teamwork, let’s work as a team to keep the lab clean and
organized. |
Last updated January 2004. For questions
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