About the Shop:
The College of
Engineering Machine Shop at the Univeristy of California, Santa Barbara
is a full-service machine shop
that provides machining, assembly,
fabrication services, and design assistance in support of research
projects and
instructional laboratories on campus. The shop is
equipped with conventional and CNC (Computer Numerically
Controlled)
mills and lathes, EDMs (Electrical Discharge Machines),
welding equipment, bandsaws, grinders, etc. See below for a more
detailed list of the services offered.
In addition
to machining services, the shop also is available for use
by students, staff, and faculty from the College of
Engineering
during the hours that the shop is open. Anyone from the College of
Engineering can use all of the
conventional machines
available in the shop to make projects for their labs, classes,
etc. The shop staff is always
available to help with
any questions users may have.
Passing
the safety test is REQUIRED before ANYONE can use the
shop; please read the Safety Handout
thoroughly before attempting to take the test. Contact Nicole
(holstrom@engineering.ucsb.edu
) to make an
appointment to take the test.
The shop also offers an
Introduction to Machine Shop class through the Mechanical
Engineering Department. The class
(ME 12S) is designed to
introduce people to the machining process, such as reading blueprints,
checking tolerances, and
using the conventional machines to make
their parts; currently, the class is making a compressed air motor.
Please see below for more
information.
People:
Contact the Shop
Shop Location
& Hours:
[Arts Bldg (Bldg #
534), Room 0249] Campus
Map
Services Available:
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Professional machining and welding
services: milling, turning, grinding, wire and sinker EDM, CNC,
etc.
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Design assistance: consultation, CAD
drawing
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Student machine shop for use by
undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff in the College
of Engineering
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Work area for Mechanical Engineering
design projects (ME 153, ME 189, etc.)
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Hand and power tools (some can be
loaned out if approved by shop staff - logout book must be filled out
prior to the tools
leaving the shop)
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Stock material and fasteners are
available on a recharge basis
Submitting a
Job:
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Bring a detailed dimensioned drawing of
the job to the shop (consultation services are available for design
assistance).
The drawing can be done in CAD software, such as
SolidWorks, or it can just be a simple sketch on paper.
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Bring your 13-digit recharge
number
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The shop staff will go over the sketch
with you to be sure all requirements necessary for completing the job
are covered
and quote an estimated cost and time frame for
completion of the job upon request
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For safety reasons, we request that
closed-toed shoes always be worn when visiting the
shop
RATES (as of December 2008):
ME 12S: Introduction to Machine Shop (1.0 Unit)
ME 12S is designed to
introduce people to the machining process, such as reading
blueprints, checking tolerances, and
using conventional machines to
make their parts; currently, the class is making a compressed air
motor. This class is
an excellent option and highly
recommended to anyone who wishes to use the shop because it not only
teaches you
about basic machining priniciples, but also allows you
to familiarize yourself with the machines and capabilities of the
shop allowing for more ease and independence when working on
individual university-related projects.
Students use conventional mills,
lathes, band saws, drill presses, etc. to machine the various parts of
the compressed air
motor from stock material. All tools and
material are provided to the students at no charge. The class is
offered every
quarter except for summer; it is broken up
into 5-6 sections of no more than 8 students each. Each section
meets once a
week for a 3 hour period. Brief lectures are held
before each class to go over the various machining techniques that will
be used to make the motor. Please contact Nicole Holstrom (holstrom@engineering.ucsb.edu)
for more information.
ME 12S Links:
* WINTER 2010 CLASS SCHEDULE -
MANDATORY MEETING: THURSDAY, JANUARY 7 @
3PM
WE WILL MEET IN FRONT OF THE SHOP (ARTS BLDG ROOM 0249 - IN B/T HSS
& LAGOON)
Contacting the
Shop:
