Basic Machine Shop Skills and Techniques
Seth Hall
Tue, Thu, Jan 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 31, 2, 06-08:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 50.00 for materials and Hobby Shop membership
In this class you will learn basic machine shop practice: layout, process planning, milling, drilling, turning, tool selection and grinding, measurement, and use of handtools (center punch, file, etc.). As time permits, we will also cover material properties, inspection techniques, and other pertinent issues.
Fee:$50 students, $80 staff includes Hobby Shop membership
Register in shop starting Nov.1
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Build Your Own Loudspeakers
Michael Price, Ken Stone
Tue Jan 10, 06-08:00pm, PDR #3 Stud. Center
Thu Jan 12, Tue Jan 17, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Tue Jan 17, 06-08:00pm, PDR #3 Stud. Center
Thu Jan 19, 09-11:00am, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 24-Dec-2005
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 200.00 for speaker materials and Hobby Shop membership
Into music! This class is about how an audio system works -especially the speakers. We will demonstrate the computerized tools that help design speakers and measure their performance. Starting with components similar to what you get in the latest commercial speakers costing from $600-$1,000, you’ll soldier the crossover networks, build the enclosures and assemble your own set.
Classes include 2 lectures 6-8pm Jan. 10,17 in PDR #3 and 3 two hour workshops 9-11am Jan. 12,17,19 on how to build enclosures. An additional 10 hours time in shop will be needed to complete speakers.
Fee:$200/student $230/staff includes shop membership
Register in shop by Dec. 22
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Introduction to Making Wood Furniture
Roy Talanian
Mon, Wed, Jan 9, 11, 18, 23, 25, 30, 1, 06-08:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 90.00 for materials and Hobby Shop membership
Learn basic woodworking skills while you build a small table. Starting with planing rough-sawn lumber and ending with a hand-rubbed finish the class will cover safe operation of woodworking machines in a fully-equipped shop. Fee:$90 students $125 staff $150 alums includes shop membership. Register in shop.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Introduction to Using a CNC Lathe
Ilan Moyer
Wed, Fri, Jan 18, 20, 25, 27, 1, 3, 10am-12:00pm, W31-031 Hobby Shop
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 23-Dec-2005
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: MIT Student
Fee: 80.00 for materials and membership
Learn how to make parts on a computer controlled machine lathe! This mini-course will teach you all of the skills necessary to program and operate the Harrison Alpha 300 CNC Machine Lathe at the MIT Hobby Shop. After mastering the basics of the lathe, we will mass-produce a product of our design.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, 253-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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Water Jet Technology
Gregory Schroll
Mon Jan 23, Wed Jan 25, Fri Jan 27, Mon Jan 30, 10am-12:00pm, W31-031 (Hobby Shop)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 60.00 for materials, Hobby Shop membership
Learn to use the water jet in the Hobby Shop to cut intricate parts quickly and easily out of various materials like metal, plastic, stone, and glass. In this class, you will learn about water jet technology, get comfortable with the associated CAD software, and learn how to operate the OMAX Water Jet Machining Center. After doing a group project, students can work on their own open ended projects possibly involving inlays of metal, plastic, or stone. The cost of materials and water jet time for the individual projects is not included, but there is various scrap available in the shop. In order to sign up, students must come to the shop and pay the fee.
Contact: Ken Stone, W31-031, x3-4343, kenstone@mit.edu
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