Introduction to Blacksmithing
Mike Tarkanian, Samuel Allen
Tue Jan 19, 03-05:00pm, 4-003
Wed Jan 20, 01-03:00pm, 4-003
Thu Jan 21, 03-05:00pm, 4-003
Fri Jan 22, 05-07:00pm, 4-003
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Dec-2009
Limited to 18 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Preference given to freshman and Course 3 students (UG or G)
A mandatory introductory session with demonstration will be held for all participants from 3–5 PM on January 19. At this meeting, students will select Lab Group 1, 2 or 3 and attend that group’s laboratory sessions for three consecutive afternoons.
Students will learn basic blacksmithing techniques using traditional tools to hand-forge mild steel. Drawing a taper, forming a scroll, twisting, and finishing techniques will be incorporated into simple projects. Limited to participants with no prior blacksmithing experience.
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Metal Casting
Mike Tarkanian
Tue Jan 19 thru Fri Jan 22, 09am-12:00pm, 8-014
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Dec-2009
Limited to 6 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Preference given to freshman and Course 3 students (UG or G)
Students in this class will learn the techniques necessary for investment casting metals. We’ll first make models of the items to be cast – either by sculpting wax into the desired shape, or by casting wax into a rubber mold of an existing object. We will then build ceramic shells around the models, burn out the wax, and cast molten bronze, brass or aluminum into the resulting mold. If time permits, we will also cover the basics of sand casting.
Others will be lotteried into available spaces after enrollment closes
Contact: Mike Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Introduction to Welding
Michael Tarkanian
Mon Jan 25, 09:30-11:30am, 8-014, Group 1
Mon Jan 25, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014, Group 2
Mon Jan 25, 03-05:00pm, 8-014, Group 3
Tue Jan 26, 09:30-11:30am, 8-014, Group 1
Tue Jan 26, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014, Group 2
Tue Jan 26, 03-05:00pm, 8-014, Group 3
Wed Jan 27, 09:30-11:30am, 8-014, Group 1
Wed Jan 27, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014, Group 2
Wed Jan 27, 03-05:00pm, 8-014, Group 3
Thu Jan 28, 09:30-11:30am, 8-014, Group 1
Thu Jan 28, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014, Group 2
Thu Jan 28, 03-05:00pm, 8-014, Group 3
Fri Jan 29, 09:30-11:30am, 8-014, Group 1
Fri Jan 29, 12:30-02:30pm, 8-014, Group 2
Fri Jan 29, 03-05:00pm, 8-014, Group 3
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 09-Dec-2009
Limited to 9 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Signup via email; Preference given to freshman and Course 3;
Students will be a part of 5 instructional sessions from January 25 through 29. Applicants should state their time preference (Group 1, 2 or 3) when signing up.
This course will cover the basics of welding metals with various techniques: oxyacetylene torches, stick welding (SMAW), MIG (GMAW) and TIG (GTAW) will be explored. The first four instructional sessions will review the procedures and techniques, safety concerns and equipment, and capabilities of each welding methods. Students can then use the final session as time to practice welding or to weld a small project under the supervision of the instructor.
Contact: Michael Tarkanian, 8-003, x3-5946, tarky@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Lab Demo: Electron Microprobe Analysis on JEOL JXA-8200 Superprobe
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Fri Jan 8, 03-05:00pm, 54-1221
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
In this session you will have hands-on experience on our newly-upgraded Electron Microprobe with enhanced imaging capabilities. Learn about wavelength and energy dispersive spectrometry, backscattered electron, secondary electron, cathodoluminescence, and elemental x-ray imaging. This is a four-hour session for people unable to attend our detailed course on Electron Microprobe Analysis (12.141).
Web: http://web.mit.edu/e-probe/www/courses.shtml
Contact: Nilanjan Chatterjee, 54-1216, x3-1995, nchat@mit.edu
Sponsor: Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences
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SciFinder on the Web
Erja Kajosalo
Tue Jan 5, 04-05:00pm, 14N-132 (DIRC)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
If you are a researcher in chemistry, or chemistry related subjects like chemical engineering, materials science, environmental science, biological sciences, etc., then you should know about SciFinder, the most comprehensive chemical information database! This hands-on workshop will show you the basics of SciFinder!
Web: http://libguides.mit.edu/scifinder
Contact: Erja Kajosalo, 14S-132, x3-9795, kajosalo@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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