RIT - Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Machine Shop

Dave Hathaway

09-2361

OPEN SHOP HOURS

Mon. through Fri. 7:00 am to 4:30 pm

ALL JOBS NEED APPROVAL FROM SHOP STAFF

PLEASE CHECK IN and SIGN IN

Mon. - Fri. 4:30-9:00 pm is reserved for Curricular Projects

1) Prior Arrangements with shop staff (Dave Hathaway, Steve Kosciol or Rob Kraynik)

2) Completed, detailed and dimensioned drawings

3) Materials, tooling and set-up done before 4:30

4) Check in and Sign in

5) Adherence to shop safety rules

6) Student employees are instructed to assist in ensuring safe practice in all shop facilities and on all machine tools.

7) Machines must be cleaned and tools put away after every session.

8) Complicated machine set-ups must be finished within two days unless approved by shop staff.

If access problems arise, please see Dave Hathaway for resolution, we will do everything we can to help all students complete their work. After 9:00pm and weekends, the shop is reserved for M.E. Grad Students and Design Competition Projects.

Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop Access Policies for Undergraduate Use

The Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop is a resource for the students, faculty, and staff of the RIT KGCOE. Machine Shop staff members and student supervisors are responsible for ensuring safe operation and use of all equipment and resources in the shop at all times. Undergraduate students may be granted access to use the Machine Shop in the following priority order. All students are expected to comply with all regulations regarding shop use and safety, and come well-prepared with drawings of the work they are completing.

1) Health and Safety are the first priority for use of all shop facilities. Shop staff will make the final decision regarding an individual's ability to use any particular item of equipment, or perform any particular task on any piece of equipment. Students requesting use of the machine shop must have completed the Materials Processing course with a grade of C or better (or equivalent experience evaluated by the shop staff) prior to using the shop.

2) Students enrolled in engineering classes scheduled for use in the shop have priority over other undergraduate users. Examples include Materials Processing and Intermediate Machining Lab.

3) Students enrolled in engineering classes requiring independent use of the shop. Examples include Senior Design I and II.

4) Students enrolled in engineering classes requiring guided use of the shop. Examples include FYE II, Cornerstone Design, and Technical Electives.

5) Students in good academic standing participating in recognized mechanical engineering clubs and competition teams working towards specific club-projects. Examples include FSAE Formula, Moon-Buggy, Aero Design Club, and ASME.

The following shop accesses listed below are limited to day-time hours when full-time staff members are present, working under their close supervision. These accesses are limited to a non-interfering basis with the higher priority uses.

6) Students in good academic standing participating in recognized college of engineering clubs and competition teams working towards specific club-projects. Examples include EE Robotics club, IEEE, IIE, and SWE.

7) Students in good academic standing participating in recognized clubs outside of the college of engineering should first use resources within their home department and college. Where practical, the ME shop will try to provide support on a limited basis. Current loading in the shop is so high that such access will be limited.

8) Students in good academic standing in mechanical engineering may request to use the shop for classroom projects that are not specifically required by a course.

9) Students in good academic standing in engineering may request to use the shop for classroom projects that are not specifically required by a course.

10) Students in good academic standing in mechanical engineering may request to use the shop for extra-curricular projects that are not specifically related to a course to the extent that they are non-commercial and non-proprietary.

11) Students in good academic standing in engineering may request to use the shop for extra-curricular projects that are not specifically related to a course to the extent that they are non-commercial and non-proprietary.

12) Students in good academic standing elsewhere at RIT may request to use the shop for required classroom projects.

Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop Access Policies for

Graduate Use

The Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop is a resource for the students, faculty, and staff of the RIT KGCOE. Machine Shop staff members and student supervisors are responsible for ensuring safe operation and use of all equipment and resources in the shop at all times. Graduate students may be granted access to use the Machine Shop in the following priority order. All students are expected to comply with all regulations regarding shop use and safety, and come well-prepared with drawings of the work they are completing.

1) Health and Safety are the first priority for use of all shop facilities. Shop staff will make the final decision regarding an individual's ability to use any particular item of equipment, or perform any particular task on any piece of equipment. In general, students requesting use of the machine shop must have completed the Materials Processing course with a grade of C or better (or equivalent experience evaluated by the shop staff) prior to using the shop.

2) Engineering classes scheduled for use in the shop have priority over other users. Examples include Materials Processing and Intermediate Machining Lab.

3) Mechanical Engineering Graduate students working on thesis projects and research projects under the direction of a faculty advisor will be scheduled at a priority level parallel to students enrolled in engineering classes requiring independent use of the shop. Examples include Senior Design I and II. In order to be scheduled at this priority level, graduate students must have a completed thesis proposal, or be working as a Research Assistant, Graduate Assistant, Student Employee, or Co-Op student in a lab or facility of the ME department.

4) Mechanical Engineering Graduate Students enrolled in engineering classes requiring guided use of the shop. Examples might include Intermediate Controls, Fuel Cell Technology.

5) Graduate Students in good academic standing participating in recognized mechanical engineering clubs and competition teams working towards specific club-projects. Examples include FSAE Formula, Moon-Buggy, Aero Design Club, and ASME.

6) Graduate Students in good academic standing in mechanical engineering may request to use the shop for classroom/ research projects not specifically required by their course, thesis, or graduate employment.

7) Graduate Students in good academic standing in mechanical engineering may request to use the shop for extra-curricular projects that are not specifically related to a course to the extent that they are non-commercial and non-proprietary.

8) Graduate Students in good academic standing participating in recognized college of engineering clubs and competition teams working towards specific club-projects. Examples include EE Robotics club, IEEE, IIE, and SWE.

9) Graduate Students in good academic standing participating in recognized clubs outside of the college of engineering should first use resources within their home department and college. Where practical, the ME shop will try to provide support on a limited basis. Such access will be limited to time available.

10) Graduate Students in good academic standing in engineering may request to use the shop for classroom projects that are not specifically required by a course.

11) Graduate Students in good academic standing in engineering may request to use the shop for extra-curricular projects that are not specifically related to a course to the extent that they are non-commercial and non-proprietary.

12) Graduate Students in good academic standing elsewhere at RIT may request to use the shop for required classroom projects.