SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
Some of my toys at school
Thought I'd post this up for fun. Some of the niftier tools we have at school:
The Victor Lathe. It's main job is to turn aluminum test samples that we destroy in our materials lab. The little stuff. Drill press, manual mill, manual lathe just off the left side of the picture. Our fancy CNC lathe, which has only ever turned one piece because no one knows how to run the damn thing, and all the instructions are in German. Behind it is the 2.5 ton press. The workhorse of our machine center, the 3-Axis OKK CNC mill. The school bought it brand new in 1985 or so. It still hits within a couple ten thousandths when we have it measured and calibrated. One of our latest additions is the HAAS CNC gantry router, which came in this summer. It has a 10x6 foot working envelope, 10,000 RPM spindle, and vacuum table. Only problem is that we don't currently have a vacuum pump powerful enough to allow full use of the table... And our crown jewel, the HAAS 5-Axis mill. It's also brand new and has only run a couple parts because we're still short tooling for it, and because our teachers need some more training on it before we can take advantage of it's full capabilities. Not bad for a small school and even smaller program. We only graduate ~10 people a year.
__________________
Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Some of my toys at school
My program is called Aerospace Manufacturing Engineering Technologist. Basically the goal is to work in the aerospace industry in a pretty wide range of jobs. Machinist, tool designer, floor management, operations, assembly method analyst... We also have composites (carbon fiber, etc) facilities, extensive welding, metal working, and heat treating equipment, and are getting into robotics.
One of the best things is that the profs encourage us to experiment. In our final year we have a year-long design project which is completely open ended, within the realm of possibility. People have build snowmobile lifts, carbon fiber bagpipes, carbon fiber guitar cases... One guy this year is building a full one-of suspension for his Honda CRX road racer. My current idea is a custom carbon fiber intake manifold for the SVX.
__________________
Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Some of my toys at school
can you make me a sweet handle for my kegerator tap?
__________________
Alan 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 1997 SVX LSi (Ebony) SOLD! 2005 Legacy GT (Silver) [Cobb Stg 2+] SOLD! 1987 928 S4 (Black) SOLD! 2005 Forester XT Premium (Crystal Gray Metallic) SOLD! 2008 Lancer Evolution X MR (Apex Silver) [Cobb Stg 1+] 2015 Outlander Sport 2.4GT AWD (Mercury Gray) 2013 G37xS (Obsidian Black) |
#5
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Some of my toys at school
So you basically have 3 HI-TECH machines that you dunno how to operate and 3 basic ones?
J/K cool toys, I envy you
__________________
Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Some of my toys at school
Is that a MAZAK CNC lathe? They are japanese, why the instruction are in german?
__________________
95´ Subaru SVX EURO 85' Mercedes 190 2.3-16 86' Mercedes 190E 70' Olds Toronado 98' Renault Chamade 82' Honda Prelude 79' Honda Accord awaiting restomod. 69' Mustang Hardtop 67' Jeep Ford Willys awaiting restoration. 67' IKA Torino Coupe 74' Renault Torino Coupe |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Re: Some of my toys at school
Quote:
The only machine that sits completely idle is that lathe. The router has already cut hundreds of parts and the 5-axis is just lacking some tooling.
__________________
Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
|
|