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Zone Information
I3detroit-machineshop.jpg
Zone Name Machine Shop
Status Active
Zone Slogan End Mills always pay their debts
Zone Coordinator(s) Evan Allen
Zone Slack #machine-shop
Zone E-mail machineshop@i3detroit.org


Zone Color Blue
Paypal Button Pay money to Machine Shop


Safety Notes

  • Do not use the bench grinder on aluminum as the aluminum flakes can trap heat in and cause the wheel to fracture.
  • Do not cut off any piece of your body
  • Leave the space as clean as you found it. If you find it in a messy state, please send the coordinator an email describing the mess, date, and time, and then please be extra awesome and clean up after those before you.

Table of Equipment

Equipment Authorization Owner(s) Status
Acer 1440G Lathe No Nate BezansonTJ CookBrian WennbergAaron D Running
Bridgeport Mill No i3Detroit Running
Brown and Sharpe Surface Grinder No i3Detroit Running
Dake Band Saw No i3Detroit Running
Dayton 24" Brake No i3Detroit Running
DoAll Band Saw No i3Detroit Running
Edlund Drill Press No i3Detroit Running
Heinrich Deep Throat Bench Punch No i3Detroit Running
Machine Shop Motion Sensor No i3Detroit Running
Machine Shop Ceiling Fan No i3Detroit Running
Machine Shop Light Switches No i3Detroit Running
Monarch Series 50 Model 16 Lathe No i3Detroit Running
Niagra 342 Shear No i3Detroit Running
Powermatic Belt and Disc Sander (Model 30A) No i3Detroit Running
Rockwell Grinder No i3Detroit Running
Rockwell Grinder 2 No i3Detroit Running
Whitney 92 Bench Punch No i3Detroit Running
Baldor Grinder No i3Detroit Down

TODO List

^^click the title to edit the todo^^

The following list is an attempt to offer up suggestions of tasks that could be accomplished throughout the space by people interested in helping out.

Feel free to take charge of one or more of these items as your time and expertise allow. If you have taken charge of a task, please put your name into the field next to the task.

Should you run out of time or ability to complete a task, make sure to post on the mailing list and "fail loudly". This ensures that task status is shared, and no task languishes in silent failure.

General TODOs

Task Name Description Priority Champion
Dayton 24" Brake
  • get manuals for wiki
  • Find location for it
  • design mounting solution
1
DoAll Band Saw
  • Air pump/chip removal – use shop air
  • Clean/refinish blade guides
  • Write out/establish maintenance procedures and timing (i.e. oiling)
  • Fix roll pin in speed adjustment shaft
  • Buy DoAll colored red and gray paint
  • Touch up paint on DoAll
  • Source blade stock
  • Buy padlock for lockout during service
  • Buy table guide
  • Buy part holders to use with feed chain
  • guides for blade welder (see Evan A., or Matt G.)
  • grinding wheel for blade welder
1
Dake Band Saw
  • Clean out blade brushes
  • Clean out chip tray
  • Add fluid if low
  • Replace screws/bolts in switch box that is loose
1
Kalamazoo Horizontal Band Saw
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use horizontal band saws
  • braze crack
  • weld up chip tray
  • better affix chip tray (weld and re-tap holes maybe)
  • test moving parts
  • get coolant pump for it and make coolant work
  • wire in
  • paint
1
Tapping Machine
  • make wiki page
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use a tapping machine
  • Remove damaged screw stuck in collet
  • Replace screws with Allen head screws
  • Make/retrofit adjustable tap collet?
1
Acer 1440G Lathe
  • Tailstock alignment
  • Additional gears for other threading operations
1
Powermatic Sander
  • make wiki page
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use a sander for metal
  • Replace missing knobs
  • Find table for belt sander portion
  • Make exhaust work
  • Get new belts
1
Edlund Drill Press
  • install VFD
1
Fix exhaust fans 1
Belt Grinder
  • mount to base better
  • make wiki page
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use a belt grinder
1
Brown and Sharpe Surface Grinder
  • better storage for surface grinder wheels
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use surface grinders and square the wheels (maybe how to level the chuck)
1
Cleaning/organization
  • drill bits
  • taps/dies
  • under the arbor press bench
  • under the drill press bench
  • cart in the corner
  • metal mesh cabinet
  • shelf above arbor presses
  • long stock over everything
1
sheet metal roller
  • select one
  • buy one
1
Niagra 342 Shear
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use a shear like this
  • move to final location
  • apply power
  • make work
  • replace light with LED (add good switch)
1
Rockwell Grinder
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use grinders
1
Rockwell Grinder 2
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use grinders
1
Baldor Grinder
  • get picture for wiki
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use grinders
  • replace or find missing nut
1
Heinrich Deep Throat Bench Punch
  • get manuals for wiki
  • get some example videos of how to use a punch
1

Equipment TODOs

 TODO
Acer 1440G LatheCenter Tailstock
Bridgeport Millreplace or repair light (droops)

wire in the power feed, light, and DRO so the wires are not in the way run air line to the machine for coolant mister repair coolant mister (droops) buy and add pneumatic drawbar

buy and add drill-powered knee
Dayton 24" BrakeBuild a stand and bolt it to the floor
Edlund Drill PressFix tensioner
Monarch Series 50 Model 16 Lathe
  • Thoroughly clean all surfaces
    • Dismantle gearboxes?
    • Evaporust!
    • Relubricate
  • Pin crossfeed handle
  • Make cover for belt tensioner
  • Get/make new handle for disconnect
  • Replace power indicator lamp
  • Test all oiling tubes (after new pot)
  • Clean under threading gearbox cover
  • Exercise the power feed gear selector mechanism
  • Re-grease bearings for gearbox (left side)
  • Get (wishlist):
    • Change gear for metric threading
    • Collet chuck
    • Taper attachment
    • Steady rest
    • QC tool holders that fit 1" bits
    • magnetic parts trays
Powermatic Belt and Disc Sander (Model 30A)1. Add/enable dust collection system for the machine. -- Done

2. Make a butterfly valve for the disc vacuum line.

3. Add disc and belt direction arrows.

4. Replace belt guard nuts with knobs for easier removal and replacement.

5. Replace missing and broken adjustment knobs.

6. Add miter gauge to disc sander bed. -- Done

7. Find at i3 or buy heat gun for changing sanding discs. -- Tool Crib

Useful Sites

Virtual Machine Shop

Information on a wide variety of machining operations.

http://kanabco.com/vms/library.html

Information on Gears

Timing Belts, Pulleys and Metric Gears

Info from Stock Drive Products/ Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI)

http://www.sdp-si.com/web/html/reference_library.htm

Lathe Machines

Introduction to the Mini Lathe

If you know how a dog works with a face plate you may not need to look, but otherwise

http://www.mini-lathe.com/Mini_lathe/Introduction/introduction.htm

Lathe introduction

Whole playlist of videos from Quinn Dunki covering most/all aspects of lathe operation. Most are between 7 and 20 minutes long. Go through the whole thing, you'll learn stuff!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Dnmd3lDzA&list=PLY67-4BrEae9Ad91LPRIhcLJM9fO-HJyN

Fasteners

Fastener Basics

http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Printable-Tools/Fastener-Basics.pdf

Wood Screws

http://www.boltdepot.com/fastener-information/Wood-Screws/Wood-Screw-Diameter.aspx

Nails

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/trade_ind_ed/woodworking_posters/Nails.pdf

Technique

Abom79's channel

Adam doesn't skip over much, so if a project takes 4 hours of shop time, there are probably 4 videos, each between 30 and 50 minutes long. Gives a good sense of pacing, order of operations, and general flow of work. For someone who's new to machining, this can be helpful:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3UZn1tcVe7pH3R6C3Gcng

This Old Tony

The whole thing, but this video on sharpening drill bits has been cited as particularly relevant:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8oORR6jyh8

Trash

  • Please don't throw sheet metal, copper, or aluminum away. We recycle these.