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Aluminum, that common metal, did you know, aluminum is one of the shiniest metals in the world?

Photos 06/08/2018

CMM'ed the parts! We used a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to accurately measure the diameter of the 5 parts, and here are the results. The average error (Ra) is only 0.4 micron!

Photos 05/29/2018

Custom made carbide parts for our tool setter came!

These are used as thr tool datum disk - the part that the end mill touches. They are made from carbide so that they don't scratch.

Photos 03/03/2018

Movable tool chest for the workshop! Pro tip: you can use kitchen drawer liner to keep the tools from rolling around. Now all of the clutter is hidden away in drawer!

02/18/2018

Testing the vortex tube! We used an infrared thermometer to see the temperature difference. With 20 psi of air, the hot side was 30 C and the cold side was 6 C. Pretty effective!

Photos 02/03/2018

Our strain gauges under a microscope ! There are 2 gauges (between the wires). The element contains a gauge that is sensitive to vertical strain (left side), and horizontal strain (right side). With 4 gauges (2 pictured), we make a full bridge strain sensor.

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