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Work Orders - Please check Slack for a new online form to submit work orders for Fall 2020!

ABOUT US

The Shop staff and a set of highly trained students provides training in shop operations to the Olin Community before anybody can use the machine shop equipment. The Olin shop is staffed by four full-time professionals, who offer short courses and semester-long courses in machine shop operations to...

Personal Use Policy

Overview Laboratory, shop, computer and other facilities have been created primarily to further the educational mission of the College. Personal projects are permitted (and strongly encouraged!) though they are given lowest priority in terms of resource use and must not be deemed wasteful by the...

Capabilities

We have a well equipped welding facility with the capability to weld aluminum, stainless steel, mild steel, magnesium etc. Additionally, we can cut metal using either flame or plasma cutting methods. Additional metal cutting capabilities consist of drilling, milling, turning, surface grinding...

Training

Training Workflow There are many different types of trainings available at The Shop. Below is a helpful flowchart to indicate what trainings are available, as well as the pre-requisites for each training. Note that Green Machine training is need for almost all other trainings (apart from 3D Printing...

Prototyping

Training Overview Prototyping trainings include 3D Printer training (FDM and SLA/Resin), and Laser Cutter training (Helix and Trotec). After completing these trainings, you are free to use any 3D printers or laser cutters on campus for academic and personal projects! Training Type Pre-Requisite # of...

Welding

Training Overview Welding trainings include MIG and TIG welding! For first-time welders, MIG welding is generally easier to learn, so it's recommended that you complete MIG welding training before you sign up for TIG welding training. Training Type Pre-Requisite # of Sessions / Time Required...