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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...

RESOURCES

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...

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...

SPACE

Overview The Olin Shop is the place where the ideas and initial concepts of student projects take physical form. Students fabricate project components using a variety of our equipment under the supervision of professional and student instructors. The Shop is used to support a variety of required and...

Equipment

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...

Materials

The Shop has a variety of items in the stock market. Just add the items to the checkout kiosk and you are on your way! If your project needs large quantities of materials, please order your items directly from a supplier or through your course budget to avoid depleting our inventory (e.g. > 10...

Reference Guides

Olin Quick Guides Drill Press Bandsaw Belt Sander 3D Printers - FDM Laser Cutter - Helix Laser Cutter - Trotec Table Saw BOW Posters Glue Gun Knife Drill & Impact Driver Drill Press Bandsaw Soldering Iron 3D Printer - FDM 3D Printer - SLA/Resin Laser Cutter Miter Saw Machining Resources Drilling and...

Shop Usage & Safety

Overview Fabrication activities play an important role in the curriculum and extracurricular activities at Olin College. Promoting and maintaining a culture of safety depends on the individual behavior of everyone: students, staff, and faculty. We must look out for each other, teach each other and...