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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...

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...

HEMI

The Shop is a part of the Higher Education Makerspaces Initiatives (HEMI). HEMI is " a collaborative of leading universities focused on solving the challenges of academic makerspaces and making their combined learnings available to others." The collaboration is focused on developing and sharing best...

Keeping Hands-On Activities During Remote Learning

It’s fair to say that when the COVID-19 crisis hit, the Olin community wasn’t exactly excited to disband in-person classes and jump into online learning. “But we learned a ton,” says Daniela Faas, assistant professor and practice and director of Lab & Fabrication Operations.

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...

Archives

MEC 1000 Technical Drawing Handout Project Handouts Project 1 - Lathe Chuck Jaw Measurement Project 2A - Hole Transfer Project 2B - Hand Filing Project 3A - Draw and Dimension Lathe Chuck Jaw Project 3B - Draw and Dimension Vise Jaw Project 3C - Draw and Dimension Control Bracket Project 4 - Sheet...

At One College, Women Engineers Help Reshape The Machine Shop

Only about 20 percent of undergraduate engineering degrees in this country go to women. Olin College, a prestigious engineering college in Needham, is proud to be an outlier: Half its students are women. The school, which also prides itself on offering classes that focus on project-based learning...