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Re: CNC Machines
Team 195 has full access to a metal shop with a 3Axis CNC. The funny thing is, the students of the robotics team are the only people who know how to operate it, as it's not currently used by the machine shop.
In Southington, there is a 16 student PLTW class, you apply in 8th grade and the school accepts the top 16 applicants to be members for the entire 4 year course. PLTW has helped alot, we just started using the CNC this year (Using it ALOT for that matter) and alot of the basic G-codes to get us started were taught junior year.

EDIT: The classes that our Project Lead the Way offers are as follows
Introduction to Engineering Design (Freshman) AP
Digital Electronics (Sophmore) AP
Computer Integrated Manufacturing (Junior) AP
Principals of Engineering (Junior) AP
Engineering Design and Development (Senior) Lvl4
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