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Originally Posted by Alan Ing
Hi All,
As you know, the first Hawaii regional will be held next year. In preparation for the event, we are investigating what it would take to build a mobile machine shop. While we can always use the College of Engineering's machine shop, a mobile shop at the venue would be a lot more convenient for the teams. With that said, does anyone have any suggestions for equipment?
I figure we need at least the following:
1. Drill Press
2. Band Saw
3. Bench Lathe (9"x20", 12"x24")
4. Bench Mill (Round or Square Column with DRO)
5. Welder (TIG, Mig or do we need both?)
Also, could someone from team 254 give me some insight about the NASA Ames Mobile shop? perhaps some pictures. How about other mobile shops? Have these machine shops been able to serve most teams needs? For example, I think the Ames shop has a 9" x 20" Jet bench lathe. Looks a little small, but if it provides what teams need at the event, then small is good since this will be a mobile shop.
Model numbers and where to buy would be greatly appreciated.
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I'll bring my camera to work on monday and take some pictures of the inside of the trailer so you can see exactly what's there/how it's laid out.
off the top of my head, here are most of the tools inside--
Delta 10" Bandsaw
8" Delta Bench Grinder (might be 6")
Delta Belt/Disc Sander
12" Delta Drill Press
JET 9x20 belt drive bench lathe The machinist who runs the lathe in the trailer at the events has mentioned that he wished the lathe was a little bigger, but there isn't much between a 9x20 and 13x40 (which is way too big for a trailer).
Rong Fu RF-45 Square Column Mill/Drill(We used to have the JET JMD-18 in the trailer, and the RF-45 is MUCH nicer. Round column mill drills are much more of a pain to use, and the RF-45 just feels more well built. It's definitely worth the extra money. Whatever you get, you should get a DRO for the x and y axes.)
Power tools:
DeWalt 14.4V Cordless Drill
DeWalt XRP 18V Cordless Reciprocating Saw
DeWalt XRP 18V Cordless Jigsaw
Husky 2.0 HP 26 Gal. Vertical Air Compressor
Various air tools:die grinder, air drill, 3" cut off saw
TIG welder
Arbor Press
Other various hand tools, and complete tooling sets for above machines.