How to keep a freshman busy: an easy HOW-TO guide!

[kristenliz_28]

Hahah, I wish we had a way to keep our freshmen busy like that. But hey, at least they learned what NOT to cut huge metal blocks with.

[BrendanB]

Keeping the freshman busy is to have them cut drive shaft that has the special coating and the hard stuff, not soft. She got about 1/8 into it before I had to take over and I got another 1/8 into before I had to leave. We only have a hacksaw. And then they decided not to use it altogether so that was a waste of an evening for me but it was fun.

Sorting out the drill bits is another fun task!

[EricVanWyk]

That brings me back! My freshman year, I made the mistake of trying to do that with a bandsaw meant for wood. That was a lesson.

[MrForbes]

One of these days we'll have to see if we can get this thing running....

[Kage]

Originally Posted by squirrel

One of these days we'll have to see if we can get this thing running....

It is a great off-season activity.

These machines are a GODSEND!
They will cut basically ANYTHING.
We cut a frozen loaf of bread with ours once for a little fun video our website guy was making.

[Creator Mat]

Originally Posted by squirrel

One of these days we'll have to see if we can get this thing running....

where would you get a monster saw like that? my team only has access to miter saws and band saws on a regularly and even with proper blades its not pretty cutting thick metal

[MrForbes]

The huge power hacksaw is in the fabrication shop we use on Ft Huachuca. Apparently it's headed for DRMO....one of these days....

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[Kage]

Originally Posted by EricVanWyk

That brings me back! My freshman year, I made the mistake of trying to do that with a bandsaw meant for wood. That was a lesson.

Our bandsaw IS meant for wood lol
well, not really anymore...we got a new blade.
It still cuts VERY SLOW

[Kage]

Originally Posted by BrendanB

Keeping the freshman busy is to have them cut drive shaft that has the special coating and the hard stuff, not soft. She got about 1/8 into it before I had to take over and I got another 1/8 into before I had to leave. We only have a hacksaw. And then they decided not to use it altogether so that was a waste of an evening for me but it was fun.

Sorting out the drill bits is another fun task!

I had to cut the hardened steel shaft of a cim last year with a dremel...I think I broke like 7 disks...
but it was necessary to the design of the cool helical gearbox I designed for our conveyor system...