Post Your Workshop pic/s

[Sperkowsky]

Hello,

So, now that our 2016 official FRC season is over we are finally doing some much needed space overhauls.

I realized there was no thread like this here and thought it might be fun!

Ill give some info on our workshop/room/workspace/ect in a second but, first I would like to give some info on what I think this thread can/should be.

Everyone should post 1 - 3 pictures of their space with a small or large blurb about it.

Without further ado I will show off our current space.
http://imgur.com/wCMowjt

The top of the pic shows the view from the main hallway. Where as the one on the bottom shows it from where the robot is.

We are very lucky to have the entire room dedicated to us, and right now it is in our "Practice" configuration. You may notice the 3 large tables in the back. Essentially when we need to work we fold all of them down creating tons of workspace. And, when we need to practice we fold them up while still having a little bit of workspace in the form of the 3 tables on the left of the room.

Right now we are working with our school district to expand the space.
You may notice the doors in all 4 corners of the room. Luckily those all lead to another room. The one to the left when you walk in is a small closet (Used to be a very small bathroom with a toilet and urinal (Sink was outside)) that will be turned into raw materials storage. The room to the right is fairly large and will be turned into a computer lab for CAD and programming. The room to the left in the back is also fairly large and will be turned into a storage area and clean assembly area. The room to the left in the back is a garage which will be our machining room. It will house all the large tools you see in the pictures along with a Manual Mill and, hopefully a CNC router. The main room will then house a 1/2 field, projector + Smart board and, a few small tables. We do not have full confirmation that we can get these spaces (They are currently filled with computer trash waiting to be recycled) but, we are hopeful.

Now enough about my teams space lets hear about yours

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by Sperkowsky

We do not have full confirmation that we can get these spaces (They are currently filled with computer trash waiting to be recycled) but, we are hopeful.

Now enough about my teams space lets hear about yours

Does any of that computer "trash" happen to be for sale?

[EDesbiens]

Currently it's way more messy but here's our workshop! (Notice the pinball machine in the back, it's awesome )...

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by EDesbiens

Currently it's way more messy but here's our workshop! (Notice the pinball machine in the back, it's awesome )...

Not bad for a small space! Nice pinball!

[GreyingJay]

Originally Posted by ctt956

Not bad for a small space! Nice pinball!

I note, with some chagrin, that your build space looks a lot like my basement...

No, guys, no. Not happening!

[AllenGregoryIV]

It's been on our to-do list for a while to start an FRC Cribs style blog series talking about team shops. If someone else wants to take that on feel free, I think it could be really useful for the community.

[z_beeblebrox]

Here's where we build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GhRCL1eLWw

[Josh Goodman]

1511 has had many different setups in our 12 years of FIRST. We've become increasingly good at morphing into the various rooms at our school that fit our needs throughout the year (still no place we can leave a full field up all year though )

Cafeteria: Large scale team meetings, strategy and design brainstorming, where we setup field parts and carpet for driver practice.

Computer Labs: We utilize two computer labs. One is a general purpose "noisy" room and one is used for programming, CAD, or integration meetings and is typically far quieter.

Shop: The action room where dreams are made. Also tubes from 2011 and one blue banner from 2005 for some reason.

PHS is very generous with the time/space they allow (and we feed the janitors, so they don't mind).

[RoboChair]

This is our shop as of this year, so much is new.





And the most important part of the shop, the Shop Doge!!!


Please let me know if you have any questions about our shop, how we run it, how we got it, or if you want more detailed pictures

[ctt956]

Originally Posted by RoboChair

This is our shop as of this year, so much is new.





And the most important part of the shop, the Shop Doge!!!


Please let me know if you have any questions about our shop, how we run it, how we got it, or if you want more detailed pictures

I like the floor. It gives it a bit of a retro look. The shop doge is a good idea; you just need a concession stand!

[Road Rash]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

It's been on our to-do list for a while to start an FRC Cribs style blog series talking about team shops. If someone else wants to take that on feel free, I think it could be really useful for the community.

This is a great thread. As a parent just turned Mentor for our second-year team, I see shop setup as a key element for a smooth and efficient workflow. I plan on introducing the team to some concepts of LEAN Manufacturing, especially the concept of 5S to eliminate waste in all of our workspaces and using Kaizen to get the job done.

Once I get a handle on this, I'll gladly share any information I can that helped us with organizing our shop area. In the meantime, if anyone here is interested in improving efficiency, please take the time to read the links above.

[MattRain]

Team Caution works out of one of the warehouses of Microchip, one of our sponsors. We have access to a "Full" field space, Robot storage, and a 80ft x 30ft space, split into 2 rooms. (Programming and Workshop). Basic tools. Drill press, bandsaw, chop saw, bench grinder, break, arbor press, vises, belt sander, and a broken mini-lathe.

Our walls for our field disappeared over the summer, so its just an old carpet, which will hopeful be replaced in a few months.

The workshop will be going through some upgrades over the off-season, which will allow for more raw stock storage and better overall layout. (maybe some tool upgrades as well...)

Team Caution is an AZ community based team.

[Road Rash]

Originally Posted by MattRain

Team Caution is an AZ community based team.

You had me when I saw the box of donuts in the third picture.

[Metalcrafters]

We have been working on this project for years. Our whole program here at Hawthorne has grown out of our FRC Team 207 and has become the School of Manufacturing and Engineering. These are just a couple of pictures of our shop, not including bench space. We just moved into a purpose built part of our school that houses our manufacturing and engineering academy a little over a year ago. If you have questions ask away, we have been through the whole process, design, build, purchase, install, and "breaking in"
The last picture is our Robot gallery that houses every robot we have built. and doubles as a half field during build season. At least in theory we haven't had the chance to build a half field yet.






Team 207
Metalcrafters

[seth.brugler]

Here is a video of our metal shop. In the past three years we've added our tools to the new pit carts in the video and added airline drops above the three work benches shown in the video. Not shown is our wood shop that houses all of our wood related machines.