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Tool Guides General Woodshop - Table Saw

Manuals and other reference materials from the manufacturer or other sources.

Resources

Tool Guides General Woodshop - Table Saw

Where to obtain materials, consumables, and tooling.

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Tool Guides General Woodshop - Table Saw

Tool Tutorial

Tool Guides Electronics - Digital Microscope

Manual(s)

Tool Guides Electronics - Digital Microscope

Manuals and other reference materials from the manufacturer or other sources. Amazon link WKR367 digital microscope.pdf

Resources

Tool Guides Electronics - Digital Microscope

Where to obtain materials, consumables, and tooling.   Software per the guide:  AMCAP for windows 7/8 systems Windows Camera for windows 10 systems Smart camera application from http://www.inskam.com/download/camera.zip - stored on wiki at camera.zip

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Tool Guides Electronics - Digital Microscope

History

Tool Guides Forge - Forge

July 2025 Propane Regulators Q: What’s up with the “do not touch” on the forge’s propane regulator? Curious what the correct setting is on that, I thought it was just fully open. We keep the propane flow regulated to around 10 psi, which is not fully open...

Magnet roller the parking lot

Maintenance - Tech Ready Facilities & Outside

Sharp metal debris can accumulate in our parking lot - this poses a hazard to car tires, so it's important to periodically pick up metallic sharp objects using our magnet roller. Retrieve the magnet roller, usually located near the recycling bin by the forg...

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Run the magnet roller across the parking lot

Jewelry

Materials and Services

Tools, Equipment, Materials and Metals https://www.hauserandmiller.com Silver and precious metals, very high quality and may be more expensive yet when you need quality or specialized sizes of metals wire, sheet, tubes and more this is the place to go. Th...

Manual(s)

Tool Guides Measuring - Hardness Tester

Manuals and other reference materials from the manufacturer or other sources.

Resources

Tool Guides Measuring - Hardness Tester

Where to obtain materials, consumables, and tooling.

Member Notes

Tool Guides Measuring - Hardness Tester

Resources For Pantograph

Tool Guides Machining - Pantograph

60 degree engraving bits are a great place to start.  These are the ones used in the class: Amazon Engraving Bits 15 degree bits can be very fragile and 45 degree bits can cut a wide path. Feel free to experiment.  Chronova Engineering has great pantograph ...

Drive Belt

Tool Guides Machining - Pantograph

The drive belt is a 4mm polyurethane cut at 60". The ends are joined by heating with a heat knife and melting slightly. Then push the ends together. Finish by grinding the bulging material off to make a smooth transition from one end to the other. 

Example Step Files

Class Handouts Tormach

Dice: Dice.step  

Correct thermostat temperatures and modes (HVAC)

Maintenance - Tech Ready Facilities & Outside

See this Asana task for history. Our AC systems will fight each other if set to different modes - this dramatically increases our power bill and takes away money which could be used to buy consumables and other equipment. Read this doc in its entirety before ...

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Correct thermostat temperatures and modes (HVAC)

Supporting Long Stock

Tool Guides Machining - Manual Metal Lathe

If you are using a long piece of stock on the metal lathe that extends through the headstock and then out into the walkway, make sure that the setup is secure and safe. Safety If the workpiece is only supported at the chuck and extends far out behind the hea...

Fusion 360 CAM Handout

Class Handouts Tormach

Step-by-step: Facing → Profile → Spot Drill (Fusion 360) Preparations (before creating operations) Open your design in Fusion 360 and switch to Manufacture. Confirm units (mm or in) — set to what your CNC expects. Save the file (version your ...

Machine Shop Resources

Class Handouts

This is a list of good resources for machining information, training, and materials.  YouTube Channels Blondihacks Quinn runs a great YouTube channel that has a lot of great training video on manual machining (lathe and mill): https://www.youtube.com/@Blon...