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Oh yes we've already talked about some of the tiny parts. We have some ideas already for fixtures. That will enable us not only to make the small parts but to produce many quickly. I think it will be interesting for some of the folks here to see a model engine "mini mass produced" with mid sized...

Today we voted on the project. The winner is "Radial Five" from "The Shop Wisdom of Rudy Kouhoupt". We took inventory of materals on hand, ordered what was required and cut stock for next Tuesday. I am more than excited to get this project underway. Next week I'll start the group project thread.

Unfortunately my class got snowed out last week. Most of us had actually arrived before the call was made so we got a chance to discuss the Potty Radial. Tomorrow we meet again and I am confident that will be the project we choose. As soon as we start on it I will start a thread in the group...

Wow Tin, you got some good and valuable training while you were in the Air Force. I was a Marine but I just had to do all the "cool guy" things and spent all my time cold wet and knee deep in mud or running around in the desert playing hide and seek. As such I had no marketable skills when I got...

This Machine Tool program has been fantastic. By no means does it make you a master machinist but, if you apply yourself, you will become more than competent enough to start working in the field.

We only have 5 students in the class

We have our class on once a week for 5 hours a day and have available "open shop" time as well. Total available class time is about 70 hours not counting extra time. Needless to say we prefer to get them all working but we are only required to build all of them and get one to work...

Yeah it does suck we can't make an internal combustion engine. I reckon I can understand the policy though. I've seen a few knuckle head studens since I've been in the program. Those individuals have washed out of my class but it would only take one to be an issue.

I really like the project, hopefully my instructor will allow us to make more of them instead of insisting on a different larger one.

Thanks wizzard! As far as tools go we should be good to go. I didn't mention it my original post but we have pretty much any tool/machine we could want. Surface and cylindrical grinders, EDM, presses, oven so on. An internal combustion engine is a no go for the school. You know how it goes...

Thank you very much kvom! That's a cool one. Did you have to do any tuning on the engine to get it to work? I believe our instructor will want us to do something larger but I will bring these prints in.

I am in the final semester of the Machine Tool Program at Northeast State Community College in NE Tennessee. This semester we, as a class, have to select a project that is complex to produce multiple copies (1 per person plus 2 extras) in a production setting. Our shop has both CNC and manual...