Medford Vocational Technical High School Engineering Shop
Towards the middle of the week our Sophomores had a show and tell of their completed Acrylic LED signs. This was their first full project, and they learned many new techniques from CAD to coding. Below is a combination of photos and videos of the finished projects. Next up for the Sophomores is some circuitry …
A slight departure from the normal discussion of class activities this week, as Engineering teacher Mr. Lewkowitz discusses his recent trip to Tormach in Waunakee, Wisconsin. Tormach makes CNC mills and lathes, and our shop has two of their machines, the PCNC 770, and PCNC 1100. Mr. Lewkowitz took a week long workshop at Tormach …
Well, apologies for the brief hiatus, but we are back! After a nice relaxing holiday break, the shop quite literally 'turning' out new projects. For example, check out the work of Senior Eli, who has been practicing his lathe skills. Take a peak at the video below, and his nearly invisible joint between two threaded …
Semester projects are getting close to completion. Senior Eli, who finished his Seven Segment Display Clock, has decided to work in the machine shop to create a mechanical nut cracker. His design will utilize a circular aluminum frame with a threaded rod inserted at the top. Twisting the threaded rod will tighten it against a …
This week we had some issues with our UPrint 3D printer, but were able to get them resolved with a visit from Zach with AET Labs to help give it a clean, add new nozzles, and show us a few trouble shooting items. You can see all the filament that was aggregating behind the plastic …
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