Machining lessons for members

[Brian Bartholomew]

Without training, you'll throw a workpiece. Ask Rout how many times
we both ripped a 1.5" diameter aluminum round workpiece out of the
8x12 lathe chuck and bounced it off the wall when I first got a lathe.
Ask Rout about the carbide drill/mill bit they broke and the collet
they spun putting 1" holes in structural steel on the mill. Machining
metal is harder than woodworking!

So far I've had 1 expression of schedule interest for classes of 2
hours a week, 1 day a week. With the time cost of setup, teardown,
and cleanup, I think that's too short. 3 hours is better and 4 hours
is better still. The Physics machine shop course finds a useful level
of ability can be taught in 100 hours, in 4 hour pieces 2 times a
week. That includes sweat soldering by propane and OA, and TIG demo,
which can be omitted. How about 4 hours/class, 1 class/week, for 5
weeks. Any takers for 20 hours? Classes won't be on-demand, because
I want the efficiency of teaching multiple students.

I don't want to consume class time doing something you can do on your
own: lecture, reading, video-watching. I think video-making and
wiki-writing is off-topic. I think taking dictation is not helpful,
there are plenty of cheap used textbooks to describe generalities.
Instead I want to do demos totally custom to our equipment and setup,
and supervision and interactive debugging of your efforts.

Brian

[Christopher Hoffman]

This sounds amazing. I'd be up for 4 hour classes one day a week, for a 5 week series. This is a great opportunity, this is what I'd like to see more of! *hint hint other members*

[Joseph Floyd]

Good call on publicly expressing interest Chris!

Sorry I never responded here Brian.  

Depending on the day/night I'd be up for a 5 week series of 4 hours blocks could work...though I'd likely have to bring a pot of caffeine to keep me focused. 

Do you have a firm minimum number to make it worthwhile Brian?

Have a great day and keep pedaling,

Joseph

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfloyd

cell: 912-717-1044

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On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 9:39 PM, Christopher Hoffman <csh.h...@gmail.com> wrote:

This sounds amazing. I'd be up for 4 hour classes one day a week, for a 5 week series. This is a great opportunity, this is what I'd like to see more of! *hint hint other members*

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[Kamin Miller]

I'm down for a class series as well. 

What kind of topics are you looking to cover?  Is it going to be a "We will learn these techniques to make part X?"  Naturally, it will come down to learning the tool, then facing, cutting, cooling, threading, and parting.  Anything else I'm missing?

-Kamin

On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 9:58 PM, Joseph Floyd <jfloy...@gmail.com> wrote:

Good call on publicly expressing interest Chris!

Sorry I never responded here Brian.  

Depending on the day/night I'd be up for a 5 week series of 4 hours blocks could work...though I'd likely have to bring a pot of caffeine to keep me focused. 

Do you have a firm minimum number to make it worthwhile Brian?

Have a great day and keep pedaling,

Joseph

https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephfloyd

cell: 912-717-1044

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On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 9:39 PM, Christopher Hoffman <csh.h...@gmail.com> wrote:

This sounds amazing. I'd be up for 4 hour classes one day a week, for a 5 week series. This is a great opportunity, this is what I'd like to see more of! *hint hint other members*

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[Brian Bartholomew]

> Do you have a firm minimum number to make it worthwhile Brian?

I had in mind four, but we already have interest in the 4 hour by 5
week format expressed by:

Randy Fischer,
Jim Wilson,
Chris Hoffman,
Kamin Miller,
new person from Thursday's Rosy the Riveter 3D printing (Alicia?)
Joseph Floyd

Bringing over the 7x10 for a total of 2 lathes and 1 mill handles that count.

> What kind of topics are you looking to cover? Is it going to be a
> "We will learn these techniques to make part X?"

Yes, where X is a paperweight with lathed and milled components.
Daniel Crews suggested making a functional object. I first thought of
a sextant, there's a nice 20 hour project for beginners. Traditional
is making a centerpunch hammer, 1-2-3 blocks, parallel clamps,
machinist's jack, work stop for mill vise. None of those inspire me.

> Naturally, it will come down to learning the tool, then facing,
> cutting, cooling, threading, and parting. Anything else I'm
> missing?

How about: bandsaw, belt sander, filing, deburring, pedestal grinder,
don't wear leather gloves, hammering down the workpiece onto parallels
in the mill vise, edge finder, dial indicators, bow calipers,
micrometer, surface plate for height measurement and scribing,
microscope...I'll come with a real lesson plan.

Brian

[Christopher Hoffman]

Brian, still wanting to teach this class? I'm antsy to learn!

[Brian Bartholomew]

> Brian, still wanting to teach this class? I'm antsy to learn!

It will be after the mill is both a) moved in and b) tuned up. If
nothing is broken and it's just cleaning and lubricating, tuneup
should take a few evenings.

Brian

[Alex Fox-Alvarez]

Awesome! I'm definitely interested in attending!

Cheers,

-A

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[matteroflight]

I'm interested too, thanks for reviving the thread, it got buried under... lots of emails.

On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 12:13 PM, Alex Fox-Alvarez <wm.alex...@gmail.com> wrote:

Awesome! I'm definitely interested in attending!

Cheers,

-A

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University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine

Gainesville, Florida

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On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:02 AM 'Brian Bartholomew' via Gainesville Hackerspace <gainesville-hackerspace@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> Brian, still wanting to teach this class? I'm antsy to learn!

It will be after the mill is both a) moved in and b) tuned up.  If
nothing is broken and it's just cleaning and lubricating, tuneup
should take a few evenings.

Brian

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