Machine Shop

Khoi Huynh

Machine Shop

Machine Shop

The Physics Department Machine Shop is offering three course sessions during weeks 3, 4, and 5 of the spring quarter, each totaling 18 hours from 9 am to 4 pm with a one-hour lunch break. To sign up choose a session that fits your schedule and commit to attending all three days for successful completion. Each session accommodates up to 12 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

The course covers machine tools, safe operation and actual setups on mills, lathes, and drills, and tool and drill bit grinding for brass, aluminum, copper, and steel. Additional sessions will be available in the 2024/25 academic year (Autumn, Winter, and Spring quarters).

The course fee is $600, payable through your faculty advisor's PTA. Please provide the necessary PTA details in the registration form.

Here is the Google form link: https://forms.gle/ugDHHpCE3cE8KJPq7

Form due: Monday, April 1st.

 

The Physics Machine Shop provides many services for all departments on campus, including:

Work Request Types

  • Estimate First (Estimate Requested):  Prompts the machine shop to provide the originator with a cost estimate of the requested work order before the job is approved.
  • Approve Estimate (Financial Approval Requested): Prompts the machine shop to provide the financial approver with a cost estimate of the requested work order before the job is approved.
  • Approve Request (Work Requested with no Estimate): Prompts the financial approver to approve without an estimate so that the machine shop can begin the work.

When submitting a work request, a drawing must be attached. Model files and pictures may also be included (optional).

Please allow a 30% variance for all estimates. We will contact you should complications arise that cause the estimate to go above this variance.

Work Request Form

The shop also maintains and supervises the Physics Student Shop, which is equipped with one 2-axis CNC mill, four manual mills and four manual lathes, drill presses, sheet metal shear, bender, roller, and numerous punches. Anyone wishing to use the student shop needs to complete a shop course (offered annually for 6 weeks starting in early April).

Student Shop Usage Form

Student Shop SOP 3/21

Mehmet Solyali

Machine Shop People

Rates as of Oct. 17, 2023:

  • Machine Shop: $110.00 per hour
  • Student Shop: $25.00 per hour
  • Shop Certification Course: $600.00 per student

Hours of Operation:  Monday - Friday, 7:45am - 3:45pm

Location: 001 Varian Physics Building
382 Via Pueblo Mall

For further information on the shop and the services we provide, please contact the Leader, Mehmet Solyali (mehmet.solyali [at] stanford.edu (mehmet[dot]solyali[at]stanford[dot]edu)), 650-723-2679.