Machine Shop

Shop Course - Sign Up Below

The Physics Department Machine Shop is offering three hands-on course sessions this autumn quarter (2025). Each session is 18 hours across three consecutive days, running from 9 AM to 4 PM with a one-hour lunch break. To sign up, please select a session that fits your schedule and commit to attending all three days for successful completion. Each session accommodates up to 10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Course Dates:

• (Session 01) October 6-8
• (Session 02) October 13-15
• (Session 03) October 20-22

Course Highlights:

🔹 Safe operation of machine tools

🔹 Hands-on training with mills, lathes, and drills

🔹 Tool and drill bit grinding for brass, aluminum, copper, and steel

The course fee is $700, payable through your faculty advisor's PTA. Please provide the necessary PTA details in the registration form.

Google Form Link: Machine Shop Course Sign-Up

Form Due Date: TBA

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. Machine Shop estimates are non-negotiable. 
• 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 ensure that you have entered the Not to Exceed Total in step 3. Work requests without a not-to-exceed amount will be rejected. 

Work Request Form