KSU Physics Machine Shop

Equipment

The following equipment is available in the machine shop.

• Lathes
  Seven lathes
  Capacities up to o 18 inches in diameter x 3 feet in length as well as up to 10 inches in diameter x 9.5 feet in length.
• Milling Machines
  One CNC milling machine
  Capacity: 30 inches x 16.25 inches
• Manual Mills
  Three manual mills
  Capacity: 32 inches x 13 inches
• Drill Presses
  Six drill presses
  Drills form .0135 inches to 1.250 inch
• Metal Breaks
  Two metal breaks
  Capacity: 6 ft
• Glass Bead Blaster
  One glass bead blaster
  Capacity: 1.5 feet x 2.5 feet
• Welders
  Three welders
  Stick, mig and tig
• Surface Grinder
  One surface grinder
  Capacity: 8 inch x 16 inch
• Plasma Cutters
  Two plasma cutters
  Cuts up to 2 inches in thickness
• Mechanical Sheer
  One mechanical sheer
  Capacity: 1/8 inch x 3 feet
• Mechanical Roller
  One mechanical roller
  Capacity: 3/16 inch x 2.5 feet

Marble Machine One

After the Christmas 1996 holidays, much of which my brother Markus and I spent working on better marble machines out of Legos, I thought it was a shame that the machine we built was only made out of legos. So I started experimenting with building a more permanent marble machine out of wood. This became what I now call Marble Machine 1.

I started by tinkering around with building a marble pump embodying the same principles as the pump in the lego marble machine, but out of wood. Although the principle was the same, the arrangement of some of the parts was different. The resulting marble pump, with the rest of the marble machine removed, is shown below.

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1871.

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine, 1871. This was the first fully-automatic calculating machine. Charles Babbage (1792-1871) first conceived the idea of an advanced calculating machine to calculate and print mathematical tables in 1812. This machine was designed to evaluate any mathematical formula and have even higher powers of analysis than his original 'difference' engine. Only part of the machine was completed before Babbage's death in 1871. This is a portion of the mill with a printing mechanisim. Purple background.

New Sunbeam semi automatic espresso machine - EM5900

Design of the EM5900 semi-automatic espresso machine from Sunbeam is based on award-winning EM5800, featuring modern, clean lines, high quality stainless steel and die cast alloy finishes, easy to use control panel, and Sunbeam unwavering commitment to the best possible shot of espresso. The EM5900 semi-automatic espresso machine is equipped with a stainless steel thermocoil, 15 Bar Italian pump, chrome plated brass espresso handle, Sunbeam dual floor filter system and progressive pre-infusion, allowing to consistently produce an excellent shot of espresso with Sunbeam signature dark, golden cream, by extracting the optimum amount of oils, aroma and flavor from compacted ground coffee. Beneath of the sleek, intuitive and seemingly uncomplicated 4-button panel are sophisticated temperature regulating controls which, by constantly monitoring the thermoblock temperate, assure the best espresso, steam or hot water, produced at the optimum temperature every time. The easy to clean, 360 degree steam wand delivers constant dry steam, perfect for textured milk for lattes and cappuccinos. See also Sunbeam conical burr coffee grinder. Sunbeam.

Atom-powered desktop launched by e-Machine Japan

e-Machine has just launched a new desktop in Japan called the EL1600, and it’s powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N230 processor with the 945GC Express Chipset. If looks could kill, it wouldn’t have any trouble slaughtering its plainly designed competitors, too. It comes with 1GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD, a DVD Super Multi drive, and Windows XP Home. Pricing starts at 35,000 Yen or about $356 USD. Not sure if it will be available outside Japan, though.