To gain access to the Machine Shop, you need to be a registered student at UVU and the class or project that you are working on must be associated with the College of Technology & Computing. Then you must:
In addition to Fulfilling the Machine Shop Access
Requirements you will also need to schedule time
with machine shop personnel to explore the aspects of your
project that align with the shop capabilities. If you are taking
a class and need help on your lab, please schedule
accordingly.
Approval: Please
keep in mind that the approval process for your project is
dependent on the details: size, scope,
college requirements, policy, safety, estimated costs,
etc. Your project will need to be approved by your professor
and it may need departmental approval from Faculty, Staff,
and the department chair. If you are taking a class your
instructor will have already pre-approved the work that is required of
you for your
class or lab.
Cost: There may
be some costs involved such as material, tooling etc., that will need
to be covered by your projects funds which at a minimum
must be approved by your instructor. If you are taking a class
your instructor will have already pre-approved the costs of
your class or lab.
Schedule Time: Once you have approval for your
project or you are registered for a class that requires you
to access the machine shop you will need to schedule time to get
equipment training unless it is performed during your
class. You will also need to schedule time to use the
equipment. First time scheduling on each machine needs to
be with shop personnel for the first 20-30 mins to help
setup and learn proper machine operation. Multiple students can
attend equipment training.
CNC
Machine Scheduling: If CNC machining is needed
you will have to block out machine shop personnel time and the machine
for the duration of the requested
time.
Punch-In
/Punch-Out: The machine shop is now equipped with a
project-based time clock. It will ask what class you are here
for as well as a project id. You may punch in or out on either
of them. With that in mind please be as accurate as possible as
this will help the shop to cater to future student needs. It is
extremely important that you punch in and out. We have a limited
number of machines and need to use them efficiently. If you
don’t punch in within a 15-minute time window of your
scheduled time your scheduled appointment will be cancelled
automatically by the system and your allotted time will be placed
back
into the scheduling que.
Clean
Up: We all have to pitch in to help
maintain a safe working environment. You will need to begin
your clean-up 15 minutes before your scheduled time ends to
ensure that the next person can take over a clean machine on
time. You may also be asked to help wipe up oil, or sweep, or
mop around the equipment that you are working on so please
schedule accordingly.
