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In late March, ShopBot was fortunate enough to be invited to participate with the USFLN (US FabLab Network) booth at the ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Education Association) Meeting in Orlando. The booth was staffed by Sallye Coyle (ShopBot), Caroline McEnnis (TIES), Andrea Lane (Lorain County Community College, Ohio) and David Richardson (LLCC, Ohio.) … Continue reading >>> Roving ShopBots attend ITEEA and Burlington (NC) mini Maker Faire A number of years ago I had a student that came to me and said I want to machine out a miniature “Hit and Miss Antique Engine” and to be honest I had no idea what he was even talking about.. But after explaining to me about the engine I remember going to the Iowa … Continue reading >>> Projects of the Past Sometimes things just don’t go like you planned in the shop. As I was working with a student on our latest project…which I hope to blog about soon…I ran our Ø 1/8″ carbide end mill into a hold-down screw, shattered the tool and ruined the work piece. This is why it’s important to … Continue reading >>> Crash!…Shop Safety Reminder With all of the use that my students and I have been getting out of our ShopBot Desktop, I’ve begun to notice that our spindle flats are really starting to get mangled by the combination of the “loose fit” of the Park Tool 20mm bicycle cone wrench that was supplied in the toolkit and by … Continue reading >>> Upgrading tools… I’ve noticed that a lot of hobbyists have been making really cool-looking finger jointed boxes with laser cutters and I decided that I just had to give it a try using my ShopBot Desktop CNC machine. I found several blog postings that discuss how to build these types of boxes and I found a few … Continue reading >>> Making boxes… Many times teachers try to take the summer off but it is good to have students come into your program and continue developing their skills throughout their vacation. All of us have students that enjoy using CNC equipment at school but unfortunately don’t have this technology at home that they can use. I like to … Continue reading >>> Students Keep Busy In Summer Months The Problem: My kids like to hack electronics and it is sometimes difficult to find the perfect enclosure for a circuit. “O” was building a 3-zone LED lighting system for his mother’s sewing machine and he needed to make a special cover to hold his switches. He had already tried to make one in acrylic … Continue reading >>> A Switchplate for an LED Lighting System… School’s out but lots of things are going on with my students over the summer… One of the things we are working on with our ShopBot Desktop is fabricating about a dozen award plaques to give to exemplary delegates at Sewanhaka High School’s Model UN Conference next year. We wanted to decorate each plaque with … Continue reading >>> A Gavel for MUN (Model United Nations) 
Life is hard when you are a 7th Grader who doesn’t have a present for Mother’s Day. However, have no fear…ShopBot to the rescue! The Set-up: A student at my school…let’s call him “D”…approached me at the end of the day and told me that he wanted to make something nice for his Mom for … Continue reading >>> Engraving Acrylic for Mother’s Day |
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