EAS 160LAB—Engineering Machine Shop

This course offers students the opportunity to de-mystify, introduce, and familiarize themselves with UB’s SEAS Engineering Machine Shop. Students will get the chance to experience various machining processes and make their own light duty hammer customized with their name on it. Students will learn basic concepts and skills involved in the machining process through hands-on experiential learning; and, in turn, build confidence in their machining abilities. Students will learn valuable skills such as reading and understanding engineering drawings, applied measurements, and material selection as well as how to operate a variety of machines. The class will conclude with an evaluation (including measurements) of the customized, light duty hammers machined by the students. Each student will be allowed to keep their own customized hammer as a souvenir and a reminder of the valuable skills that they obtained in this course.