Observatories Machine Shop
Bespoke Breakthroughs
We have more than a century of experience designing and building ground-breaking instrumentation for our telescopes. Because our telescopes and instruments are designed on campus—a rarity today—our astronomers and theoretical astrophysicists work closely with our engineers and machinists to create the optical designs of the future.
Personnel
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Technical Specifications
- 1 HAAS VF-6 Vertical Milling Center
- Travels: 64” (X) x 32” (Y) x 30” (Z)
- 10,000 rpm spindle / 4th and 5th axis capable / Glass Scales / Renishaw Probing / Thru Spindle Coolant
- 1 HAAS HRT-310 Rotary Table (full 4th axis capable)
- 12.2” diameter platter / accuracy = +/- 15 arc seconds
- 1 HAAS VF-2 Vertical Milling Center
- Travels: 36” (X) x 16” (Y) x 20” (Z)
- 7500 rpm spindle / Rigid Tap / Coolant / 4th axis ready
- 2 Manual Knee Mills (1 Bridgeport Series 1 & Lagun FTV-2)
- Multi axis DRO / power fed axis’s / Cold Air Gun
- 4 seats of Mastercam X7 CAM software
- 3-5 axis mill programming / lathe / translates most CAD system’s native files
- 3 seats Cimco Editor and DNC software
- 48” x 36” Granite Table. With 24” digital height gage and granite angle plate
- Gage Pins. Range: .011” to .750” in .001” increments.
- Gage Blocks
- Micrometers, digital & analog up to 20”
- Calipers, digital and analog up to 36”
- Specialty Micrometers: Blade, Thread 0-1”&1”-2”, Depth to 6”
- Bore gages
- 10,000 Pound Digital Crane Scale
- 1 HAAS TL-2 CNC Tool Room Lathe
- Travels: 16” swing x 36” long / 1800 max rpm / constant surface speed / tailstock / coolant
- 1 Hardinge Super Precision Manual Lathe
- 36” DoAll Bandsaw (with aluminum & steel blades) & Marvel Mechanical Hacksaw
- Pneumatic Tapping Arm
- Sandblaster: 36” x 24” x 12” cabinet
- Burr King Belt Grinder
- Solvent Tank
- 10 ton Crane (with Shackles, Straps and Load Spreader)
- Large and Multi Axis Mill and Lathe Work
- Grinding: Surface, O.D. & I.D., Thread, Form, Double Disc, Blanchard and Lapping
- Welding: Structural, Exotic Metals, Electron Beam Welding, Vacuum
- Finishing: Nickel, Black Oxide, Hard Chrome, Chem Film (Irridite, Alodyne), Cadmium, Copper, Gold, All types of Anodize and Painting, Powder coating
- Surface Improvement: Tumble Deburr, Graining, Passivation, Electropolish, Hand Polish, Blasting
- Rapid Prototyping: Selective Laser Sintering (Steel & Plastic) and Stereolithography
- Heat Treatment: Hardening, Tempering, Stress Relief and Cryogenic Treatment of Steels and Aluminum
- EDM: 2-5 Axis Wire EDM and 1-4 axis Sinker EDM
- Sheet Metal: Stamping, Forming, Welding
- Also: Photo Etching, Laser Cutting, Hydro Forming, Saw Cutting, Metal Spinning, Dip Brazing, Precision Parts Cleaning, Machine Tool Procurement, Custom Cutting Tools, Injection Molding
