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C. Bossart Machine Shop

The A&A Charlie Bossart Machine Shop maintains a variety of fabrication and testing equipment for students and researchers. These resources help students learn by doing, allowing them to put into practice concepts from the classroom.

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The Shop is staffed by professional engineers and trained graduate student assistants. The Shop staff train users, keep equipment in working order and consult on projects.

The Shop operates as a service center. The Department fully subsidizes Shop fees for all A&A users.

Students can access manual mills and lathes, 3D printers and hand tools. For more advanced users, we offer CNC mills and lathes, welding, and many other tools.

CORAL access

All users must create an A&A CORAL account. Log in to coral for safety trainings, schedules, and machine shop reservations. All users must complete all requisite trainings before making a reservation.

Register for CORAL Log in to CORAL

  1. Visit the UW CORAL user registration site.
  2. Sign-in with UW NetID
  3. On the ‘Welcome to new user registration for the Aeronautics and Astronautics’ page, read the information and then click ‘OK’.
  4. On the ‘University of Washington Aeronautics and Astronautics Notification for Collection and Use of Personal Data’ page, read the information and then click ‘OK.’
  5. On the ‘Define User Role’ page,
    Under ‘UW or External’, select ‘UW Internal Billing.’
    Under ‘User Role’, select ‘Facility User.’
  6. If you are a…
    1. PI (i.e. a faculty member with students who are performing work for you)
      1. Check the PI box
    2. Student participating in a course (AA32x, capstone, etc) or RSO (SARP, DBF, HSL, etc)
      1. Check the Course/Program/RSO box
    3. Student participating in faculty-led research (i.e you are enrolled in research credits)
      1. Leave both boxes unchecked.
  7. If you reach a ‘Billing Information’ page that requires a ‘Worktag’, that means you either registered as a PI or student performing research
    1. That code must come from your PI
  8. On the ‘Identity and Contact Information’ page, fill out the requested information and click ‘OK’.
  9. On the ‘Facility Use Agreement’ page, read the information and then click ‘Accept Terms’.
  10. There are 6 required UW EH&S trainings that must be completed before your Coral account is activated. You must click ‘OK’ on each Coral page and complete these trainings through EH&S.
  11. The final page will either say ‘UW Coral ID Activation’ or ‘Orientation, Prerequisite steps not approved;
    1. This is correct! Shop staff have already received a notification and you do not need to do anything.
    2. If you don’t receive any communication from Coral or Shop Staff within 5 business days (M-F, 8 am - 4 p.m.), please send a follow up email to aafacilities@uw.edu

Machine Shop access

To access the Machine Shop for A&A coursework & RSOs, please fill out the request form. The submission should include a PDF attachment of a dimensioned drawing of machined components. If you have any questions, email us at aafacilities@uw.edu.

Machine Shop use request form

3D printing requests

We can print most standard filaments including PLA, ABS, and PETG. We supply some filament for lab courses (junior and senior capstone). Labs and RSOs must supply their own filament.

3D print request form

Equipment

Collage of machine shop equipment

  • Manual Lathes
    • Lathe- Graziano- Sag 180
    • Lathe - Turnmaster - 1550
    • Lathe - Victor- 1660
  • CNC Lathe
    • CNC -Lathe- Trak -TRL- 1440
  • Manual Mills
    • Mill- Aliant - 48CV
    • Mill- Bridgeport - Series I
  • CNC Mills
    • CNC-Mill- Tormach - PC1100
    • CNC- Mill- Trak - DPM
    • CNC - Mill Haas TM1
  • Prototyping equipment
    • Printer Fortus 400mc
  • 3D Printers
    • 3X Creality Ender 3 V2
    • 1X Creality CR-10 V3

Machine Shop hours (subject to change)

Fall, Winter, Spring Quarters: Monday–Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Summer Quarter: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Shop availability subject to lab classes and safety classes.

Training 

  • Safety orientation
    Standard machine shop safety rules, the location of the shop machinery and safety equipment and how to operate basic machine shop equipment.
    Prereq: None
  • Mill training
    Basics of operating a mill, mill safety, mill fixturing, selection of feed rates and spindle speeds; axial and radial cuts, drilling holes and precision measuring.
    Prereq: Safety orientation
  • Lathe training
    Basics of operating a lathe, lathe safety, lathe fixturing, selection of feed rates and spindle speeds; facing, turning cuts, and drilling holes.
    Prereq: Safety orientation
  • Welding training
    Basic safety and introduction to MIG welding.
    Prereq: Safety orientation

Location

The Bossart Machine Shop is located on the ground floor of Guggenheim Hall (GUG 115). View interactive map.

Guggenheim Hall map

Similar facilities

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