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Manufacturing in Victoria BC: Straitline Components

Back in 2014 PLTW sent me to Victoria, British Columbia to be an “Educational Consultant” to a production company that was making videos on how things were made in a high tech bike parts manufacturing facility. the name of the company is Straitline, and they were gracious enough to allow...

ANY IDEAS FOR COLORING PAGES IN THE CLASSROOM?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: I can’t seem to get EdgeCAM or your Flow Arm to work, or any of the other CIM Software for that matter. What should I do? Solution: Well, don’t cry; that doesn’t work. I’ve tried it. Screaming and yelling does not seem to work either. So here’s an idea: Download...

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I get my robot to work when I unplug my cortex from the computer? Solution: Just change the setting you see in the picture here, and you will be all set! After you change this it will ask you to power cycle your cortex. Just turn it off and back on again, and it will run your program...

WHERE DID MY NATURAL LANGUAGE GO, AND HOW DO I GET IT BACK?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: Natural Language disappeared from the function library on my students computer. How do I get it back? Solution: First off, why does RobotC do this? Who knows. Why isn’t Natural Language a default? Why is detailed preferences buried three menus deep? These are questions for other solutions. Secondly,...

WHAT SPEEDS AND FEEDS DO I USE ON WAX OR RENSHAPE?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: What speeds and feeds do I use on wax or Renshape in my classroom? (spindle speeds in the attached picture are higher because they are for a machine with a 10K spindle!) Want to buy Renshape? Get it here: Freeman Supply I use the 450 because it is cheaper! Solution: Great question!...

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY CONTAINER LIP & LID WILL FIT?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make sure my Container Lip & Lid will fit? The last time we did the container project, the student made them the same size, and the parts did not fit together! I do not want this to happen again! Solution: The 3 minute video below will help you make sure that the two parts...

DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL CONTAINER EXAMPLES?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: I am sick of making square or rectangular containers! Do you have any better ideas. Solution: Who says your container has to be a 3″ x 2″ x 2″ box? What do you get when you ask master teachers for some of their best container project designs ever? These! A lot of these...

How do I use Inventor to make The Flange?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I use Inventor to make The Flange? Answer: See the video below for one way to do it. It walks you through all the steps from hole cycles to profiles, to roughing operations. The video below does not have any sound track. [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/SBIlHm4jAt8″ width=”800″] ...

How many teeth or flutes for my CNC tools?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

QUESTION: Does it matter how many teeth or flutes my end mills have? ANSWER: Actually it does. A good rule of thumb for the beginner: the harder the material, the more teeth! What’s the difference between teeth and flutes? Teeth do the cutting, flutes bring the cut material away from the part....

Author: Chris&Jim CIM

Manufacturing in Victoria BC: Straitline Components

ANY IDEAS FOR COLORING PAGES IN THE CLASSROOM?

WORK UNPLUGGED: VEX ROBOT? IT ONLY WORKS WHEN TETHERED!

WHERE DID MY NATURAL LANGUAGE GO, AND HOW DO I GET IT BACK?

WHAT SPEEDS AND FEEDS DO I USE ON WAX OR RENSHAPE?

HOW DO I MAKE SURE MY CONTAINER LIP & LID WILL FIT?

DO YOU HAVE ANY COOL CONTAINER EXAMPLES?

How do I use Inventor to make The Flange?

How many teeth or flutes for my CNC tools?

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