Students getting up-close with machinery

Then & Now

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Machine Shop

The circa-1925 machine shop in long-gone Whitall Hall was a prime teaching tool for the engineering program of the time. According to the 1925 course catalog, there were woodworking and metalworking shops, a drafting room, and a materials laboratory for the testing of boilers, engines, air compressors, and the like.

Come back tomorrow to see the machine shop "Now."

Photo: College Archives.

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Previous Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Members of the Economic Botany out in the field in Trinidad
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
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COOL CLASSES: "Economic Botany"

“Economic Botany”

This environmental studies course taught by Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Jonathan Wilson explores the fundamentals of plant biology, physiology, development, and evolution through the lens of agriculturally important plants: everything humans eat, grow, wear, and use.

Our Cool Classes blog series highlights interesting, unusual, and unique courses that enrich the Haverford College experience.

The 2018 iteration of the class went on a spring break field study to Trinidad and Tobago. See what other courses the Bi-College Department of Environmental Studies is offering this semester.

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Next Friday, October 4, 2019
Students using a CNC router to carve a face into an apple
Friday, October 4, 2019
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Then & Now: Machine Shop Now

Machine Shop

The Maker Arts Space in VCAM is the modern-day variant on a machine shop, housing an array of high-tech devices, such as a 3D printer, a laser cutter, and a 3D scanner, as well as lots of design software.

Missed yesterday’s photo? See the machine shop back "Then."

Maker Arts Space Technician Kent Watson gives a tutorial on the computer numerical control (CNC) router, which can be used to cut large, complex shapes out of a variety of materials, including wood, foam, and plastics. Photo: Ashley Sisto '20.

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