Physics and Astronomy

Contact the shop

• Phone 207-725-3610, Email:rstevens@bowdoin.edu, 0r just drop by the shop
• Early in the conceptual phase of the project
• Provide specifications or basic requirements

Involve the Machine Shop from concept to finished project

• The project may be designed to take advantage of shop capabilities and materials on hand to save cost
• The mechanician will make suggestions to simplify the design or to add more complex features if in either case it will enhance the experimental research or the quality of teaching.
• Design features that you may think are overly complex to produce may not be so given early input from the shop

Priorities

• The Physics Department work has top priority when all the jobs have similar urgency
• The shop accepts request for work from all departments
• Some rush or emergency requests are unavoidable. Whenever possible, such work will be done within normal priorities due to our commitment to the support of all programs
• The more lead time that you give the shop the easier it will be to find a block of time to do your project

Cost of shop services

• No labor charges to any department for work performed within normal priorities
• Labor at time and a half when the urgency of a job adversely impacts prior shop commitments
• Required Materials not presently on hand with all leftover materials remaining in shop stock for use on other projects
• Neccesary consumable tooling such as cutting tools, abrasives, and welding rod not presently on hand
• Nonconsumable tooling, measuring instrumentation and machinery needed specifically for the job. To be discussed at the time of the work request