Machine Shop - Student Services

• Only those who have completed the access/training requirements will be permitted into the student shop.
• Users will need to book a time slot on a specific machine, using Microsoft Bookings found at the following link. Log in with your UTORid (works best on Chrome browser).
  Booking Link
• Users may book one time slot on either the lathe, mill, FARO arm/Laser cutter, paint booth or training. Book a lathe for round parts or a mill for flat parts you are working on, if you're not sure which to use just select either the lathe or mill, even if you are only doing bench work.
• You must show up for your time slot before booking an additional time slot. If you book more than one time slot before showing up to your first booking, the system administrator will delete all other scheduled bookings.
• Only the user who booked the time slot will be permitted to enter the student shop. Trading of time slots will not be permitted.
• Users must have their part drawing ready before showing up to their booked time.
• For additional information contact the student shop machinist Jeethandra Anayat or Shawn Miehe:

Contact Information 

• • Tel: 416-946-3358
  • Email: jeeth@mie.utoronto.ca or shawn@mie.utoronto.ca

Applicants requesting access to the Student Machine Shop must:

• be a researcher, undergraduate (including those on PEY) or graduate student of U of T's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
• pass a 2-day hands-on introductory Basic Machining course offered by George Brown College to U of T students, which is offered approximately 15 times per year. There is a non-refundable fee of $175 for the course. See upcoming courses on the Machining Courses Calendar.
• Complete the Online MIE health and safety course at www.mie.utoronto.ca/safetytest. There is no fee. Researchers who do not have a UTORID please email mieHs@utoronto.ca. Please note, you cannon substitute any other safety course for the MIE safety course. You will need to provide proof of completion.
• review the Student Shop Safety Manual, training documents for proper use of equipment and shop rules (see documents and rules below)

After all above requirements have been met, applicants must:

• sign up through the Booking Link for the MC78 Site Specific Safety Training and Orientation about how to safely operate the Student Shop's machines and shop rules. The orientation is followed by a short test. 

If all above requirements have been met, the applicant goes to the Student Machine Shop to complete their registration. If approved, access to the Student Machine Shop will be granted for the remainder of the academic year until August 31.

To continue to have access to the Student Machine Shop each academic year, students must complete a free annual online refresher safety course. To register for the refresher course follow this link: www.mie.utoronto.ca/safetytest. Note that students do not need to complete the Basic Machining course each year - students only need to pass the course once.

• Assistance and consultation
• Bridgeport Milling Machines
• Drill Presses
• Hand tools
• Hardinge Lathes
• FARO arm
• Sheet metal sheer, hole punches and bending machines
• Milling cutter and Lathe tool bit kits
• Vertical Bandsaw and Cutoff Saws
• Workbenches and Vices
• Laser Cutter

• U of T Engineering undergraduate students: Covered by departmental Chair's Office
• MIE graduate students: Covered by MIE Chair's Office
• Non-MIE engineering graduate students and researchers: $25/hour, covered by your professor or supervisor. The Student Shop Charge Authorization Form must be signed and submitted before an access pass will be issued.

• Student Shop Safety Manual
• MODULE 1 – The Drill Press
• MODULE 2 – The Mill
• MODULE 3 – The Lathe
• MODULE 4 – The Bandsaw, Handtools, Safety Basics
• MODULE 5 – Measuring Tools
• MODULE 6 – Interpreation of Drawings
• MODULE 7 – Practise Exercises

Regulations and operational policies for use of the student machine shop:

• Shop Safety: No person is allowed in the machining area of the MIE shop until a series of safety training initiatives has been completed. The student shop machinists have the right to suspend shop access to any person due to safety concerns or misbehavior. The machine shop is a work area – only people who are actually machining may gain access. Regulations such as no cell-phones, no jewelry, no loose clothing or hair, proper footwear, and safe machining practices are strictly enforced according to the interpretation of the professional supervisors. All regulations covered in the safety seminars must be followed at all times.
• Student use of Shop Facilities: The student must bring a clear drawing of the machining work to be done (either carefully hand-drawn, or composed with a drawing package such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks). No student is allowed access just to “watch” or “guide” a friend. Each student must work alone on a machine without any distractions from other students; requests for assistance should be made directly to the student shop machinists. There are no chairs available for relaxation or discussions – each student is expected to work steadily at machining operations and then clock out of the machine shop to free up access for other students.
• Shop Usage Monitoring: Student machining time will be tracked by an automated database. When a student requests a tool cutter kit (kits are locked up and only given out by the student shop machinists) for use on a specific machine, the student will surrender his/her student T-card to the attending student shop machinists for swiping in. When the student is finished machining and has cleaned up to the satisfaction of the student shop machinists, the T-card will be swiped out and returned to the student. The number of hours used will then be billed to the student’s home department. There is no charge to the student.
• Accounting/Shop Charges: Small pieces of aluminum, steel, and metal fasteners are provided at no charge; major pieces of material such as steel or aluminum are provided at cost if we have them in stock.  Access to cutting tools such as standard drill bits and end mills are provided at no charge. Brief engineering design consultations and guidance on machine operation are provided at no charge. More extensive assistance on engineering designs from the machine shop professional staff on engineering designs may be purchased by the hour if they have time available.