Physics Machine Shop

Physics Machine Shop Collage

Shop: Bausch & Lomb 104
Office: Bausch & Lomb 152 UofR Maps 
Hours: 24/7 Cardswipe Access (shop), M-F 8am-9am (office)

Contact Mike Culver, Shop Manager
      mculver@pas.rochester.edu
      (585) 275-4362

Purpose: The Physics Machine Shop provides machines and tools for supervised and unsupervised fabrication for Physics & Astronomy Department students and department researchers.

Available to: PAS student researchers and department researchers. Allowances for non-department use may be made but cannot supercede PAS needs.

Access: Certification through a shop training course with Jim Alkins (Rettner Hall Fab Shop) or similar arrangement is required. Contact Mike Culver to arrange cardswipe access.

Tools:

Features:

  • Mills
  • Lathes
  • Drill Press
  • Standard Drill-Bits, End-Mills, Thread Taps and Dies
  • Basic Hand Tools
  • Belt Sander
  • Grinder
  • Chop Saw
  • Turntables
  • Band Saw
  • Sheet Metal Bender, Press, Punch, and Shear
  • Design-for-Fabrication Advice
  • 24/7 Cardswipe Access
  • Small-Quantity Fastener and Metal Supply