We sincerely appreciate the temporary lab space provided by the SUSTech Institute of Intelligent Manucaturing and support from Prof. Rong on our adventure.

Project Workspace

The workspace has a cabinet stocked with a set of tools, one work tables, and a white board. There is a lockable storage cabinet under one of the tables.

The project workspaces are available during standard shop hours (Mon. – Fri. 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM) and typically during Tuesday and Wednesday evening lab sessions (6-9:00 PM) before reviews.

The lab will not typically be open on weekends.

Special Equipment

In addition to the traditional floor machines that are available in the Pappalardo lab, there are a number of other pieces of equipment provided for the teams. These include:

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Toolkit Contents

In addition to the major machines in the lab, each team has a cabinet with the tools listed below. Your tool officers are responsible for oversight of your toolkit.

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  • (1) Wire stripper/crimp tool
  • (1) Pop rivet gun
  • (1) Multi-meter
  • (1) Scissors
  • (2) slip joint pliers
  • 6″ needle nose pliers
  • 8″ Tekton linesman pliers
  • 6″ diagonal cutters
  • (2) utility knife & Olfa L-2 snap off knife
  • 6″ or 8″ adjustable wrench
  • (2) flat files
  • (2) round files
  • folding hex key (Allen) wrench set
  • Tektonfolding (Torx) wrench set
  • (4) blade screwdrivers – two 6″  one 4″ one 3″
  • (3) Phillips screwdrivers – #0  #1  #2
  • (2) 3″ C clamps
  • (2) 1 1/2″ C clamps
  • (1) 2″ spring clamp
  • (2) 1″ Quick Grip spring clamps
  • (1) Claw hammer 
  • (1) ball peen hammer
  • Combination square
  • 12′ tape measure 
  • 6″ Dial Caliper
  • hack saw
  • Short Cut finish saw
  • Large tin snips
  • Noga Deburring tool (AKA whirligig)
  • 7″ curved jaw Vise Grip locking pliers
  • Companion 9 piece standard combination wrench set 1/4″  – 3/4″
  • 3M Scotch-Weld Hot Melt Applicator (Major League Glue Gun)
  • Hanson 41 piece Tap & Die Super Set
  • Companion 9 piece metric combination wrench set  7mm – 19mm
  • Craftsman 76 piece tool set or other
  • Milwaukee M18 / M12 Charging station with (3)M18 & (3)M12 Batteries
  • Milwaukee M12 ¼ cordless screwdriver
  • Milwaukee M12 ¼  impact driver
  • Milwaukee M12 ½ Drill driver
  • Milwaukee 29 pc. Titanium drill bit set
  • Milwaukee 74 pc. Bit set
  • Milwaukee M18 Fuel ½ ” Drill
  • Folding Alan key sets (1) Metric & (1) Standard