Machine Shops & Test Cell
Questions? Contact:
Nate Coyle
Office: AERO 155 (inside Machine Shop)
Email: Nathan.Coyle@Colorado.edu
Zach Sherritt
Zachary.Sherritt@colorado.edu
How to get shop access?
- Complete the Machine / Wood and Composites Shop course on Canvas.
- Go to Aeroportal and register for your desired workshop.
- Come to the shop for an in-person Practical Exam.
Need something built for you?
Visit our Fabrication Request System and submit a work request to the Machine, Wood, and Welding subtab.
Once your request is submitted, our staff will review your request and follow up via email.
AERO 155 (Primarily for Metals) Equipment:
- 2-axis CNC knee-type mills
- 3-axis CNC vertical milling machines
- 4-axis CNC lathe with live tooling
- Brazing
- Grinders/Polishers/Sanders
- Hand tools
- Hazardous testing room (AERO 169) with wall cable pass-throughs
- Soldering
- Tool room and engine lathes
- Vertical and horizontal band saws
- Welding
- OxyAcetylene
- Tig
- Mig
- Stick
- Plasma
- Xtool Metal Fab laser cutter/welder
AERO 152 (Primarily for Woods and Composites) Equipment:
- Chemical storage
- Composites lay-up area
- Composites oven
- Fume hood
- Jointer
- Paint booth
- Planer
- Powder coating
- Router
- Sand blaster
- Sanding
- Sanding booth
- Sheet metal tools
- Table saw
- Wood Band saw
- Wood Drill press
- Wood Lathe
- Wood Mill
- Woodworking tools