Throughout the entire class, I learned the importance of communication and scheduling. My team and I quickly found out that we could not design our slotbot overnight. I began constructing to-do lists for my team’s shop time and lists for our meetings. The to-do lists improved the efficiency of our machine shop time and we were able to pull everything together at the end of the semester and build a successful slotbot. I also found that my team and I occasionally had difficulties communicating with eachother. After a couple of weeks we decided to develop a private ctools page for our Team. The ctools workspace allowed us to all communicate without all being in the same room. We could also share files and updated Solidworks designs on the ctools webpage. ME 250 gave me the necessary skills to communicate effectively with my team.
In ME 250 I learned a lot about machining that I did not know before the class. I became skilled with the lathe and the mill. I also found the water jet machine in the DOW building very interesting. I made multiple parts on the mill and lathe and it was a great experience. I learned the importance of designing a part that can even be manufactured. I also learned the importance of tolerances and how tolerances are a part of everything. ME 250 taught me the way to design a part within the realms of possibility and how to create the part.
Overall I thought ME 250 was a worthwhile class. I was exposed to Solidworks and machines that I would not have had the opportunity to use if I did not take ME 250. Even though all Mechanical Engineers have to take the class I would recommend ME 250 to anyone that wants to develop their teamwork skills and learn how to use the machine shop.
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