Wood Shop

The wood shop is 975 sq. ft. and contains a table saw, radial arm miter saw, planer, jointer, drill press, bandsaw, scroll saw, oscillating spindle sander, combination belt and disc sander, lathe, and other hand tools. It also contains a large CNC router. The shop is also equipped with compressed air quick connections for powering tools and machines.

Safety Rules

All the same safety rules from the machine shop apply:

•  Safety glasses must be worn when crossing into the shop area marked on the floor.

• No horseplay in the shop.

• Don’t do anything distracting to yourself or others while operating machinery.

• Do not wear any loose clothing, jewelry, or landyards.

• No hats or open toed shoes.

• Hair will not extend bellow the collar.

• Do not wear gloves while operating machinery.

• Food or drink is allowed when not operating machinery and it is kept a safe distance away from the machines.

• Do not attempt to operate machinery in the shop that you have not been certified on by GFU engineering personnel.

• Do not argue with volunteers or shop staff. Contact Justin Johnson if you have issues that need to be resolved.

• Do not operate machinery without a shop supervisor or trained volunteer in the shop with you. Never operate equipment alone in the shop.

• Reset the space. Make the area you are working in ready for the next person using the dust broom and vacuum cleaner.

• The first aid kit is located in the machine shop, next to the wood shop doors.

• If you see a safety violation inform the person immediately and encourage them to comply with the policies

• Don’t do anything that would require an additional rule to be added to this list.

Equipment

B

• Belt Sander
• Belt/Disc Sander

C

• CNC Router
• Compound Miter Saw

H

• Hand Router
• Handheld CNC Router

J

• Jointer

O

• Oscillating Spindle Sander

P

• Planer
• Power Carver

R

• Router Table

S

• Scroll Saw

T

• Table Saw

V

• Vertical Wood Bandsaw

W

• Wood Drill Press
• Wood Lathe