Mechanical Workshop
Our Workshop Services include consultations, full design, development and manufacture.
Steve Ellis manages the department’s mechanical workshop. He can design/build/repair/modify instruments and apparatus for research as well as for work in the field.
Examples of Steve’s work include a motorised probe-push, designed and manufactured at microscopic limits, allowing an electrical probe to be delivered with better than pin-point accuracy.
At bench-scale, Steve has produced calibrated turntables upon which can be mounted specimen stages and camera gear. The apparatus allows camera and object to be rotated smoothly and independently in two planes, each to within fractions of degrees of movement.
The Workshop is equipped with the following:-
- Lathe
- Milling Machine
- Forge
- Metal Cut Off Machines
- Pillar Drill
- Hand Held Power Tools
- Hand Tools
The Workshop itself is also available as a self-access resource. Users receive instruction on the operation of the various pieces of equipment and are then able to access the workshop machinery under supervision and with Steve’s guidance.
Our charges are: £26 per hour for Steve’s custom build service. £13 per hour’s self access to the workshop equipment. There is no charge for a consultation meeting.
Contact us with your ideas and requirements. These could be a detailed specification or even a thumb-nail sketch on a sticky note!
Email: sje29@cam.ac.uk
Phone: (3)36663
Location: The Basement Workshop in the Department of Zoology. [Map]
Electronics Support
If you have ideas for your research that involve bespoke apparatus or equipment requiring electrical or electronic elements then Glenn is there to help you. You can discuss your requirements with him, with the aim of achieving a designed and built solution.
Glenn is also available for general electronics and electrical help and advice, including safety issues.
Small quantities of general electronic/electrical consumables can be obtained from Glenn, on request (all items noted against group usage). If you require large quantities, or expensive consumable items, you should first approach your supervisor or group assistant. Likewise, if you wish to have a more complex or time-consuming (to design or build) piece of equipment, again you should check with your supervisor and group assistant to see what funds are available.
Email: g.harrison@zoo.cam.ac.uk
Phone: (3)31758
Location: Room S8A in the Department of Zoology. [Map]