Essential Skills

Working in a lab and prototyping physical computing systems requires a number of practical skills involving tools and fabrication. These are essential for being effective at building machines and completing the assignments. This category includes resources to help you quickly pick up these skills.

Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Building Basic Structures

Building basic structures

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Building Basic Structures

Building basic structures

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using a 3D Printer

Using a 3D Printer

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using a 3D Printer

Using a 3D Printer

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Identifying Material Properties: Strength, Ductility, Density, Thermal Mass

Identifying Material Properties Properties of Metals Types of Woods Densities of Some Common Materials

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Identifying Material Properties: Strength, Ductility, Density, Thermal Mass

Identifying Material Properties Properties of Metals Types of Woods Densities of Some Common Materials

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using Hot Glue

How to Use a Glue Gun Hot Glue Gun Tips and Tricks

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using Hot Glue

How to Use a Glue Gun Hot Glue Gun Tips and Tricks

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Essential Skills, Instrumentation and Data Skills

Essential Skill: Measuring Dimensions Accurately

Measuring Dimensions Accurately How to Read a Ruler How to read a vernier (caliper) How to Read a Micrometer

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Essential Skills, Instrumentation and Data Skills

Essential Skill: Measuring Dimensions Accurately

Measuring Dimensions Accurately How to Read a Ruler How to read a vernier (caliper) How to Read a Micrometer

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using Cyanoacrylate Glues

Using Cyanoacrylate Glues: Cyanoacrylate: Everything You Need to Know

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using Cyanoacrylate Glues

Using Cyanoacrylate Glues: Cyanoacrylate: Everything You Need to Know

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Sketching Physical Parts in Multiple Views

Sketching Physical Parts in Multiple Views:

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Sketching Physical Parts in Multiple Views

Sketching Physical Parts in Multiple Views:

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Drawing 2D Renderings of Planar Parts

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Drawing 2D Renderings of Planar Parts

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using a Laser Cutter

Using a Laser Cutter

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Essential Skills, Shop Skills

Essential Skill: Using a Laser Cutter

Using a Laser Cutter

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Modeling Parts in 3D

Modeling Parts in 3D

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Essential Skills, Mechanical Design Skills

Essential Skill: Modeling Parts in 3D

Modeling Parts in 3D

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