Swetman Makerspace transformer table saw sled

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A set of woodworking jigs, particularly a cross-cut sled jig for a table saw, were designed for the Cal Poly Humboldt maker space and Forestry wood shop. These jigs were designed and built during the Spring 2025 Semester by students enrolled in ENGR 205: Introduction to Design. These jigs are intended to supplement both instructed and self led woodworking projects in the makerspace and ENGR department.

These products were made as a project for Introduction to Design. The Makerspace was in need of a cross-cut sled, as well as a few other small jigs, to enhance the accessibility of different machines in the woodshop. These jigs would help makers to easily make repeated cuts, and will enhance the overall experience for students.

The objective of this project is to provide simple jigs to the makerspace and woodshop to enhance the capabilities and ease-of-use for the table saw and the drill press.

Include a brief intro to the criteria and then include a table with constraints and weights (0-10 highest).

We found the prototyping stage of our project to be very useful. We had several iterations of cardboard, wooden, and CAD prototypes for our various jigs, and each one helped us to learn a little bit more about the ideal final state of our jigs. These prototypes were helpful both to members of the team for visual comparisons of ideas, and also for the client to have a physical piece to help describe their needs.

We chose to only use cardboard, scrap wood, and computer aided design (CAD) to assemble our various prototypes. This aided the team in two major ways. First, the inexpensive materials used for prototyping helped keep input costs low. No part of our budget was used for prototyping at all. This allowed the school to keep most of the money they allotted to us for our project. Second, the disposability of these prototypes allowed for fast and easy deconstruction, along with simple editing and reiterating. If we wanted to test the appearance or usefulness of a potential feature, it was easy to tear the prototype apart and make additions.

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A very complete description of how the final project is built. This large section should have lots of pictures. Use the Help:Images#Galleries and probably Template:Steps (e.g. Barrel O' Fun Worm Bin Instructions).

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Description of costs, donations, the fact that this is just proposed, etc. For a simple cost table, see Help:Table examples#Cost Table and Template:Bill of materials for two nice formats.

This is how to operate. It should have a brief introduction. You might want to show images or videos with step-by-step instructions when needed.

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Remove the alligator clips from both of the solar panels

Remove the alligator clips from the red and black wires that attach to the solar panels by using the wire cutter

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Strip insulation from solar panel wires

Strip about 3/8 inch of insulation off the solar panel wires by using the 10 or 12-gauge wire stripper (whichever fits better)

Introduce this maintenance section. Help ask the questions:

• Are there any needed actions for maintenance?
• How often?
• Who should perform maintenance?

This is when to maintain what. Please keep the format the same as it populates the kiosk in CCAT.

Daily

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Weekly

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Monthly

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Yearly

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Every __ years

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