Course Notes – Tool Design

These notes were developed by Robert Hewitt for the course TECH 4571 – Tool Design at the University of Memphis. Note: These notes are “live” Google documents and are subject to change at any time. Feel free to copy them and adapt them as necessary. Lecture videos are available for most topics. See link on first slide of each presentation.

Lecture Notes

Tool Design Lab Assignments

These assignments are to accompany the course Tool Design Measurement Instruments Tool Design Lab AssignmentsTool Design Lab Safety Machining Review Tool Design Spreadsheet Engraver Project  Limits and Fits Reference Reamer Design Fluid Power Lab

Design Problems (Tool Design)

These problems are to accompany TECH 4571 - Tool Design Design Problems (Tool Design)Trepanning Cutter Design Stair Spreader Bar Square Pegs in Round Holes Panel Clearance DC8 – Cross Sectional Area Tangent Location

Tool Design Lab Assignments

These assignments are to accompany the course Tool Design Measurement Instruments

Tool Design Lab Safety

ALL INFORMATION PRESENTED HERE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND THE AUTHORS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES,...
Machining Review

Machining Review

Review the working drawing below. Develop a strategy to machine the workpiece described. Each nonconforming...
Tool Design Spreadsheet

Tool Design Spreadsheet

You will create an Excel workbook to do the following calculations: 1) Total Unit Cost 2) Break...
Engraver Project

Engraver Project

Project Slides Review/Preview: Limits & Fits For reference, the fit limits will be base on...
Reamer Design

Reamer Design

Create a model of a reamer based on the parameters in the PDF file below. Use the parameters...

Fluid Power Lab

You are given four hydraulic circuit schematics below.  Print four copies of the "Fluid Power Circuits"...

Design Problems (Tool Design)

These problems are to accompany TECH 4571 - Tool Design
Trepanning Cutter Design

Trepanning Cutter Design

A certain trepanning cutter uses a .25 square tool steel bit to cut a groove into thick polycarbonate...