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Welcome to Communication Mechanics! Hosted by the Webb Communication Program at Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. In each episode, we explore how communication shapes the success of engineers, researchers, and industry professionals.
Join us as we share stories of triumphs, challenges, and the strategies that fuel success. Whether you're a seasoned pro, an aspiring student, or simply passionate about engineering, listen as we demystify compelling communication in the world of mechanical engineering.
Bridging Design and Machining: How to Create Effective Technical Drawings
Communication Mechanics: A Podcast for Engineers
42 minutes
8 months ago
Bridging Design and Machining: How to Create Effective Technical Drawings
In this episode, host Jill Fennell [https://www.me.gatech.edu/user/1080] talks to Dr. David Smith [https://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/smith-0], lecturer in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, and Scott Elliot [https://www.me.gatech.edu/staff/elliott], manager of the Machine Shop at the Montgomery Machining Mall about the importance of creating technical drawings that communicate information effectively between engineers and machinists.
Show Notes and Timestamps:
* 00:54 - Welcome and Introductions
* 02:56 - Thinking about technical drawing as communication
* 05:40 - what engineers need to know about the role of the machinist
* 07:43 - examples of students not knowing the machinist's needs
* 11:45 - Importance of anticipating communication needs between engineer and machinist
* 13:39 - Contracts and Machinist's response to questions or uncertainties in a drawing
* 16:18 - Information that should (and should not) be included in technical drawings
* 21:34 - Machine Design assignment David gives to refresh specific skills
* 27:26 - Advice for students in ME 1670 to best understand the genre
* 32:02 - what is the most important aspect of technical drawing from the machinist's point of view
* 34:28 - what is and is not the machinist's job?
* 38:36 - recommendations for students working with Montgomery Mall for the first time
A transcript of this episode is available here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJ_Ra-8jPOKmh5K5Wlzwun2UWAVjmQThZ7metsRI1xQ/edit?usp=sharing].
Edited by Lee Hibbard
Communication Mechanics: A Podcast for Engineers
Welcome to Communication Mechanics! Hosted by the Webb Communication Program at Georgia Tech’s Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. In each episode, we explore how communication shapes the success of engineers, researchers, and industry professionals.
Join us as we share stories of triumphs, challenges, and the strategies that fuel success. Whether you're a seasoned pro, an aspiring student, or simply passionate about engineering, listen as we demystify compelling communication in the world of mechanical engineering.
