Job Request Information
One of the services Boyd Lab offers is the ability for students to submit jobs to us to be fabricated. If you don’t have the training or expertise to create a part(s), or if you just prefer not to make the parts, the shop can do that for you. The shop charges a relatively small, hourly fee to use this service. The fee covers tooling costs, time spent on the project, wear and tear on equipment, and other shop incurred expenses in order to recover those costs.
Before submitting a job, meet with shop supervisors to discuss your project and project timeline. Depending on the parts, tolerances, and shop capacity, Boyd Lab may or may not be able to make your parts or there may be a facility better suited to the work. Either way, Boyd staff can help direct you to the resources you need.
To submit a job to the shop, you will need to have the following verified and ready:
- The job needs to be ISU-related (Class, Club, Research). The shop cannot process personal requests.
- The shop needs fully done engineering drawings including all dimensions and relevant tolerances
- Material for the job needs to be provided (Boyd Lab does not provide or purchase materials for jobs)
- A valid account number needs to be supplied during the job request approval process. If we don’t have a valid account number and approval, we cannot start the job.
Submission process
For a complete list of machine capabilities click here.
- Navigate to the form here.
- Fill out the required information in the form.
- Upload relevant drawing, part, or assembly files into the form.
*Please ensure drawing files are either .pdf files or saved as detached drawings. Double check to make sure drawings contain all relevant dimensions, call-outs, and tolerances.
**Please note that files are limited to 30Mb. If the files are larger than this, please upload files to the Boyd file share and note the file route in the job description. - Submit the form.
- The form will go to Boyd for a quote. A quote will be sent to your advisor for approval via Smartsheets.
- Upon approval, bring any project materials to Boyd Lab.
- You will be emailed when the project is complete.
Uploading Files to the Boyd Drive
- To upload files to the Boyd file share by going to My Computer -> Tools -> Map Network Drive -> \my.files.iastate.eduengrteamsgroupsboyd.
- If prompted for a username enter “iastateYourNetID” and replace YourNetID with your net ID. Enter your net ID password in the password field.
- Create a folder for yourself and record the folder name and file name of your part on the form.