The RIP Lab website is undergoing major updates and repairs and will be back soon.
Some temporary links for ME 482 students (click to expand):
Information about procurement (click to expand):
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Process: Fill out the attached excel spreadsheet and submit to your instructor who will approve and submit to the ME Department for purchasing.
ME 482 Purchase Request Form
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Some Rules (there are more, but these are the common issues):
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One form per vendor
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No Foreign Vendors
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No third party vendors, except Amazon
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You must include estimates for both tax and shipping
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$2,499 max per transaction
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No clothing
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No vehicle rentals
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No services
Links to ME 482 presentation and report descriptions (click to expand):
Links to ME 482 lecture slides. (click to expand):
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Drawings
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The Efficient Engineer, "Understanding Engineering Drawings", YouTube video, Oct. 11, 2022, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht9GwXQMgpo
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Good visualiztion of 1st and 3rd angle projection.
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Engineering Gone Wild, "Your Mechanical Engineering Drawings Are Wrong", YouTube video, Dec. 14, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_DcHO9xsCo
Tolerances
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Engineering Gone Wild, "How to Design Parts That Always Fit Together", YouTube video, Nov. 23, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q_cBSd6dyE
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Useful discussion of what is driving tolerances
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Engineering Gone Wild, "Tolerances Didn't Make Sense Until I Learned This", YouTube video, Aug. 17, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhW1$X4-Wgk
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Although be careful of being influenced by his 3D printer advertisement stuck in without acknowledgment. 3D printers are great, but you don't absolutely need one in your bedroom to be a competent engineer.
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GD&T Basics website https://www.gdandtbasics.com/
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Drake, Paul, "Dimensioning and Tolerancing Handbook", Any Edition is useful
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Machinery's Handbook, Any Edition is useful
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ASME Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standard, 2024 is latest, but most older editions also provide useful information.
Some temporary links for RIP VIP Student Applicants (click to expand):
Follow these steps in order:
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Review the RIP Lab team member expectations
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Review the RIP Lab VIP syllabus
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If you agree to the expectations and syllabus, apply for the team by filling out this google form: Kanaloa VIP Application (Google Form)
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If you are accepted onto a RIP VIP team, you will need to complete the liability and consent form: Kanaloa VIP Liability and Consent Form (Google Form)
I'm sorry, there is currently quite a lot of repetitive data entry. I'll try to change that in future semesters, but for now this is the process.