How to become a CNC Certified Solar Gators Member
ACE Certification through UF
This is the first full stage of becoming a certified CNC member of the team. Through this process you should become acclimated with best machining practices and the machinery that is at your disposal. This process may look a little different as the years progress, as the program ages, and as new lead CNC TA's come and go, but the general principles stay the same.
- Using this link (https://go.iacmi.org/ACE_Machine_Tool_Fusion360_Online) you can register and complete the 'Machine Tool' certificate through a canvas section.
- Submit the completed certificate to Isabel Stalcup (isabel.stalcup@ufl.edu), the lead CNC TA (as of Spring 2026).
- Then, when they have an opening, a CNC TA will reach out to schedule 5 days of 'at-machine' CNC training, going over general procedures such as workpiece installation, probing sequences, tool building, and general CNC practices.