Zeien Lecture Series – Dr. David Porter
The Alfred M. Zeien Lecture Series presented Dr. David Porter: The Well-Tampered Clavier: Play-Musical and Otherwise on October 28th, 2015. Dr. David Porter performed twentieth-century piano music by Charles Ives, Henry Cowell, and John Cage. Many thanks to Professor Richard Harris, who organized this event. Read more…
Stevenson Taylor Hall Patio Door Repair
Webb Machinist Gives Historic Stevenson Taylor Hall Patio Doors Some TLC
Jamie Swan, the Engineering Laboratory Technician and Machinist at Webb Institute, explains the steps he took to restore the leaded glass doors that leads from the dining room to the patio.
“The hinges were worn, so the door was dragging on the sill. The design of that style door doesn’t provide for much resistance to wracking, so every time somebody opened the door the twisting action was wreaking havoc on the lead bars (“came”) that hold the glass panes.
The glass is made weather tight in the came with a special putty that they call cement. The cement usually lasts around 100 years, so the cement in our doors was in bad shape. The combination of the twisted came and the failing cement meant that our door was practically falling apart.
The repair work involved removing the door and placing it on a horizontal platform that was bearing directly on the lead came. The came needed to be massaged back into a flat plane. That was followed by scraping out the old cement.
The broken solder joints were repaired, and new cement was applied. The glass panel is held into the steel door frame by small steel angles. One of those was missing, so a replacement had to be fabricated. Bronze shims were machined to raise the door up so that it no longer dragged on the sill.
The original dead bolts that held the door closed were missing, so reproductions were fabricated. The original components were made by casting, but it was easier to make the replacements by machining.”
To view Jamie’s entire photo album, please click here.
Webb Professors at this Year’s ONR Review Meeting (NSWC-CD/DTMB) and FAST Conference
On September 1st 2015, Professor Royce and Professor Onas attended the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Review meeting at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWC-CD), which houses the U.S. Navy’s world renowned David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB).
Monday Lecture Series – Mr. Greg Beers
On September 28, Greg Beers presented his lecture, “Creating the Domestic Marine LNG Market” as part of the Monday Lecture Series. The lecture can be viewed on the Webb Vimeo Channel. Read more…
Webb Timeshare Available in the Bahamas
Webb owns rights to two timeshare units in the fabulous Atlantis complex in Nassau, Bahamas*. The check-in dates are either December 18th, 19th or 20th. Whatever arrival date you choose, it would be for a week. You may want to consider gathering a group of classmates or having a family reunion in the Bahamas.
Each unit contains two separate and complete apartments, one larger and one smaller, that can either be interconnected or locked off from each other. Each of these apartments has a king size bedroom plus a living room queen size pullout bed to accommodate additional guests.
A unit (with two apartments) normally rents for $6,000. We are offering the unit to Webb Alumni at a special rate. You can reserve a unit now for only $3,000.
If you have interest in renting these units, please contact Gailmarie at: ude.bbew@ikcejusg or call her at 516-671-2277.
*Further information is available at the following link: http://www.vrbo.com/314919.