Mr. Prentice Manufacturing & Engineering

After trying our new "Adv. Digital Fab" course last year, I wanted to add new content to my curriculum I wrote in 2021. It's now available on our school website to share w/ the #FabLab network!! trinitypride.org/innovation #FabLabNetwork @TRINITY_MLUCAS @PADeptofEd @fablab @FabLabHub

My Intro to Ag Mechanics class finishing up their welcome signs by creating an old-looking piece of wood & spray painting a stencil made from our #tormach CNC plasma cutter. #teachag #ffa #agmech #metalworking #metal #brazing #plasmacutting #plasmacutter #plasma @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Letting my Adv Metalworking students try TIG welding on some stainless steel for them to learn how to control their weld pool. #welding #manufacturing #metalworking #TIG #Metal @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Testing out Trinity's new furnaces by having my Metalworking classes forge a new project, while also letting them help me melt down old battlebot parts into aluminum ingots. #metallurgy #manufacturing #forging #blacksmithing #metalworking #metal #foundry @TRINITY_MLUCAS

@dailystem @TRINITY_MLUCAS @TrinityAreaSD @dr_zebrasky That's amazing!!

@BrandonPrentice @TRINITY_MLUCAS @TrinityAreaSD @dr_zebrasky Here’s the next level lamp if you have a really motivated student:

Tried out a new project idea for my Adv. Metalworking students to forge/weld their own custom lamp design 👏 #metalworking #metal #forging #welding @TRINITY_MLUCAS

A before/after pic of Trinity HS's newest upgrade! We replaced our crucible furnace that we've used since the 1960's, followed by replacing our forge that we've had since 1989. Grateful to be 1 of the last high schools to provide #foundry & #forging in our #metallurgy curriculum

Wonderful seeing @U_S_Steel come to Trinity High School for my Metalworking students to know all of their great job opportunities in steelworking around Pittsburgh! #steel #manufacturing #metallurgy #REINDUSTRIALIZE

Great presentation today from Kurt Barshick (Class of ’91) highlighting the incredible opportunities @U_S_Steel provides for our students and the community! @DKnause5 @TRINITY_MLUCAS @Hillerscu @thstrinitypride

Introducing Oxy/Acetylene cutting this week to my #Metalworking class 👏 #metalshop #metal @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Machining aluminum medallions as a tutorial for my Engineering Design class to learn CAD/CAM on Autodesk Inventor, followed by how to operate our Tormach CNC mill for their 1st time. #MadeWithTormach #tormach #cnc #manufacturing #machining #metalworking @TRINITY_MLUCAS

My #Metalworking class finish learning how to program & operate our CNC plasma cutter to cut parts out for their candle holder project. @Tormach #tormach #metal #welding #plasmacutter #CNC #plasmacutting @TRINITY_MLUCAS @dr_zebrasky

🚀 Trinity Area CTE students and staff in Harrisburg for #StateAdvocacyDay 2026! Learning, connecting, and making our voices heard with @SenBartolotta. 💼📣 #GovernmentInAction #PACTA

Introducing Oxy-Acetylene to my Agricultural Mech class by having them braze thin metal into a sign hanger. #brazing #teachag #AgMech #agriculture #FFA #Ag #metalworking #metal @ffa_trinity @hartleyfarm_51 @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Attending an Educational Partnership meeting with Heartland Fabrication. Seeing their new expansion projects & workforce development needs from local schools in order to weld & construct river barges. #welding #manufacturing #metalworking #robotics #cnc @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Trinity's Battlebots Club ended their season with a just-for-fun Royal Rumble match against x7 other schools. Great job to Ms. Fleming's robotics class for surviving till the end! 👏 @BotsIQSWPA @TRINITY_MLUCAS #battlebots #robotics #manufacturing #botsiq

Had a great time this weekend at @PennWCalifornia for the @BotsIQSWPA finals competition! #Battlebots #botsiq

Last adult evening class for the spring season at Trinity HS. My CNC class spent their last day designing a custom engraving to put on their aluminum coaster projects we created last week. #MadeWithTormach #THSCTE #tormach #manufacturing #FabLab @TRINITY_MLUCAS

Wrapping up my 9-week rotation of Intro to Tech class by teaching vinyl cutting. Students use CorelDraw to design & cut stickers for their toolboxes. 🧰 #metalworking #vinylcutting #FabLab #metalshop

Another week finished for Trinity HS's evening classes. Last night, adults signed up to lasercut & engrave card boxes from our #FabLab! #lasercutting @dr_zebrasky @TRINITY_MLUCAS