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Course #: Block X08
Duration: 56 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Hand and Power Tools (Block X04); Industrial Safety (Block X23);
What Students Learn: This block presents the trainee with a broad overview of the basic industrial skills and knowledge needed by an entry level machinist. Skilled workers, such as electricians, pipefitters, and mechanics, whose duties include the maintenance and repair of machine tools, can benefit through cross training, from taking this course. The course starts with shop math and measurements, and applies these concepts to shop drawings, blueprint reading, layout, and metal cutting. On-the-job tasks, such as working with metal cutting machinery - milling machines, drilling machines, lathes, grinders, and CNC machine tools - are described in detail. Safety procedures relating to job tasks using metal shop machinery are an essential part of this course.
Components: Practical Shop Math, Part 1 (X0801); Practical Shop Math, Part 2 (X0802); Practical Shop Measurement (X0803); Safe Shop Practices (X0804); Properties and Classifications of Metals (X0805); Using Shop Drawings, Process, and Routing Sheets, Part 1 (X0806); Using Shop Drawings, Process, and Routing Sheets, Part 2 (X0807); Layout (X0808); Metal Cutting and Machine Tooling, Part 1 (X0809); Metal Cutting and Machine Tooling, Part 2 (X0810); Metal Cutting Machinery, Part 1 (X0811); Metal Cutting Machinery, Part 2 (X0812); Fundamentals of Grinding (X0813); CNC Machine Tool Features and Applications (X0814); Progress Examination Booklet (X0820); Progress Examination (X0821); Progress Examination (X0822); Progress Examination (X0823);

Course #: X0801
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Learn the basics of shop mathematics as they relate to machine technology.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimal values of whole units such as inches, and feet.
• Derive the square root of fractions and decimals.
• Compute a machine drive ratio for a given speed.
• Make calculations using the metric or SI system of measurement.
  

Course #: X0802
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Learn the fundamentals of geometry and trigonometry as they apply to machine shop calculations.
• Compute the areas of rectangles, triangles, circles, parallelograms, and other common shapes.
• Compute the volumes of solid figures such as cubes, cylinders, cones, rectangles, and combinations of these.
• Use the principles of geometry and trigonometry to analyze and solve various kinds of triangles and their parts.
• Plot coordinates of a point using both the rectangular (Cartesian) and the polar systems.
• Present the fundamentals of calculator operations as they apply to shop work.
  

Course #: X0803
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Teach the terminology of linear (length) and angular dimensioning.
• Learn which tools and measuring instruments are commonly used to determine the size and dimensions of a sample workpiece.
• Use a steel rule to measure the length of a part in inches or millimeters.
• Measure the sizes of parts to 1/10,000 inch using a vernier caliper.
• Use a micrometer to measure diameters and thicknesses of workpieces.
• Make angular measurements using various instruments.
  

Course #: X0804
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• List the proper safety equipment to be worn when performing machine shop tasks.
• State the environmental hazards most commonly encountered in a machine shop.
• Teach the fundamental safety measures for the machine shop environment and for the more popular types of machine tools used across industry.
• State the method used to remove stock from a workpiece mounted in a lathe, milling machine, and drill press.
• Name one method used to protect the worker from harmful fumes when cutting fluids are used.
  

Course #: X0805
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Understand the four basic methods of manufacturing iron and steel.
• Discuss the fundamental properties of metals.
• Recognize standard identification of various steels and alloys.
• Know the characteristics and applications of particular steels and alloys.
• Realize the effects and limitations of heat treatment.
• Be familiar with materials testing methods.
• Differentiate between hot-working and cold-working metal processes.
  

Course #: X0806
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Understand the uses of industrial blueprints.
• Learn how to read shop drawings, process, and routing sheets.
• Recognize surfaces, object lines, and object points on a blueprint.
• Recognize front, top, and right-side views of an object.
• Identify lines on a drawing and explain their use.
• Read and understand sectional views and apply information from them to other views.
• Identify and read auxiliary and double auxiliary lines.
• Understand tolerances and apply them to dimensions, and read different tolerancing systems.
• Introduce the trainee to the language of print reading.
  

Course #: X0807
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Recognize and read a geometric drawing.
• Understand the system of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing used in industrial shop drawings.
• Understand variations used on geometric drawings.
• Locate and correctly read a drawing block, and apply its information to a drawing.
• Recognize and read a process sheet, and use the information it contains.
• Understand the baseline dimensioning system.
• Understand the Cartesian coordinate system.
• Understand the fixed or floating zero system.
  

Course #: X0808
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Prepare a work surface and know the types and uses of layout compounds.
• Identify and use common layout tools.
• Identify and use measuring instruments used in layout.
• Identify and use precision layout tools.
• Perform basic layout operations and construct various geometric shapes.
  

Course #: X0809
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Describe metal cutting, how it is accomplished, and whether a cutting tool is performing properly.
• Identify a variety of cutting tools.
• Understand how a cutting tool cuts and separates material by using the three kinds of cutting edges.
• Identify the three major types of chips a cutting tool produces.
• Name the key parts of a twist drill.
• Describe the applications of a counterbore, countersink, and combination countersink/centerdrill.
• State the differences between reamers for machine and hand use.
• Explain the differences between taps used for hand tapping and machine tapping methods.
• Describe the dies used to produce threads by both hand and machine methods.
• Identify the different machine attachments and tooling components needed for tap and die threading on production machinery.
  

Course #: X0810
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Define the major parts of a lathe tool bit.
• Identify the types and applications of turning, boring, and milling tools used in machining operations.
• Describe the different styles of end mills available.
• Identify the different horizontal end mills.
• Explain the difference between the mounting methods used for horizontal and end mill style cutters.
• Understand the differences among the various cutting tool materials used.
• Describe the reasons for using a tool coating on a cutting tool or cutting insert.
• Describe the effects of coolants on the cutting point.
• Identify the major methods of applying cutting fluids.
  

Course #: X0811
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Identify the different types and applications of drilling machines used in industry and their important operating parts.
• Describe the major accessories and workholders used on drilling machines.
• Explain the difference between horizontal and vertical milling machines.
• Describe the different types of horizontal and vertical milling machines available.
• Understand numerical control and computerized numerical control of machine tools and differentiate between them.
• Distinguish a machining center from an ordinary milling machine.
• Understand the differences among the four designs of automatic toolchangers.
  

Course #: X0812
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Describe basic lathe construction.
• Describe the manual and automated turning machines used by industry.
• Recognize the uses of turning centers for mass-production applications.
• Differentiate between bar and chucking types of automatic screw machines.
• Identify turning machine accessories and workholders.
• State the differences between horizontal and vertical bandsaw configurations.
• Interpret the different tooth styles of bandsaws and the applications for each style.
• Describe conventional and vertical bandsaw cutting operations.
• Explain circular cold sawing, abrasive cutting, and friction sawing techniques.
  

Course #: X0813
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Explain the physical characteristics, setup, and operation of grinding wheels.
• Name the different types of abrasives and bonds.
• Define how structure applies to the grinding process.
• Recognize Standard Marking System symbols to choose the correct grinding wheel.
• Describe the major wheel types by shape and list specific applications for each.
• Describe how to put a grinding wheel into operation and keep it in good working order.
• State the various types of grinding fluids, what they are used for, and the different methods of applying them.
• List uses and nomenclature associated with utility grinders, surface grinders, and cylindrical grinders.
• Demonstrate safe practices when using grinders.
  

Course #: X0814
Duration: 4 hours
Course Prerequisites: Introduction to Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry (Block X02); Industrial Safety (Block X23); Hand and Power Tools (Block X24);
What Students Learn:

• Name the common machines adapted to computer numerical control.
• Describe how CNC machines operate and what processes they are capable of performing.
• State advantages of CNC over manual control.
• Name various CNC components and describe what each does.
• Explain the function of a feedback device.
• Understand the Cartesian coordinate system of measurement.
• Define tool length compensation and describe the process of zeroing a CNC machine.
• Demonstrate safe practices when operating CNC machines.
• Describe the job responsibilities of people involved in CNC operations.
  

Course #: 186007
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn: Preview
In this study unit, trainees will gain a better understanding of the work practices necessary to operate industrial machinery, such as a bench-top drill press or a ten ton mechancial poewer press, safely. You will learn how the principles and practices used to keep ypu safe from injury can be incorporated into your daily routine.
Providing a safe work enviornment is the responsibility of the employer. It is the employees responsibility to work safely at all times, especially when using power driven machinery. Awareness and sound practice of the safety procedures you'll learn offer your best defense against workplace injuries. In this study unit, students will learn the skills needed to become a productive and safe industrial machine operator.
Objectives
When a student completes this study unit, he and she will be able to:

• Recognize the basic machine motions that can present a hazard to workers.
• Recognize the types of machinery most likely to be hazardous to workers.
• Understand the types of injuries caused by accidents commonly associated with unsafe machine operating procedures.
• Discuss the importance of machine guarding and how to incorporate methods of guarding to avoid physical injury.
• Recognize the four basic types of machine guards commonly used in industry.
• Control various forms of hazardous machine energy through the use of lockout / tagout procedures.
• Understand how and why to properly use personal protective equipment for added protection when using industrial equipment.

Contents
Introduction to Machine Safety; Machine Safeguarding; Types of Machinery; Machine Controls and Control Equipment; Protective Equipment and Procedures.

Course #: X0211
Duration: 6 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn:

• Recognize characteristics of angles and closed plane figures.
• Distinguish between common geometric solids.
• Apply the Pythagorean theorem.
• Calculate perimeters and areas of a polygon, circle, and ellipse.
• Apply the formula for area and volume of geometric solids.
  

Course #: X0212
Duration: 6 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Industrial Math (Block X21); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn:

• Define trigonometric functions.
• Use trigonometric tables and apply interpolation.
• Solve right triangles.
• Apply the laws of sines and cosines in solving oblique triangles.
  

Course #: 6712A-B
Duration: 20 hours
What Students Learn: PART 1 (6712A). Metal Stock and Properties; Gages; Rules and Tapes; Screwdrivers; Hammers and Mallets; Pliers; Clamps and Vises; Wrenches; Squares; Hand Snips; Hand Hacksaws; Cold Chisels; Files, Punches.
PART 2 (6712B). Hand and Breast Drills; Notchers, Seamers, and Crimpers; Stakes, Plates, and Dollies; Riveting Tools; Grooving Tools; Soldering Processes; Patterns; Flanging; Single Seams; Double Seams; The Pittsburgh Lock; Grooved Seams; The Plain Dovetailed Seam; Stanching Seams; Wire Edges.

Course #: 186011
Duration: 5 hours
What Students Learn:

• Name the base units most commonly used in the metric system.
• Identify metric prefixes and their values.
• Apply conversion factors to increase or decrease metric base units.
• Estimate lengths in metric units.
• Express temperature in degrees Celsius.
• Define the terms: mass, density, force, torque, and pressure. Identify the metric units used to measure each one.
• How to use a calculator to convert one metric unit to another.
  

Course #: 6716
Duration: 10 hours
Course Prerequisites: Basic Machining Skills (Block X08);
What Students Learn: Description of Common Sheet Metal Machines and an Explanation of Their Proper Use; Bar Folders; Hand Brakes; Slip Roll Forming Machines; Squaring Shears; Beading Machines; Crimping Machines; Ring and Circle Shears; Turning Machines; Burring Machines; Bench Drill Presses; Grinding Wheels; Tool Grinding.

Course #: 1200M
Duration: 0 hours
What Students Learn: This drawing board includes a straight-edge rather than a separate T-square, a setup preferred by professionals. The drawing instruments are tools trainees will use on the job. The drafting outfit includes: one set of drawing instruments, one 18" x 24" drawing board/straight-edge combination, one 6" protractor, one 10" 300/600 triangle, one 8" 450 triangle, one 12" architect's scale, one 12" engineer's scale, one 300 mm metric scale, one irregular curve, one lettering guide, one erasing shield, one roll >" drafting tape, two mechanical pencils, two tubes of lead, one lead pointer, one pink eraser, and one pad 25 sheets of 15" x 20" transparent paper.

Special Notes: The Drafting Kit must be used for the study of all texts that teach drafting techniques, in which the trainee is required to prepare drawings or architectural plates. Refer to the special notes of the individual print course when this kit is required.

Course #: 5434
Duration: 130 hours
Course Prerequisites: Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: Drawing Equipment; Lettering; Eight Drawing Plates: 721, 722, and 723, Geometrical Drawing Problems; 724, Projections of Simple Solids; 725, Foreshortened Views in Projection; 726, Common Conventions; 727, Lifting and Test Cover; 728, Hanger Assembly.

Special Notes: Includes 8 plates and requires drafting kit.

Course #: 5551A-B
Duration: 95 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elementary Mechanical Drawing (5434); Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567); Practical Measurements (Block X22);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (5551A). Sheet Metal Products and Occupations; Methods, Shortcuts, and Layout Tools; Sheet Metals and Fastenings; Gages and Bending Allowances; Seams, Locks, and Edges; Shop Machines and Practices; Corner Notching; Polyvinyl Chloride Vinyl; Metal Laminates.
PART 2 (5551B). Straight Ducts; Transitions; "S" Offsets, Elbows; Four Drawing Plates; 451, Four-Piece Transition Offset; 452, Four-Piece "S" type Offset; 453, Square Throat Duct Elbow; 454, Radius, Throat Duct Elbow.

Special Notes: Includes 5 plates.

Course #: 1949A-C
Duration: 135 hours
Course Prerequisites: Elementary Mechanical Drawing (5434); Practical Geometry and Trigonometry (5567);
What Students Learn: PART 1 (1949A). One Drawing Plate; Principles of Projection Drawing; Auxiliary Planes of Projection; Drawing Plate Consisting of Eight Problems Relating to Projections of Points, Lines, and Surfaces.
PART 2 (1949B). Four Drawing Plates; Projection of Plane Figures; Finding Full Views; One Drawing Plate Consisting of Six Problems for Determining Full Views; One Drawing Plate on Problems Relating to the Projection of Solids; Two Drawing Plates on the Projection of Sections.
PART 3 (1949C). Two Drawing Plates; Problems Involving Sections and Intersections of Solids; Two Drawing Plates on Problems Relating to Intersections; Problems Covering Intersecting Cones and Cylinders.

Special Notes: Includes 7 plates and requires drafting kit.