31420318Intermediate Machining
Course Information
Description
This course is designed as a continuation of our 1-credit Machining Basics course for the beginning Machinist/Mechanic interested in exploring and studying the Machine Tool industry. Students continue to develop skills in shop safety, precision measuring, reading part prints to create projects, offhand tool grinding, and basic setup and operation of drill presses, power saws, pedestal grinders, lathes and vertical milling machines.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Perform Shop Safety
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Use required eye protection in the machine shop
    Dress appropriately
    Demonstrate safety procedures
    Use the grinder and drill press safely
    Protect tools, equipment, and manuals
    Maintain clean and organized work areas

  2. Basic Measurement, Layout, and Inspection
    Assessment Strategies
    Machine Tool Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Measure with steel rules
    Measure with an outside micrometer
    Measure with a dial caliper to within print specifications
    Use a digital readout (DRO) per print specifications
    Layout projects to within tolerance specified on print handout
    Layout hole centers and surfaces
    Choose the appropriate layout tools, dividers, scribes, combination square set, center punches, prick punches, height gages, and calipers
    Measure angles, perpendicularity, and parallelism

  3. Operate Pedestal Grinder
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Grind a lathe bit with appropriate angles
    Use a pedestal grinder to achieve a dimension and finish as specified
    Demonstrate grinding safety rules
    Dress and true grinding wheel

  4. Operate Drill Press
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Describe the functions of a drill press
    Identify types of drill bits
    Demonstrate drill press safety precautions
    Demonstrate proper work holding methods
    Select proper drill bit per application including using a tap drill chart
    Calculate speeds and feeds and set the drill press speed
    Center drill locations
    Drill holes
    Ream holes using the drill press
    Set up and drill stock per print
    Counter bore per print
    Countersink stock per print

  5. Operate Manual Engine Lathe
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Set up and face stock in a 3-jaw chuck
    Identify lathe components
    Turn straight diameters
    Calculate feeds and speeds
    Center drill with tailstock
    Turn 45 degree chambers with compound

  6. Perform Threading
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Identify thread sizes
    Tap stock per print
    Identify tap drill size per tap

  7. Perform Filing
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Draw file stock per print specifications
    Use proper filing technique

  8. Operate Vertical Milling Machine
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Demonstrate safe operating procedures
    Identify major components of vertical mill
    Calculate feeds and speeds
    Demonstrate vise work holding methods
    Perform proper piece part clamping in a vise
    Maintain vertical mill
    Tram Head
    Indicate vise
    Perform all standard drilling operations
    Locate edges with an edge finder
    Identify the x y z axis of the vertical mill
    Perform end milling
    Perform side milling

  9. Operate Vertical Band Saw and Horizontal Cutoff Saw
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Demonstrate saw machine safety procedures
    Saw a part to size
    Saw to layout lines

  10. Hand and Bench Work
    Assessment Strategies
    Lab Performance
    Criteria
    Demonstrate safe working conditions
    File metal
    Lay out work
    Demonstrate use of common hand tools i.e. hammers, pliers, wrenches, chisels, etc.
    Maintain hand tools