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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Perform Threading
Assessment Strategies
Lab Performance
Criteria
Identify thread sizes
Tap stock per print
Identify tap drill size per tap
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Perform Filing
Assessment Strategies
Lab Performance
Criteria
Draw file stock per print specifications
Use proper filing technique
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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
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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
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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