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Demonstrate safe work habits while performing metalworking repairs or working in a metalworking environment
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Use required eye protection for welding and machine shop
Demonstrate welding safety procedures
Use the grinder and drill press safety
Protect tools, equipment and manuals
Maintain clean and organized work areas
Demonstrate conservative use of shop supplies
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Perform precision measuring utilizing standard and metric micrometers as well as standard and metric dial calipers
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Measure with a steel rule to within the print specifications
Measure with a micrometer - English and Metric to within the print specifications
Measure with a dial caliper to within the print specifications
Measure with a dial indicator to within the print specifications
Layout project to within tolerance specified on print handout
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Use a drill press
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Follow safety procedures when using drill press
Select proper drill bit per application including using a tap drill chart
Calculate the RPM and set the drill press speed
Set up and drill stock per print
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Determine the need for drill bit sharpening and demonstrate the ability to sharpen it
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Identify drill bits that need sharpening
Grind a drill bit with appropriate angles
Drill hole in steel to verify bit was ground properly
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Use taps and dies to perform threading
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Determine appropriate drill bit size needed for tapping threads
Determine percentage of thread engagement as per drill bit size
New threaded fasteners should thread in by hand
Identify thread sizes
Tap stock per print
Identify parts of a thread
Use threading terminology
Identify tap drill size per tap
Perform a threading operation to print specifications
Perform a thread restoration using a thread file
Cut new threads internally
Cut new threads externally
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Remove broken fasteners using a variety of methods
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Demonstrate safe work habits
Identify the various methods used
Select correct size drill bit
Fasteners are removed with no damage
Threads are cleaned using a thread chaser
Use a torch safely when heating bolt (fire blanket may be necessary)
Use welder safely when welding nut to broken fastener
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Repair threads using thread chasers and Heli-Coils
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Demonstrate safe work habits
Use drill bit and tap in Heli-Coil kit (per instructions)
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Lay out a metal project from the blueprint
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Read blueprint accurately
Follow blueprint written instructions
Project meets tolerances as specified by the instructor
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Perform various weld joints using the GMAW welding process
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Follow Gas Metal Arc Welding safety standards
Explain GMAW set-up procedure
Set up MIG welding machine
Use a welding calculator to determine proper voltage and wire feed
Use welder settings on welder or welder operator's manual
Calculate the wire feed speed of an unknown wire feeder
Use welding terminology
Set up MIG welding machine
Perform all welds on specified material
Weld bead is appropriate width
Weld bead is appropriate height
Welding has appropriate amount of spatter for selected electrode
Assess the quality of the weld
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Perform various weld joints using the SMAW welding process
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Follow Shielded Metal Arc Welding safety standards
Set up power source
Weld bead is appropriate width
Weld bead appropriate height
Welding has appropriate amount of spatter for selected electrode
Welding is performed on specified metal
Use a variety of welding rods
Perform selected welds in the horizontal positions
Perform selected welds in the vertical positions
Weld passes a face bend test on butt welds
Identify characteristics of power supply set-up
Identify manipulation techniques for electrodes
Use welding terminology
Assess the quality of the weld
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Perform plasma cutting
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Follow plasma arc cutting safety standards
Identify basic plasma arc cutting functions
Identify plasma arc cutting safety standards
Set up plasma arc cutting machine
Perform a plasma cut on ½ inch steel
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Use an oxy-acetylene torch
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Follow oxy-acetylene cutting safety standards
Safely set up, light, adjust to a neutral flame and shut down torch in proper sequence
Select correct tip size for application
Select correct oxygen and acetylene line pressure for tip size
Perform cutting
Use cutting terminology
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Perform oxy-acetylene brazing
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Wear PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Follow oxy-acetylene brazing safety standards
Select correct tip size for application
Select correct oxygen and acetylene line pressure for the tip size
Perform brazing as specified by the instructor
Use welding terminology
Assess quality of the braze
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Solder copper tubing
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Follow blueprint
Use tubing cutter to cut pieces to length per blueprint
Clean tubing externally
Clean fittings internally
Apply flux
Heat to temperature that will facilitate capillary action
Apply solder as per size of tubing
Clean solder joint
Pressure test to check for leaks
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Use metal working tools
Assessment Strategies
Skill Demonstration
Criteria
Select tools to correspond with task
Use a variety of tools appropriate to the task and metal working industry (handheld grinders, cut off tools, band saws, files, hacksaws, etc.)
Use the appropriate saw blade
Perform basic hand metal cutting operations appropriately
Tool selection and use contributes to efficient completion of task or project