Course Description

This course familiarizes students with the safe operation of manual machining equipment, from lathes and mills to surface grinders, bench grinders, vertical and horizontal bandsaws, and tool grinders. Students will efficiently manufacture components utilizing a variety of manual machines and processes. Students will use precision hand tools and measuring instruments to process and inspect manufactured components according to blueprints and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T) requirements. Students will learn to plan efficient order of operations within a manual machine cell, including selection of appropriate tooling to perform various cutting operations.

Course Learning Outcomes:

1. Identify machine tool types, features, applications, and safety considerations for each.

2. Interpret blueprints and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing symbols to manufacture components.

3. Explain various cutting tools and how their geometry affects their application in a cutting operation.

4. Use precision inspection tools to layout & measure critical and non-critical dimensions and features of parts during various manufacturing processes.

5. Plan efficient order of operations with various manual machines.