This document consists of materials for an 11-unit course on the following topics: (1) hacksawing; (2) filing and deburring; (3) locating centers for drilling; (4) cutting threads with tap and die; (5) using a hand reamer; (6) pedestal/bench grinder operation; (7) whetting, polishing, and lapping; (8) screw, drill, and tap extraction; (9) arbor…

This Technical Committee Report prepared by industry representatives in Idaho lists the skills currently necessary for an employee in that state to obtain a job in precision machining technology, retain a job once hired, and advance in that occupational field. (Task lists are grouped according to duty areas generally used in industry settings, and…

This task-based curriculum guide is intended to help secondary teachers provide relevant training for an entry-level job in machine trades. Introductory materials include background information on trade and industrial education and program goals and safety information. Descriptions follow of the construction trades program, vocational cooperative…

This document consists of materials for a six-unit course on the following topics: (1) power saw safety and maintenance; (2) cutting stock to length; (3) band machining and contouring; (4) drill press types and safety; (5) drill press work-holding devices; and (6) tools and tool holders. The instructor's guide begins with a list of competencies…

This catalog provides performance objectives, tasks, standards, and performance guides associated with current occupational information relating to the job content of machinists, specifically tool grinder operators, production lathe operators, and production screw machine operators. The catalog is comprised of 262 performance objectives, tool and…

This document consists of materials for a 10-unit course on the following topics: (1) types and parts of lathes; (2) lathe accessories, maintenance, and safety; (3) lathe operations and tooling; (4) lathe calculations; (5) lathe taper and thread applications; (6) planning considerations; (7) cutting fluids, lathe center alignment, and lathe gaps;…

This document consists of materials for a 12-unit course on the following topics: (1) introduction to milling; (2) structure and accessories; (3) safety and maintenance; (4) cutting-tool variables; (5) basic set-up activities; (6) squaring a workpiece; (7) hole-making operations; (8) form milling; (9) machining keyways; (10) milling angular…

This document consists of materials for an eight-unit course on the following topics: (1) grinder safety and types of grinders; (2) surface grinder accessories and equipment maintenance; (3) surface grinder preparation and set-up; (4) surface grinding flat and angular surfaces; (5) cylindrical grinding; (6) tool and cutter safety; (7) tool and…

This document consists of materials for a 12-unit course on the following topics: (1) introduction to precision measurement; (2) semiprecision linear measurement; (3) simple layout techniques; (4) measurement with vernier and dial calipers; (5) measuring with micrometers; (6) measurement and layout on a surface plate; (7) go/no-go inspection…

This document consists of materials for a five-unit course on the following topics: (1) safety guidelines; (2) coordinates and dimensions; (3) numerical control math; (4) programming for numerical control machines; and (5) setting and operating the numerical control machine. The instructor's guide begins with a list of competencies covered in the…

This document consists of materials for a six-unit course on employment in the machine shop setting, safety, basic math skills, geometric figures and forms, math applications, and right triangles. The instructor's guide begins with a list of competencies covered in the module, descriptions of the materials included, an explanation of how to use…

This document is a competency-based curriculum guide designed to promote articulation in machine trades vocational education programs between and among secondary and postsecondary institutions in the Indian Hills Community College and Merged Area XV high schools in Iowa. The guide is organized in 11 sections. The first six sections provide…

This task list is intended for use in planning and/or evaluating a competency-based course to prepare machine tool, drill press, grinding machine, lathe, mill, and/or power saw operators. The listing is divided into six sections, with each one outlining the tasks required to perform the duties that have been identified for the given occupation.…

These materials were developed for a seven-unit secondary or postsecondary education course on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that treats most of the skills needed to work effectively with PLCs as programming skills. The seven units of the course cover the following topics: fundamentals of programmable logic controllers; contracts, timers,…

This module presents a real-world context in which mathematics skills (geometry and trigonometry) are used as part of a daily routine. The context is the machine tool technology field, and the module aims to help students develop the ability to analyze diagrams in order to make mathematical computations. The modules, which features applications…