WEL 342 - Fabrication II

Credits: 6
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 10
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

1. Demonstrate the proper care and maintenance of fabrication equipment.
   1. Use operators manual to determine maintenance procedures and schedules.
   2. Determine proper sequence of operation for safe use of equipment.
2. Identify from blue prints proper equipment needed to perform fabrication procedures to achieve industry standard results.
   1. Describe Shear use.
   2. Describe Press Brake use.
   3. Describe Drill Press use.
   4. Describe Plasma Cutter use.
   5. Describe Oxy-Acetylene burning machine.
   6. Describe Punch Press use.
   7. Describe Iron Worker use.
   8. Describe Horizontal Band Saw use.
3. Demonstrate the proper care and maintenance of fabrication equipment.
   1. Find maintenance procedures and schedules in operators manual.
   2. Determine proper sequence of operation for safe use.
   3. Demonstrate Shear use.
   4. Demonstrate Press Brake use.
   5. Demonstrate Drill Press use.
   6. Demonstrate Plasma Cutter use.
   7. Demonstrate Oxy-Acetylene burning machine.
   8. Demonstrate Iron Worker use.
   9. Demonstrate Horizontal Band Saw use.
   10. Demonstrate proper use of hand grinding equipment.
4. Determine proper welding procedures and process need to meet industry requirements and standards.
   1. Determine proper welding sequence.
   2. Determine proper weld filler metal.
   3. Determine proper welding gasses if needed.
   4. Match welding process requirements to blue print requirements.
   5. Identify fixture requirements as determined by welding position.
   6. Explain tress relieving as it applies to weldments.

5.      Demonstrate safe use, proper selection and care of various machining equipment.

1. 1. Discuss safety, proper selection and care of machining equipment with hands on examples.
   2. Identify accessories used with typical machining equipment.

6. Determine proper machining procedures and processes needed to meet industry requirements and standards.
   1. Determine proper machining sequence.
   2. Determine proper machining process needed for metal composition.
   3. Match machining process requirements to blue print requirements.
   4. Identify fixture requirements as determined by machining requirements.

7.      Create various projects using an engine lathe.

7. 1. Machine welded surfaces to specified tolerances.
   2. Setup various work holding devices.
   3. Restore damaged external threads.
   4. Setup steady rest.
   5. Setup parts for machining using indicator.
8. Create various projects using a vertical mill.
   1. Machine welded surfaces to specified tolerances.
   2. Setup various work holding devices.
   3. Machine key seats to specified tolerances.
   4. Setup parts for machining using indicators.

9.      Demonstrate boring operation

1.      Setup and bore using a lathe to specified tolerance.

2.      Setup and bore using an offset boing head on a vertical mill to specified tolerance

10.  Create and execute CNC lathe programs to produce parts to specified tolerance.

1.      Describe safety procedures for operation a CNC lathe.

2.      Setup CNC lathe for operation.

3.      Select appropriate work holding method for given work piece.

4.      Set all appropriate offsets

11.  Create and execute CNC mill programs to produce parts to specified tolerance

1.      Describe safety procedures for operation a CNC mill.

2.      Setup CNC mill for operation.

3.      Select appropriate work holding method for given work piece.

4.      Set all appropriate offsets

12. Design sketches and drawings to specified tolerances
    1. Create rough sketches
    2. Create accurate drawings to specified tolerances