Machining 10, 20, 30

Course Information

Aim

To provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and develop skills in machining.

It is highly recommended that students have the opportunity to develop skills with hand tools and manual controlled machine tools. This is an essential beginning before automatic and computer controlled machining.

Goals

Health and Safety: To obtain the knowledge and skill required to safely perform bench work and machine tool operations.

Awareness: To gain an understanding of practical uses for skills from other subject areas.

Career and Employment: To help students make informed career decisions based on their experiences.

Personal Development: To enhance self-esteem through success with equipment, materials and techniques used.

Independent Learning: To learn independent work practices.

Communication: To learn to communicate effectively in a non-traditional classroom environment.

Philosophy and Rationale

A study of the development of technology shows that industry has progressed from the time when everything was made by hand to the present fully automated manufacturing of products. Machining skills have played an essential role in all technological advances. The renewed Machining curriculum is designed to facilitate and promote the development of the machining skills needed to operate today’s advanced machine tools.

The Machining 10, 20, 30 Curriculum Guide is designed to enable students to acquire an appreciation of machining. Opportunities are explored for a variety of applications of design through the use of different materials, processes and finishing. A strong foundation is built by a firm emphasis on the manipulation and application of hand tools, equipment and materials in a variety fabricating situations. This course will provide relevant, practical applications for students to develop machining and business skills, as well as gain practical employment skills.

Foundational Objectives

Foundational objectives are the major, general statements that guide what each student is expected to achieve for the modules of the PAA curriculum guidelines. Foundational objectives indicate the most important knowledge, skills, attitudes/values and abilities for a student to learn in a subject. Both the Foundational Objectives for Machining 10, 20 and 30 and the Common Essential Learnings (CELs) Foundational Objectives to be emphasized are stated in this document. Some of these statements may be repeated or enhanced in different modules for emphasis. The Foundational Objectives of the Core Modules of the Machining curriculum include:

All of the Foundational Objectives and the Common Essential Learnings are stated explicitly at the beginning of each module.

Course Components and Considerations

The Machining 10, 20, 30 Curriculum Guide offers three courses of 100 hours each of module development. The introductory course outlined at the 10 level incorporates a number of core modules that provide the foundation for the suggested themes at the 20 and 30 levels. There is a graduated level of tool and equipment development throughout the courses, with most of the hand tools being used in 10 level and power tools being introduced at the 20 and 30 levels.

It is important to remember that once a student has successfully completed a module, credit can not be given for that module again. The suggested configurations of courses will help create flexibility and meet the needs of the student or community. Many of the machining course modules have been identified as intermediate level. These modules may be used at all grade levels to facilitate greater flexibility. Teachers are encouraged to pursue the variety of options through community partnerships that will enable the use of speakers, mentorships and business sites for work study.

The machining curriculum is intended to be flexible to allow for the different variations in facilities, materials, equipment and the time available to teach machining. The introductory level modules are developed for students who have no previous metal working experience. The intermediate and advance modules build on competencies developed at the introductory level.

Module Overview

Module Cole

Modules

Suggested Time (hours)

MACH01

Module 1: Introduction to Machining (Core)

2-4

MACH02A, B, C

Module 2A, B, C: Safety (Core)

3-5

MACH03

Module 3: Using Technical Drawings (Core)

5-7

MACH04A

Module 4A: Simple Measurement (Core)

3-5

MACH04B

Module 4B: Adjustable Measuring Tools (Core)

3-5

MACH04C

Module 4C: Measuring with Gauges (Core)

3-5

MACH05

Module 5: Layout Work (Core)

5-10

MACH06

Module 6: Hand Tools (Core)

10-15

MACH07

Module 7: Fasteners (Core)

3-5

MACH08

Module 8: Jigs and Fixtures (Optional)

5-7

MACH09

Module 9: Cutting Fluids (Optional)

2-4

MACH10

Module 10: Drills and Drilling Machines (Core)

5-10

MACH11

Module 11: Offhand Grinding (Core)

5-8

MACH12

Module 12: Saws and Cutoff Machines (Core)

5-7

MACH13

Module 13: Metal Characteristics (Optional)

2-4

MACH14

Module 14: Heat Treatment of Metal (Optional)

2-4

MACH15

Module 15: Metal Finishing (Optional)

2-4

MACH16

Module 16: Career Opportunities (Core)

3-5

MACH17A

Module 17A: The Lathe, Introduction (Core)

5-7

MACH17B

Module 17B: Lathe Cutting Tools (Core)

5-7

MACH17C

Module 17C: Cutting Speeds and Feeds on the Lathe (Optional)

5-7

MACH17D

Module 17D: Mounting Work Between Centres on the Lathe (Optional)

2-4

MACH17E

Module 17E: Turning Between Centres on the Lathe (Optional)

5-10

MACH17F

Module 17F: Lathe Chucks (Optional)

2-4

MACH18

Module 18: Cutting Tapers on the Lathe (Core)

3-5

MACH19

Module 19: Cutting Screw Threads on the Lathe (Core)

10-15

MACH20

Module 20: Additional Lathe Operations (Optional)

5-10

MACH21

Module 21: Band Machining (Core)

5-10

MACH22

Module 22: Broaching Operations (Core)

5-10

MACH23A

Module 23A: Introduction to the Milling Machine (Core)

5-10

MACH23B

Module 23B: Milling Machine Cutters (Core)

3-5

MACH23C

Module 23C: Setting a Milling Machine (Core)

3-5

MACH24

Module 24: Operating a Vertical Milling Machine (Core)

10-15

MACH25

Module 25: Operating a Horizontal Milling Machine (Core)

10-15

MACH26

Module 26: Gear Cutting Operations (Core)

5-10

MACH27

Module 27: Precision Grinding (Core)

5-10

MACH28

Module 28: Work Holding Devices and Surface Grinding (Optional)

15-20

MACH29

Module 29: Additional Grinding Techniques (Optional)

3-5

MACH30

Module 30: Numerical Control (Optional)

3-5

MACH31

Module 31: Automated Multi-Machine Manufacturing (Optional)

3-5

MACH32

Module 32: Quality Control (Optional)

3-5

MACH33

Module 33: Electro-machining Processes (Optional)

2-4

MACH34

Module 34: Nontraditional Machining Techniques (Optional)

2-4

MACH35

Module 35: Other Machining Processes (Optional)

2-4

MACH36A, B, C

Module 36A, B, C: Machining Project Options (Optional)

20-35

MACH37A, B, C

Module 37A, B, C: Work Study Preparation and Follow-up Activities (Optional)

5-10

MACH38A, B, C

Module 38A, B, C: Work Study (Optional)

25-50

MACH99A, B, C

Module 99A, B, C: Extended Study (Optional)

5-20