STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Practice safety as a number one priority in the machining technology lab and the work place.

 II.     Identify tool holding techniques and practices for turning applications

 III.    Grind and identify changes in cutting conditions due to tool geometry

 IV.     Identify tooling and practices related to industry standards

 V.      Demonstrate competencies in facing and turning operations with reduced tolerances

 VI.     Demonstrate competencies in drilling and reaming operations

 VII.    Demonstrate competencies in advanced machining practices which will consist of knurling, recessing, parting, grooving, tool forming, boring, finishing, and tapping

 VIII.   Identify and/or cut various thread forms including right and left hand unified screw threads, metric threads, and internal threads.

 IX.     Demonstrate skills calculating and cutting tapers using the compound slide and the taper attachment.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      The Engine Lathe

         A.      Turning Machine Safety

         B.      Important parts of the lathe and their functions

 II.     Tool-holders and Tool-holding for the Lathe

 III.    Cutting Tools for the Lathe

         A.      Rake angle, relief angles chip breakers, tool geometry and form tooling

         B.      Grinding procedures for a lathe tool bits

 IV.     Lathe Spindle Tooling

         A.      Independent and universal type chucks

         B.      Face driver and drive center

         C.      Drive plates and face plates

 V.      Operating the Machine Controls

         A.      Drive and shifting procedures for changing spindle speeds

         B.      Feed control levers (Quick Change Gear Box)

         C.      Longitudinal feeds and cross feeds

         D.      Cross feed screw micrometer collars (radius/diameter)

 VI.     Facing and Center Drilling

         A.      Facing procedures relative to lathe operations

 VII.    Turning Between Centers

 VIII.   Special Lathe Operations

         A.      Procedures for:  drilling, boring, reaming, knurling, recessing, parting, and tapping on the engine lathe

         B.      Machining operations on the lathe:  drilling, reaming, tapping, knurling, parting, and recessing correctly

 IX.     Calculating and Cutting Unified Threads

 X       Types of Tapers

         A.      Methods of turning a taper

         B.      Taper calculations, measurement and turning operations

 XI.     Advanced Lathe Operations with OD and ID Turning

         A.      Process plan for lathe operations considering precision cutting tools, speeds and feeds, work-holding, accessories, concentricity, surface finish, etc.