15 July 1981
| Element | Work Processes | Hours |
| A | Identifying Metals--Appearance test, spark test, chemical test, SAE numbering system. | 100 |
| B | Drawing and Sketching (Shop)-- Orthographic projection (alphabet of lines, dimensioning, types of sectional views, section lines, sectioning conventions, types of auxiliary views, view characteristics, construction of auxiliary views); isometric drawing (isometric sections, dimensioning isometric views, oblique drawings, drafting oblique circles). | 200 |
| C | Laying Out Workpiece-- Prepare work for layout (clean workpiece, apply layout dye, establish reference line, layout for eccentric turning), layout (scribe straight lines, scribe arcs and circles, check layout against drawing). | 200 |
| D | Using, Maintaining, Types of Tools (edged, non-edged, precision, non-precision) | 100 |
| E | Upright Drilling Machine--Setup, operate, drill holding devices, drill speed and feed, sharpen drill bits, counterbore, countersink. | 200 |
| F | Portable Drills--(Electric, pneumatic (use, care). | 150 |
| G | Extractors-- Types (straight fluted, spiral fluted), use remove studs, plugs). | 100 |
| H | Hand Taps and Dies-- Taps (types, use, care); dies (types, use, care). | 100 |
| I | Inserts-- Remove/replace (Rosan, Heli-Coil). | 50 |
| J | Designing Tools, Jigs, Fixtures (classes of jigs, types of jigs, factors in design, elements of design) | 300 |
| K | Hacksawing Machine-- (Setup machine, select blades, set saw speed). | 200 |
| L | Grinding Valves-- Select stones, dress stones, grind (valve stem, face, rocker arm). | 200 |
| M | Sawing Operations (Bandsaw)-- Service, external sawing (select blade, setup blade guides, install blade, select speeds and feed, mount workpiece, setup miter guide, setup screw feed, weight-type power feed, curve sawing, contour sawing), internal sawing (prepare workpiece, prepare blade, mount workpiece and blade). | 500 |
| N | Filing Operation (Bandsaw)-- External filing (setup machine, select file band, install file band), internal filing (Setup machine, select file band, install file band). | 200 |
| O | Polishing Operation (Bandsaw)-- Types of polishing bands (fine, medium, course), selection of polishing bands, polishing speeds and feeds. | 200 |
| P | Friction Sawing (Bandsaw)-- Setup machine, select saw blade. | 100 |
| Q | Stack Sawing (Bandsaw) | 50 |
| R | Servicing Lathe-- Clean, lubricate, record maintenance. | 100 |
| S | Repair/Adjust (Lathe)-- Replace broken shear pin, adjust gibs, adjust gear train, adjust belt, level lathe, troubleshoot. | 200 |
| T | External Turning (Lathe)-- Setup machine, face stock, straight turning, machine shoulders, machine groves, eccentric turning, part metal, grind toolbit. | 500 |
| U | Internal Turning (Lathe)-- Setup machine for drilling (setup workpiece, check and sharpen drill bill, calculate and set spindle speed); setup machine for boring (set up workpiece, check and grind boring tool). | 500 |
| V | Form Turning (Lathe)-- Cut convex radii, cut concave radii, knurl cylindrical surface. | 500 |
| W | Taper Turning (Lathe)-- Setup machine for turning external taper w/taper attachment (mount workpiece, compute tape dimensions, turn taper), setup machine for turning external taper using the compund rest (setup workpiece, compute compound rest setting, setup machine for taper boring using the compound rest. | 800 |
| X | Threading Operation (Lathe)-- Setup lathe to cut external threads (multiple lead, Acme, square, pipe, Metric), grind thread cutter bits; setup lathe to cut internal threads. | 300 |
| Y | Grinding Metals (Lathe Tool Post Grinder)-- Conical grinding, cylindrical grinding. | 200 |
| Z | Milling Operation (Versa-Mil)-- Setup machine for plain and face milling, spline milling, angular milling, keyway milling. | 500 |
| AA | Internal Grinding (Versa-Mil) | 200 |
| AB | Shape Metals (Versa-Mil) | 200 |
| AC | Heat Treat Metals (Oxyacetylene Torch)-- Setup oxyacetylene equipment, harden carbon steel, temper carbon steel, case harden low carbon steel, anneal hardened steel. | 150 |
| AD | Milling Machine Operation-- Maintenance; repair and adjust machine, setup machine for (plain, face, end, form milling); gear cutting (select cutter, select index pattern, determine gear dimensions); drilling, boring, reaming, sawing, angular milling. | 800 |
| AE | Safety | 100 |
| Grand | Total | 8000 |
Special Instructions: Work processes completed in a state or federally recognized apprenticeship program will be accepted upon presentation of proper documentation to the appropriate service school.
A total of 576 hours of related instruction is required in order to complete this program. Related instruction credit may be awarded individuals registered in the trade of Machinist taken from an accredited institution, providing the courses are similar to the courses taken for a Machinist program in a community college/vocational school.
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