The students begin tool and cutter grinding using various types of mill cutters. Measurement and layout on milling machines are a part of the course along with the cutting of spur, bevel gears, and racks. Shop safety is covered in every operation. A study of various types of abrasives with their uses is included. Types of grinding covered include tool, drills and reamers, end mills, mill cutters, tool bits, thread chasers, surface, outside and inside, and precision.
Attention is given to heat treatment of metals and case hardening.
Shop safety is covered in every operation. In the tool and die study, the student will make a fixture, die, or tooling. The student will build or fabricate a major metal working project using all the equipment in the machine shop. Shop safety is covered in every operation.