Apprentice Mechanical Training
During the training they will be taught the appropriate skills to produce Stepped Shaft Mill Block Drill Drift
Description
| Manual Turning. |
| o Use centre lathe controls |
| o Use appropriate measuring equipment |
| o Prepare an operation sequence for a turned component |
| o Set machines for the manufacture of a turned component |
| o Start and stop a centre lathe and carry out an emergency stop |
| o Manufacture a turned component to a given specification |
| o Select, for given applications, suitable work holding devices and give reasons for the selections made |
| o Mount, secure and align appropriate work holding devices |
| o Use a mandrel to align the tailstock centre to the spindle centre |
| o Mount work in work holding devices |
| o Select the appropriate tool for a given turning operation |
| o Use the correct cutting tools to manufacture a component to a given specification |
| o Correctly mount and set a turning tool |
| o Use charts to determine speeds and feeds |
| o Calculate correct spindle speeds from given cutting speeds |
| o Set the correct speed and feed on a centre lathe |
| o Safely and correctly use a cutting fluid |
| o Read engineering drawings to determine tolerance, surface finish and material requirements |
| o Select and use appropriate equipment to determine size and surface finish |
| Manual Milling |
| o Use milling machine controls |
| o Use appropriate measuring equipment |
| o Prepare an operation sequence for a milled component |
| o Set machines for the manufacture of a milled component |
| o Start and stop a milling machine and carry out an emergency stop |
| o Manufacture a milled component to a given specification |
| o Select, for given applications, suitable work holding devices and give reasons for the selections made |
| o Mount, secure and align appropriate work holding devices |
| o Mount work in work holding devices |
| o Select the appropriate tool for a given milling operation |
| o Use the correct cutting tools to manufacture a component to a given specification |
| o Correctly mount and set a milling cutter |
| o Use charts to determine speeds and feeds |
| o Calculate correct spindle speeds from given cutting speeds |
| o Set the correct speed and feed on a milling machine |
| o Safely and correctly use a cutting fluid |
| o Read engineering drawings to determine tolerance, surface finish and material requirements |
| o Select and use appropriate equipment to determine size and surface finish. |
| Hand Fitting. |
| o Use appropriate measuring equipment to check components and assemblies against specification |
| o Use a range of tools and techniques when carrying out fitting and assembly operations |
| o Prepare a fitting and assembly sequence of operations |
| o Safely operate drilling machines and their controls |
| o Fit and assemble components to a given specification |
| o Use a range of hand tools |
| o Use a range of measuring and marking out equipment |
| o Mount, secure and align a drilling device |
| o Secure work pieces in a bench vice |
| o Use charts to determine suitable spindle speeds |
| o Calculate correct spindle speeds from given cutting speeds |
| o Set the correct drilling machine spindle speed |
| o Identify and use the correct cutting fluid for a given machining operation |
| o Mount and set twist drills, machine reamers, counter bores and counter sinks |
| o Select appropriate tools for a given fitting and assembly operation |
| o Use tools and equipment to produce an assembly to given specification |
| o Select and use appropriate measuring equipment to determine size and surface finish |
| o Read and interpret engineering drawings to determine: |
| o Dimensional accuracy |
| o Tolerance |
| o Surface finish |
| o Material requirements. |