Work Planning and Setup
Using clamps, blocks, jacks, and rods; Vises and their uses; Production jig; Holding work with chucks, between centers, and on face plates; Basic layout: lines, angles, shapes, circles, and three-dimensional shapes.
Lesson 1: Holding Work on Slotted Tables
Topics
Work Holding Setups; V-Blocks; C-Clamps; Planer Jacks; Parallels; Soft Metal Rods; Hold-Downs; Types of Vises; Flanged Vise; Swivel Vise; Universal Vise; The Production Jig; Magnetic Chucks; Electromagnetic Chuck; Permanent Magnetic Chuck
Lesson 2: Lathe Workholding Devices
Topics
Holding Work in Lathes; Holding Work in Chucks; The 3-Jaw Universal Chuck; The 4-Jae Independent Chuck; The Collet Chuck; Holding Work Between Centers; Holding Work on Faceplates
Lesson 3: Basic Layout
Topics
Lines, Angles, and Shapes; Right Angles; Straight Angles; Parallel and Perpendicular Lines; Layout Work; Triangles; Squares and Rectangles; Circles; The Parts of a Circle; Concentric and Eccentric; 3-Dimensional Shapes