MILL 113 - Fabrication

3 Credits
This course will introduce the student to the skills, practices and procedures necessary for fabrication - with special emphasis on math and layout. Tools, techniques and math used for layout and fabrication are the main topics of this course. Various layout techniques and procedures will be described in detail. The proper tools for making specific layouts will be illustrated and their uses described. Identification and application for various tools such as dividers, trammels, squares, center-heads, and V-blocks will be presented. The student will be required to Fabricate a welded product from given information found on UBC print # 95MW01

Course Outcomes

Interpret basic shop drawing.
Demonstrate the ability to layout common geometric shapes and patterns.
Perform math calculations necessary to perform proper layout used in fabrication.
Layout perpendicular, parallel and intersecting lines.
Layout angles, triangles, circles (chords arcs) and parts.
Students should be familiar with common layout tools used by millwrights in the industry.
The student should understand that it is of utmost importance that the craftsman takes pride in accurate layout, because accuracy of assembly and alignment depends upon the accuracy of the initial layout.