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College Catalog 2021-2022 
    
College Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MILL 112 - Mechanical Print Reading


3 Credits
This course discusses how to read a mechanical print correctly to help ensure that the projects are completed properly. It introduces the types of prints that may be encountered by a millwright. It also describes the information provided on a print and how to use the information effectively. The course will begin with a brief overview of prints. It includes standards for preparing prints and the methods for drawing and reproducing them. A detailed explanation of the lines, symbols, and abbreviations used on mechanical prints will be covered. Including the dimensions, measurements and tolerances, the methods of expressing these measurements, and the different units of measurements found on a mechanical print. The course will also cover basic sketching techniques and procedures for using those techniques. Welding symbols will be discussed and how these symbols provide a complete description of each weld. This course will assist the millwright in the understanding of how various prints are used to ensure that an object is properly fabricated, assembled, installed, rigged, and welded together to form the finished product or structure.

Course Outcomes
  1. Recognize methods, basic layout, and standards used in the production of prints.
  2. List and explain the information that appears on prints.
  3. Understand print reading terminology, the alphabet of lines, dimensioning types and methods, symbols, views and other characteristics used on prints.
  4. Demonstrate an ability to interpret information and dimensions on several print types.
  5. Identify and sketch various items and use orthographic projection methods in sketching different views and surface features.