MET 121 Manual Machining

This course familiarizes students with the safe operation of manual machining equipment, from lathes and mills to surface grinders, bench grinders, vertical and horizontal bandsaws, and tool grinders. Students will efficiently manufacture components utilizing a variety of manual machines and processes. Students will use precision hand tools and measuring instruments to process and inspect manufactured components according to blueprints and geometric dimensioning & tolerancing (GD&T) requirements. Students will learn to plan efficient order of operations within a manual machine cell, including selection of appropriate tooling to perform various cutting operations.