Manual Machining
13 credit hours
Catalog Year 2024-2025
The Manual Machining Certificate prepares individuals with skills for entry-level employment as Machine Tool Setters. Manual Machining introduces students to metrology (precision measuring), hand tools and their uses for machining and layout, along with common types of milling machines, surface grinders, lathes and their accessories. Students will learn to perform basic and intermediate machining tasks which include the use of drilling machines, bandsaws, engines, lathes, and milling machines; they will also learn about basic machine parts, procedures of set-up, and operations of machining for general tool room usage. Students will earn a 10-Hour or 30-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety Cards. Students completing this certificate can continue their coursework onto the CNC Machining Certificate.
| Class | Title | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTT 102 | Metrology | 3 | |
| MTT 121 | Introduction to Lathe Machining | 3 | |
| MTT 131 | Introduction to Mill Machining | 3 | |
| TECH 114 | Introduction to Technical Graphics | 3 | |
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OR |
10-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety OR 30-Hour OSHA Construction or General Industry Safety |
1 or 2 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 13 |