Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC113   20052-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
ABC113 20052-20086 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Introduction to Sheet Metal Layout
Layout, marking, cutting, seams/edges and riveting/soldering of sheet metal products. Safe use of sheet metal tools. Properties of metals. Insulation for sheet metal trade and installation of duct insulation.
Prerequisites: Registered apprentice status or permission of the apprenticeship coordinator.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ABC113   20052-20086 Introduction to Sheet Metal Layout
1. Select and list the appropriate layout/marking tools for specific sheet metal jobs. (I)
2. Describe the use of hand snips for cutting out sheet metal parts and patterns and the use of cutting and forming tools and equipment. (II)
3. Describe the construction of seams/edges and riveting/soldering of sheet metal products including appropriate safety procedures. (III)
4. Describe the proper use of specific sheet metal tools including general rules for safety when using tools and proper maintenance procedures for tools. (IV)
5. Define "pure metal" and "alloy" and state the difference between a pure metal and an alloy. (V)
6. List the major common properties of metals. (VI)
7. State the chief types of sheet metal and measure the gage of sheet metal. (VII)
8. Describe the principles of thermal and acoustic insulation and describe the types of insulation commonly used in the sheet metal trade. (VIII)
9. Describe the installation of selected types of duct insulation. (IX)
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ABC113   20052-20086 Introduction to Sheet Metal Layout
    I. Pattern layouts/marking tools
        A. Laying out dimensions
        B. Prick punching the pattern
        C. Dividers
      II. Cutting and forming sheet metal
          A. Cutting
            1. Hand snips
            2. Straight cuts
            3. Outside curved cuts
            4. Internal cuts
            5. Notching
            6. Double cutting
          B. Hand hacksaws
            1. Hacksaw cutting
            2. Other
          C. Squaring shears
            1. Side gage cutting
            2. Marked sheet cutting
          D. Notching
            1. Square
            2. Straight
            3. Slant
            4. Vee
          E. Cutting holes
            1. Lever punches
            2. Drilling holes
          F. Notches, seamers, and crimpers
          G. Other
        III. Edges and seams, riveting and soldering, safety
            A. The bar folder
            B. Brakes
            C. Treatment of edges
            D. Seams
              1. Grooved lock seam
              2. Snap lock seam
              3. Pittsburgh seam
              4. Connectors
            E. Metal forming
              1. Stakes, plates and dollies
              2. Forming machines
            F. Riveting
            G. Soldering
              1. Kinds
              2. Soldering tools and processes
              3. Solders
              4. Fluxes
              5. Corrosive fluxes
              6. Noncorrosive fluxes
              7. Torch soldering
              8. Soldering coppers and irons
              9. Use of soldering irons
              10. Other
            H. Safety
          IV. Sheet metal tools
              A. Wrenches - safety and maintenance
                1. Open-end
                2. Box-end
                3. Combination
                4. Socket
                5. Sliding T-handle
                6. Other
              B. Screwdrivers - safety and maintenance
                1. Widths
                2. Lengths
                3. Cordless driver/drill
              C. Pliers - safety and maintenance
                1. Combination
                2. Interlocking adjustable
                3. Needlenose
                4. Cutting
                5. End-cutting
                6. Other
              D. Hammers - safety and maintenance
                1. Ball peen
                2. Riveting
                3. Setting
                4. Mallets
              E. Powder-actuated tools - safety and maintenance
              F. Punches - safety and mainteance
                1. Center punch
                2. Prick punch or awl
                3. Aligning punch or drift pin
                4. Hollow
              G. Chisels - safety and maintenance
                1. Flat cold
                2. Floor
              H. Files - safety and maintenance
              I. Hand cutting tools - safety and maintenance
              J. Snips - safety and maintenance
                1. General purpose
                2. Aviation
                3. Other
              K. Cutting machines - safety and maintenance
                1. Squaring shear
                2. Notcher
                3. Hand notch
                4. Other
              L. Sawing tools - safety and maintenance
                1. Hand hacksaw
                2. reciprocating saw
                3. Portable band
                4. Other
              M. Drills - safety and maintenance
                1. Twist
                2. Drill press
              N. Hand forming tools - safety and maintenance
                1. Blowhorn stake
                2. Beakhorn stake
                3. Candlemold stake
                4. Other
              O. Forming machines - safety and maintenance
                1. Bar folders
                2. Brakes
                3. Cornice brake
                4. Box and pan brakes
                5. Other
              P. Turning machine - safety and maintenance
                1. Easy edger
                2. Thin edge rolls
                3. Wiring rolls
                4. Burring rolls
                5. Other
              Q. Roll-forming machines - safety and maintenance
                1. Pittsburgh lock machine
                2. Government lock machines
                3. Button lock machine
                4. Slip and drive machines
                5. Other
              R. Measuring tools - safety and maintenance
                1. Steel rule
                2. Circumference rule
                3. Steel square
                4. Other
              S. Layout devices - safety and maintenance
                1. Scratch awls
                2. Scribers
                3. Trammels
                4. Other
              T. Miscelleneous tools - safety and maintenance
            V. Pure metal and alloys
                A. Pure metal
                  1. Definition
                  2. Ferrous and nonferrous metals
                B. Alloys
                  1. Definition
                  2. Solder
                  3. Carbon
                C. Differences
              VI. Properties of metals
                  A. Density
                  B. Hardenability
                  C. Hardness
                  D. Ductility
                  E. Elasticity
                  F. Malleability
                  G. Toughness
                  H. Brittleness
                  I. Tensile strength
                  J. Fusibility
                  K. Thermal conductivity
                VII. Types and gage of sheet metal
                    A. Types
                      1. Basic metals
                      2. Coated metals
                      3. Alloy metals
                    B. Sheet gages
                      1. Measurement
                      2. Other
                  VIII. Insulation for the sheet metal trade
                      A. Principles of thermal insulation
                      B. Principles of acoustic insulation
                        1. Sound attenuating
                        2. Duct board
                        3. Acoustical spray-on
                        4. Ductborne noise
                        5. Vibration noise
                        6. Materials
                        7. Material selection
                      C. Types of thermal insulation
                        1. Flexible and semi-rigid
                        2. Blanket
                        3. Rigid
                        4. Reflective
                        5. Formed-in-place
                      D. Types of acoustic insulation
                        1. Flexible duct liner
                        2. Rigid plenum liner board
                    IX. Duct insulation installation
                        A. Non-mechanical fasteners
                        B. Mechanical fasteners
                          1. Mechanically-secured fasteners
                          2. Impact implied pins
                          3. Weld-secured fasteners
                          4. Adhesive-secured fasteners
                        C. Standards
                          1. Fiberglass duct board
                          2. Rigid round fiberglass duct
                          3. Insulated flexible round fiberglass duct
                          4. Flexible insulated metal duct
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