Maricopa Community Colleges  ABC150   19962-20026 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/28/95
ABC150 19962-20026 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Hand and Power Tools and Motorized Equipment
Selection, use and care of hand and power tools specific to the pipefitting trade. Identification, use, safety procedures and maintenance of motorized equipment utilized in pipefitting. Prerequisites: (Indentured status with the Arizona Builders Alliance and ABC121) or (permission of the apprenticeship coordinator).
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ABC150   19962-20026 Hand and Power Tools and Motorized Equipment
1. List and define trade terms related to hand and power tools and motorized equipment. (I)
2. Describe general hand tool safety and specific tool safety requirements. (II)
3. Describe the safe use, care and maintenance of pipefitter vises and stands, pipe wrenches, levels, pipe fabrication tools, cutting tools, benders and flaring tools. (III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII)
4. Explain safety procedures for specific power driven pipefitting tools. (IX)
5. Describe and demonstrate the safe use and maintenance of band saws, portable grinders, pipe threading machines, portable power drives and power bevelers. (IX, X, XI, XII)
6. Describe and demonstrate the safe use, care and maintenance of engine driven generators and portable air compressors. (XIII, XIV, XV)
7. Identify and describe the safe use of portable pumps, forklift trucks and hydraulic cranes. (XVI, XVII, XVIII)
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ABC150   19962-20026 Hand and Power Tools and Motorized Equipment
    I. Terms and definitions
        A. Flare
        B. Pipe fitting
        C. Seized joint
        D. Tack welds
        E. Thread gauge
        F. Chamfer G Die
        H. Pounds per inch (PSI)
        I. Revolutions per minute (RPM)
        J. Centrifugal force
        K. Impeller
        L. Pneumatic
        M. Other
      II. Hand tools
          A. Use
          B. Safety
            1. General
            2. Specific
        III. Vises and stands
            A. Pipefitter vises
            B. Pipe jacks and stands
          IV. Pipe wrenches
              A. Straight
              B. Offset
              C. Chain
              D. Strap
              E. Compound leverage
              F. Using and caring for pipe wrenches
            V. Levels
                A. Framing
                B. Torpedo
                C. Measuring using levels
                  1. Horizontal plumb
                  2. Vertical plumb
                  3. True 45 degree angle
                D. String line level
                E. Tubing water level
              VI. Pipe fabrication tools
                  A. Framing square
                    1. Straight pipe alignment
                    2. Pipe to elbow alignment
                  B. Pipefitter square
                  C. Combination tri square
                  D. Center finder
                  E. Pipe line-up clamps
                    1. Straight butt welding clamp
                    2. Flange welding clamp
                    3. Chain type welding clamps
                    4. Shop-made aligning dogs
                  F. Hi-lo gages
                  G. Wraparounds
                  H. Drift pins
                  I. Two hole pins
                  J. Flange spreaders
                VII. Pipe cutting tools
                    A. Hacksaws
                    B. Soil pipe cutters
                    C. Tube and pipe cutters
                    D. Manual pipe reamers
                    E. Hand pipe and bolt threaders
                      1. Using and caring for pipe and bolt threaders
                      2. Replacing die heads
                      3. Replacing dies
                      4. Threading pipe
                      5. Checking threads
                    F. Pipe extractors
                    G. Pipe taps
                  VIII. Benders and flaring tools
                      A. Spring benders
                      B. Lever compression tube benders
                      C. Manual benders
                      D. Flaring tools
                    IX. Pipefitter power tools
                        A. Power tool safety
                          1. Electric
                          2. Pneumatic
                        B. Cutting pipe using portable band saws
                          1. Selecting band saw blades
                          2. Replacing blades
                          3. Cutting pipe
                        C. Portable grinders
                          1. End
                          2. Angle
                          3. Vertical
                          4. Accessories
                          5. Inspecting before use
                          6. Operation
                      X. Pipe threading machines
                          A. Rigid power drive 300
                          B. Rigid threading machine 535
                          C. Loading pipe
                          D. Cutting and reaming
                          E. Replacing dies
                          F. Threading operations
                          G. Special threading applications
                            1. Cutting and threading nipples
                            2. Threading pipe using geared threader
                        XI. Portable power drives
                            A. Use
                            B. Safety precautions
                          XII. Power bevelers
                              A. Grinders
                              B. Wachs pipe beveler
                              C. Nibblers and cutters
                              D. Thermal joint preparation
                            XIII. Motorized equipment - safety
                                A. Engine driven generators
                                B. Welding machines
                                C. Portable electric generators
                                D. Light towers
                              XIV. Operating engine driven generators
                                  A. Pre-start checks
                                  B. Starting engine
                                  C. Shutting down generator
                                  D. Preventive maintenance
                                XV. Portable air compressors
                                    A. Recipricating
                                    B. Rotary
                                    C. Operation
                                      1. Pre-start checks
                                      2. Starting
                                      3. Shutting down
                                      4. Preventive maintenance
                                  XVI. Portable pumps - safety
                                      A. Trash
                                      B. Mud
                                      C. Submersible
                                    XVII. Forklift trucks
                                        A. Major parts
                                        B. Lift mechanism
                                        C. Drive train
                                        D. Counterweight
                                        E. Overhead guard
                                        F. Safety hazards and precautions
                                          1. Reckless driving
                                          2. Crushing injuries
                                          3. Fire
                                      XVIII. Hydraulic cranes
                                          A. Boom trucks
                                          B. Cherry pickers
                                          C. Carry decks
                                          D. Mobile crane safety
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