SHOP-WORK.
Shop Instruction is given for its educational value. The purpose of this
Department is to train engineers, not artisans; and the claims of the shops
are not permitted to infringe on the more vital functions of the laboratories,
the drafting rooms, and the lectures.
Courses 860, 861 are required of all students of engineering; 862, 863 of
students of mechanical and electrical engineering; 864, of mechanical engineering
students only.
860. Wood Shop.
3 hours a week.
Bench exercises in sawing, planing, boring, chiseling, tool sharpening.
Lathe exercises in turning between centers and on a face plate.
Machine-tool exercises in the production of useful articles.
861. Machine Shop.
3 hours a week.
Bench exercises in chipping and filing.
Engine-lathe exercises in turning, boring, and thread cutting.
Machine-tool exercises in drilling, planing, shaping, and milling.
862. Forge Shop.
3 hours a week.
Exercises in forging iron and steel; forging and tempering center
punches, cold chisels, lathe and planer tools.
863. Pattern-making and Foundry.
6 hours a week.
Simple solid and split patterns and core boxes; core making, moulding
and casting.
864. Tool-making.
12 hours a week.
Exercises in tool making and tempering; jig making; precision methods
in machine-tool work.
