Drawing and Shop-Work.
Drawing: Mechanical and Projection Drawing:—Projections of
cubes, prisms, and pyramids in simple positions; method of revolving
the solid into new positions; method of changing the planes of projection;
projections of the three round bodies in simple positions
and in revolved positions; sections by planes parallel to the planes
of projections; sections by inclined planes; developments of prisms,
pyramids, cylinders, and cones; intersections of polyedra and curved
surfaces; distances from a point to a point or a plane or a line; angles
between planes and lines. (One unit.)
Shop-Work: Wood-Work, Forging and Machine-Work:—The
candidate must present valid certificates covering at least 240 hours of
competent instruction with adequate appliances in these topics.
About 80 hours should be devoted to wood-work, 40 to forging, and
120 to machine-work. He should be familiar with the usual shop
processes, the standard methods of work, and the properties of the
ordinary constructive materials. (One unit.)
In these units a practical examination in drawing and in shop-work
is given to validate the certificate of training.
