Mechanical Workshop

List of Experiments:

The course is intended to expose the student to various manufacturing processes through hands on training in different sections of Central Workshop. During the course, the student learns the properties and selection of different materials and acquires the skill in using various tools and measuring devices

1. Carpentry: Study of tools and joints – plaining, chiseling, marking and sawing practice, one typical joint- Tee halving/Mortise and Tenon/ Dovetail
2. Fitting: Study of tools- chipping, filing, cutting, drilling, tapping, about male and female joints, stepped joints. Edge preparation for single V joint.
3. Welding: Study of arc and gas welding, accessories, joint preparation. Welding of a single V joint
4. Smithy: Study of tools. Forging of square or hexagonal prism/chisel/bolt
5. Foundry: Study of tools, sand preparation. Moulding practice using the given pattern.
6. Sheet Metal: Study of tools, selection of different gauge sheets, types of joints. Fabrication of a tray or a funnel
7. Machine Shop: Study of the basic lathe operations. Simple step turning exercise.

References:

1. W. A. J. Chapman, Workshop Technology - Parts 1 & 2, 4th ed. New Delhi, India, CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2007.
2. Welding Handbook. 9th ed. Miami, American Welding Society, 2001.
3. J. Anderson, Shop Theory, New Delhi, India, Tata McGraw Hill, 2002.
4. J. H. Douglass, Wood Working with Machines, Illinois, McKnight & McKnight Pub. Co., 1995.
5. P. L. Jain, Principles of Foundry Technology, 5th ed. New Delhi, India, Tata McGraw Hill, 2009.