Course Description:

· Skills and knowledge to be gained. Fundamental understanding of the drill press and how to use it to safely perform various drilling and boring operations.

· Machines and tools to be used. Drill Press

· Learning process/procedure. Participants will be given an overview of the drill press through explanations of its various parts and demonstrations of how it can be used safely. Participants will perform hands-on operations to get experience in these operations, as well as learning how to choose, install and set various drill bits to perform a number of operations. Participants will learn how to use a variety of jigs and fences to make the use of this machine safer and more versatile. Participants will learn how to set up the fences to safely and accurately drill into the ends, faces and edges of stock and how to make repetitive holes in horizontal stock. Participants will learn how to choose the correct speed for a particular operation and how to set that speed.

· Prerequisite skills: None

· Project/product to be made. None – this is a tool-use training course.

· Duration of course. A single session of 2-3 hours.

· Cost of materials beyond $10 fee. None

(02-28-08)