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Show 186 COURSES OP INSTRUCTION Shop Practice 51. Bench Work. Bench practice and use of small marking tools, including sawing and filing, etc.; making of small parts and tools; also heat treating of metals used in horology. Five quarter hours. Autumn. McCormac 52. Elementary Watch Lathework. The care and operation of the watchmaker's lathe. Special attention is given to the basic operation possible on this delicate machine, such as the making of parts tools. Five quarter hours. Winter. McCormac 53. Fundamentals of Clock Mechanism. Disassembly, repair and overhaul of clocks. Attention is given to the adjustment of various types of escapements and chime mechanisms, etc. Five quarter hours. Spring. McCormac 54. Elementary Watch Mechanisms. An elementary shop course designed to develop the necessary skill and technique in disassembly, cleaning and assembly of watches, and replacement of minor parts. Five quarter hours. Autumn. McCormac 55. Intermediate Watch Mechanisms. The overhaul of the escapement, replacement of balance staffs, resetting of pallet jewels, truing and poising balance wheels, and resetting roller jewel and roller table. Five quarter hours. Winter. McCormac 56. Advanced Watch Mechanisms. A special shop course given to students who have completed five quarter hours of watchmaking. The course includes final adjustment, correction for temperature changes, correction for position, and inspection and estimation of needed repairs. Five quarter hours. Spring. McCormac 57. Small Clock Repair. The bench practice of small clock repairs, replacing parts, making parts, adjusting parts, and shaping plastic crystals. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 58. Complicated Clock Repair. Chime clocks, intricate clock mechanisms, and French clocks, their construction and repair. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 59. Advanced Clock and Timer Repair. An advanced course in repair of all kinds of clocks. Special problems on timers and unit measurement. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 70. Self-Winding Watches. Self-wind and calendar watches, their construction and repair. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 187 71. Watch Manufacture. Making parts for intricate watch mechanisms and special timers. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 72. Special Unit Timers. An advanced course dealing with practical problems, designs of dials for special uses and overview of special watches. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac Trade Technical 61. Time Keeping Mechanisms. The history or horology and theory of timekeeping mechanisms, and a study of the metals used in watchmaking; also the process used in the heat treatment. Five quarter hours. Autumn. McCormac 62. Theory of Metal Machining. The study of design and construction in the watchmakers lathe and lathe attachments. Attention is also given to the study of the different graver or cutting tool edges. Problems in gear and thread cutting on the lathe form an integral part of this course. Five quarter hours. Winter. McCormac 63. Time-Keeping Escapements. A study of the theory and development of time-keeping escapements; nomenclature and parts are also studied. Five quarter hours. Spring. McCormac 64. Power and Train Mechanisms. A theory course dealing with power supply and distribution. The development of gears and gear teeth are also studied. Five quarter hours. Autumn. McCormac 65. Theory of Lever Escapement. Theory of jewels and metal friction including method of lubrication, setting and proper end shape of arbor in lever escapement time pieces. Five quarter hours. Winter. McCormac 66. Fundamentals of Finishing and Adjustments. A theory course dealing with the adjusting of watches to both position and time. Special emphasis on the finishing and polishing of the watch case and its effect on the public is also studied. Five quarter hours. Winter. McCormac 67. Clock Metal Treating. The study of metal working and heat treating. Machining various metals used in clock making. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 68. Escapement Drawings. Supervised study of clock development. Escapements are drawn to scale and history of escapements are studied. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac |