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Show 188 56. Advanced Watch Mechanisms. A special shop course given to students who have completed five quarter hours of watchmaking. The course includes final adjustments, 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 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 of 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 Escapements. Theory of jewels and metal friction including method of lubrication, setting and proper end shape of arbor and 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 69. Chimes and Unit Timing. A study of chimes mechanisms, unit timing and special problems. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 80. Historical Development. The development of intricate time pieces, and their technical requirements. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 81. Theory of Heat Treating and Hardening. A study in special heat treating and working hardening of miniature springs and fine parts. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac 82. Gear and Cam Design. A course including gear design, practical problems and special use designs. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. McCormac DEPARTMENT OF WELDING COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Shop Practice 51. Elementary Acetylene Welding. For those with little or no training in acetylene welding. The student is taught how to set up an apparatus, secure balanced flame, reducing flame, oxidizing flame; how to control molten puddle and uniform puddle across work with uniform overlap of ripples; how to make uniform bead with torch and filler rod; also how to join pieces of metal up to one-fourth inch, by butt weld, fillet weld, and lap welding processes. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Staff |
