GUS 110 - Firearms Bench Metal I

Prerequisites:
MVGSM Program Acceptance
CAREER AND TECHNICAL CREDIT TYPE
4 credit(s)

This course emphasizes shop safety and hand work, including: the proper use of measuring and hand tools, layout, drilling, sawing, filing, soldering, silver soldering, forging, heat treatment, and hand polishing.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate shop safety and safe work practices

2. Demonstrate hand filing and polishing techniques

3. Explain and demonstrate basic metallurgy, forging, and heat treatment.

4. Demonstrate soft soldering, silver soldering and brazing

5. Demonstrate semi- precision layout techniques

6. Demonstrate how to make various hand tools, including stockmaking chisels.