MARR 22 - Portable Hand Tools and Machinery
- Prerequisite: MARR 20
Provides an introduction to hand tools and machinery used in the marine industry. The proper use of machinery such as a hydraulic prop and bearing remover, bead blaster and sandblaster will be demonstrated and practiced. The following woodworking tools will be introduced: table saw, bandsaw, power hand planer, and drill press. Hands-on training is emphasized. The proper utilization, safety procedures, and care of tools are stressed.
Contact: 30 hours lecture/lab per term
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of MARR 22, the student will be able to:
- Name and identify portable machinery common to the marine industry and know where they are stored at METC
- Remove a propeller from a shaft
- Operate the hydraulic cutless bearing remover.
- Repack and adjust a standard stuffing box.
- Service thru-hulls and seacocks.
- Inspect raw water strainers.
- Check straightness of propeller shafts.
- Square engine coupling to shaft.
- Operate the following woodworking floor tools:
- Table Saw
- Floor Belt/Disc Sander
- Joiner
- Drill Press
- Band Saw
- Bead Blaster/Sand Blaster
- Hand power tools including power planner, grinder(s), sanders, drill motors, saber saw, circular saw and reciprocating saw.