Sheet Metal Fabrication

This course introduces students to methods of sheet metal fabrication. Content includes laying-out and fabricating sheet metal ducts and fittings used in heating and air conditioning installations. This course emphasizes reading blueprints common to the sheet metal trade, floor plans, elevations, section, detail and mechanical plans. It requires students to develop a layout of an air conditioning duct system and fittings. Fabrication of these parts, including proper use of hand-tools and shop equipment used to fabricate duct systems and fittings will be focus as a main competency. Some of the topics covered will include methods of measurements, layouts, tolerances, allowances for joints, and other fittings.