BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani

Pilani Campus
AUGS/ AGSR Division

SECOND SEMESTER 2018-19

COURSE HANDOUT
Date: 09.01.2019

In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Time table) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.
Course No : ME F110
Course Title : Workshop Practice
Instructor-in-Charge : Gajanand Gupta
Practical Instructors :Gajanand Gupta, K.G. Daiya, Kailash Choudhary, Nitesh Gokhale,
Abhishesh Mishra, Shailendra Panwar, Rahul Uke, Shivani Nain, Pingale Ajay
Dadabhau, Nitesh Sihag

1. Course Description: Laboratory exercises involving metal forming; forging, welding and machining processes
on metal cutting machines e.g., lathe (Conventional and CNC), shaper, drilling, milling and
grinding. This course also includes the practices on metrology tools i.e. micrometer, Vernier
caliper, Slip gauges and measurement of tolerances and different types of fits.
2. Scope and Objective of the Course: This course aims at imparting practical aspects of the basic techniques and
skills used to make/produce/repair metal and wooden products. This course provides basic
manufacturing techniques and allied/supporting techniques used to produce finished
products from raw materials. Students will be given practical training on various basic
manufacturing techniques like machining, forging, casting, sheet metal working, welding,
soldering, brazing and other joining techniques using common machine tools, hand tools and
other equipments. Various joining and fitting skills will also be imparted in the practical
classes.
3. Text Books: (i) Sangwan, K. S. & Others, Workshop Practice Manual, BITS Pilani.
(ii) B S Nagendra Parashar and R K Mittal, Elements of Manufacturing Processes,
Prentice Hall of India, 2006, 4th print.

4. Reference Books: BAWA H. S., Workshop Practice, 2nd edition, Tata Mc-Graw-Hill, New Delhi.
5. Course Plan:
No. of
Learning Outcomes
Module No. Practical References
Sessions
Knowledge about Welding tools and equipments,
introduction about different types of welding
1. Welding 3
techniques and weld joints, fabrication of butt
Workshop Practice Manual
joint using arc welding and gas welding
Knowledge about Smithy tools and equipments,
2. Smithy 1 smithy operations, fabrication of a L-hook using Workshop Practice Manual
hot forging skills
Knowledge about Sheet metal tools, sheet metal
3. Sheet metal 2 operations, fabrication of a pen-stand using sheet Workshop Practice Manual
metal operations

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Knowledge about Carpentry tools and

4. Carpentry 3 equipments, Fabrication of a wooden wall shelf Workshop Practice Manual
using various joints
Knowledge about various parts of centre lathe,
5. Machining on work holding devices, cutting tools, Various
lathe machine
3
machining operations on a centre lathe,
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machining of a metal job using a centre lathe
Knowledge about various parts of shaper, work
6. Machining on holding devices, Various machining operations on
shaper machine
1
a shaper machine, machining of a metal job using
Workshop Practice Manual
a shaper,
7. Machining on Knowledge about various parts of milling, types
milling 2 of milling cutters, machining of a metal job on a Workshop Practice Manual
machine milling machine, gear cutting operations
Knowledge about different types of grinding
8. Machining on
machines and their main parts, grinding operation
Grinding 1
on centerless, surface, cylindrical, and tool &
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machine
cutter grinder,
Knowledge about CNC fundamentals, and
9. Machining on operations on CNC turning and milling centres,
3 Workshop Practice Manual
CNC machine Machining of a job using CNC lathe and CNC
milling
Knowledge about various measuring instruments,
Determination of dovetail angle, taper angle using
sine bar, Identification of different types of fits,
10. Metrology 3
measurements of different parameters of a hollow
Workshop Practice Manual
cylindrical work-pieces using vernier caliper and
micrometer
Knowledge about Common foundry tools and
11. Foundry 1
operations, preparation of a green sand mould
Workshop Practice Manual
Knowledge about Electroplating and its
12.Electroplating 1
applications
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6. Evaluation Scheme:
Component Duration Weightage Date & Time Nature of component
(%) (Close Book/ Open Book)
Practicals 70% Continuous
Comprehensive 1h 30% 3/5 AN Close Book
Examination

7. Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in Class.

8. Notices: All notices concerning the course will be displayed on Workshop notice board only.
9. Make-up Policy: At most two genuine make-up will be allowed with prior permission.
10. Note (if any): No makeup will be given for Comprehensive Examination

Instructor-in-charge
Course No. ME F110
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