General Workshop Practice

At the end of this course, the students should be able to: 1. discuss basic Engineering ideas, different rules, fabrication ideas and simple Engineering procedures which prepares the student to take on basic workshop skills that will eventually be needed in the production of Prosthetics and Orthotics and other assistive devices for the physically challenged; 2. discuss occupational health and safety policy and procedures in the workplace; and 3. demonstrate proficiency in the use of hand tools and machine tools commonly used in the fabrication of orthopaedic devices.

General: Use of engineering measuring instruments such as callipers, gauges, and many others. Introduction to hand tools such as practice in wood planes, saws, sanders and pattern making, sampling and sizing techniques of raw materials. Sheet metal work: Production of sheet metal products-layouts, cutting and shaping, gas welding, soldering, brazing, fastening, assembly. Woodwork: Basic Woodworking principles, and tools-layout methods, cutting and shaping, finishing and evaluation, finished products. Industrial safety, behaviour analysis, safety consciousness, survey of sources of common accident, Accident prevention and control. Machine- shop Works, Lathe-work, instruction on metal working process, shaping, milling, grinding, drilling and metal spinning and many others. Design of simple jigs and fixtures automobile Work: Simple automobile diagnosis and repairs. Electrical workshop practice, convention and application of colours, codes and signs and many others, use of electrical tools, machines, cables, and conductors. 300 Level