shop

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Unit 3
Shop Orientation and Procedures

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The Shop as a Place to Learn
• Essentials for safety and efficiency
– good lighting
– adequate electrical power
– grounded electrical outlets
– sturdy benches/work surfaces
– vise

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Agricultural Shop Operations
• Categories
– hand tools and power equipment
– woodworking and carpentry
– metalworking
– structural steel and welding
– pipe fitting
– rope work
– machinery maintenance and repair
– painting and finishing
– electrical wiring, motors, and applications
– hydraulic and pneumatic applications

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Agricultural Power Machinery
• Shop needs large, open spaces
• Provide opportunities for hands-on learning
• Activities to include selection, management,
and maintenance of
– gas and diesel engines
– trucks, tractors, field machines
– feed-handling equipment
– crop storage and equipment
– machines used in horticulture
– other mechanical devices

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Agricultural Electrification
• Electricity—a form of energy that can produce
heat, light, magnetism, and chemical changes
• Increases efficiency when used to operate
machines
• Need electrical knowledge:
– selection, installation, and maintenance of wiring and
equipment

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Agricultural Buildings
and Equipment
• Scale drawing
• Plan reading
• Farmstead layout
• Functional requirements of buildings
• Concrete
• Soil and water management

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Major Work Areas in the Shop
• Tool storage
• Materials storage
• Woodworking
• Finishing
• Metalworking
• Electricity
• Machine repair
• Spray painting

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Safe Procedures in the Shop
• Sufficient size to accommodate students and
work
• Proper instruction on the use of all tools and
machines
• Learn and discuss shop policies and
procedures
• Make teacher aware of any allergies or
physical limitations

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Shop Policies and Procedures
• Safe conduct and dress
• Safe machine use
• Safe materials handling

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Important Terms
• Hands-on experience: learning by doing instead
of just reading
• Scale drawing: object representation on paper
• Plan reading: using a scale drawing to build the
project
• Farmstead layout: efficient arrangement of farm
buildings
• Concrete: a mixture of portland cement, water,
sand, and stone

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Important Terms (continued)
• Safe: free from harm or danger
• Efficient: able to produce with a minimum
use of time, energy, and expense
• Policy: plan of action or management
• Procedure: method of doing something;
a particular course of action