FT 120 - Bench Metal Techniques

Credit(s): 3

Prerequisite(s): acceptance into the Firearms Technologies program or instructor’s consent.
This course focuses on proper care and use of basic hand tools common to the firearms manufacture and repair business. The course emphasizes hand work and safety. Areas of concentration include proper use of measuring tools, files, hammers, drills, saws, as well as layout, soft soldering, silver brazing, heat treating, and hand polishing. The student will fabricate tools and/or parts from plans or exemplars in order to become skilled in the use of tools and best practices. (Intermittently)