See More Like Machinery
Download Checklist

Item Name: Machinery 1990 - 1995

Item ID: Machin-H5

Collector Rating: 1

Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge

Requirements June 1972 until January 1995

1. Explain the proper way to use the following hand tools: screwdriver, ball peen hammer, file, calipers, hacksaw, rule, combination square. Tell how to use these kinds of wrenches: open end, adjustable, monkey, pipe, box and socket. Show the use of any eight of the above tools.

2. Put together or build wooden or metal models of these: lever, inclined plane, screw, wedge, wheel and axle, block and tackle, and gears.

3. Make a drawing showing how each of the following works: diesel engine, steam turbine, four-cycle gasoline engine. Explain how the power in a shop or factory is transmitted to the machines.

4. Make a drawing showing how a drill press and metal-working lathe are made. Explain three operations that can be performed on each.

5. Make a metal object from a plan or blueprint. Use a machine lathe and a drill press.

6. Visit a machine shop, trade school, or factory. Note the benchwork, power equipment, machine tools, and safety devices to protect workers. Describe your visit. If no such shop is available, make a chart or outline showing five mechanical occupations. List the work and training needed for each.