2011 SkillsUSA Washington Precision Machining Contest

April 22, 2011, Washington State SkillsUSA Precision Machining Contest

Every effort was made to include every contestant and every judge in this video. Hopefully, they are all there. (My sincere apologies if any are missing.)

The contest was held at Perry Technical Institute, Yakima, WA.
Contest hosts were Machine Technology Department Head Dan Steinmetz and Machine Technology Instructor Jason Wellner.

Gold Medalist: Caleb Franett from Sno-Isle Skills Center and Arlington High School.
Silver Medalist: Dylan Dunham from Sno-Isle Skills Center and Lake Stevens High School.
Bronze Medalist: Thomas Williams from Port Angeles High School.

Sno-Isle Skills Center Instructor: Tom Clemans
Port Angeles Instructor: Mike Frick

The precision machining contest is based on NIMS (National Institute for Metalworking Skills) standards for machining and manufacturing, and is a very rigorous contest. On Friday of conference week, the participants go through five 1-hour contest stations.

The five stations are:
. Manual milling machine
. Engine lathe (manual turning machine)
. Semi-precision layout and drill press
. Quality control, workpiece inspection, blueprint interpretation
. Machining theory written test

For each section in which a machined part is made, points are awarded for each correct dimension. A part need not be completed in order to have one or more dimensions within the specified dimension tolerance. The allowed size tolerance for many of the dimensions is ± .005 (5/1000) inch. (A piece of normal printer paper is .004 inch thick, which means the allowed size variation of a "legal" part is very very tiny.)

The instructors and students at Perry Technical Institute in Yakima, WA put a great deal of time and effort in to presenting an excellent contest. The 16 contestants were high school students selected for their performance at five regional precision machining contests around the State of Washington held in January and February.

Several companies made generous donations of materials and prizes.

EVERY PERSON AND COMPANY WHO MADE THIS CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION POSSIBLE DESERVES OUR MANY, MANY THANKS!!!

For more information on SkillsUSA, go to their website: http://www.skillsusa.org/

Видео 2011 SkillsUSA Washington Precision Machining Contest канала Tom Clemans