Basic Manufacturing Techniques (Practical)

Paper Code: 
JWT 603
Credits: 
8
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Understand the skills that how to work with machines and use different types of hand tools on well-equipped work benches.
  2. Provide the knowledge and skills to make jewellery of excellent quality.

Learning outcomes (COs):

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JWT 603

 
 
 
Basic Manufacturing Techniques

 

 

The students will be able to –

 

CO117: Ability to work with a variety of materials including non-precious and precious metal. Effective use of techniques of sawing, piercing, annealing, soldering, texturing, ring sizing, hinge making, complicated scoring, bending and other fabrication methods.

CO118: Learn jewelry construction methods including hollow form, cold connections, wire, chain and other wearable and light metal objects jewellery.

CO119: Solder metal parts together with consistency and intent using a variety of traditional joints.

CO120: Understand how to build a portfolio toward career opportunities in the jewelry and light metals marketplace, such as working as a staff jeweler for an existing jewelry business, selling jewelry in trade and craft shows, working toward building a portfolio, and setting up a personal jewelry studio as an entrepreneurs.

Approach in teaching: Interactive Practical Sessions , Theme board  , Demonstrations ,Giving tasks, Field practical , inspiration board,  Workshop ,  Laboratory industry visits,  Group and Team work

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective, Product and Design development

Class test, Semester end examinations, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 Manufacturing process :

Processes involved in goldsmithing, traditional manufacturing techniques, sheet metal, wire, filigree, chain making, advancement of techniques

 

Basic Jewellery manufacturing Techniques:               

  1. Rolling techniques :                                              10 Hrs.
    • Rolling sheet
    • Rolling wire
    • Rolling defects

 

  1. Cutting sheet metals :                                           10 Hrs.
    • Dividing metal from mass by shearing

 

  1. Bending sheet metals                                            10Hrs
                                               
  • Manual banding
  • Tools banding
  • Banding with deformation
  • Banding without deformation

 

  1. Sawing :                                                                  15 Hrs
    • Serving or contour shaping metal by gradual groove removal
    • Sawing Practice
    • Sawing problems & solutions 

 

  1. Filing :                                                                      15 Hrs.
    • Removing metal by attrition
    • Use of filing
    • Type of Filing
    • Straight flat filing
    • Curve filing
    • Shape filing
    • Drawing filing

 

  1. Milling                                                                         10 hrs.
    • Peripheral milling
    • Face milling
    • Diamonding milling

 

  1. Wire drawing                                                                10 hrs.
  • Use of draw plate
  • Wire manufacturing  by hand
  • Twisted wire
  1. Tubing                                                                            10 Hrs
    • Hollow
    • Uniform
    • Seamless
    • Seamed
  2. Soldering                                                                          10 Hrs

Joining fabricated  parts by intermediary metal alloy fusion

 

  1. Design transfer to metal                                                      20Hrs.
    • Material & method
Essential Readings: 
  • Untracht, O. (2011). Jewelry concepts & technology. Doubleday.
  • Olver, E. (2001). Jewelry Making Techniques Book. North Light Books.
  • McGrath, J. (2005). The Jeweler's Directory of Decorative Finishes: From
  • Enameling and Engraving to Inlay and Granulation.  Krause Publications Craft.
  • Le Van, M. (Ed.). (2005). The Penland Book of Jewelry: Master Classes in Jewelry Techniques. Lark Books.
  • Codina, C. (2007). Goldsmithing & silver work: jewelry, vessels & ornaments. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc..
  • Loney, J. (2009). Metal Jewelry Made Easy: A Crafter's Guide to Fabricating Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets & More. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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