Basic Manufacturing Techniques

Paper Code: 
JWT 603
Credits: 
8
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To understand the skills that how to work with machines and use different types of hand tools on well equipped work benches.
  • To provide the knowledge and skills to make jewellery of excellent quality

 

30.00
Unit I: 
Basic Jewellery manufacturing Techniques:

  1.       

    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                                                                  10 Hrs                               
    • Manual banding
    • Tools banding
    • Banding with deformation
    • Banding without deformation
    • Doming

     

     

30.00
Unit II: 
Sawing :
  1.                                                                             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

 

20.00
Unit III: 
Milling &Wire drawing
  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

 

20.00
Unit IV: 
Tubing &Soldering
  1. Tubing                                                                                    10 Hrs
    • Hollow
    • Uniform
    • Seamless
    • Seamed
  2. Soldering                                                                                10 Hrs

Joining fabricated  parts by intermediary metal alloy fusion

 

 

20.00
Unit V: 
Design transfer to metal
  1.  
    • Material & method

 

 

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings:-

  1. Untracht, O. (2011). Jewelry concepts & technology. Doubleday
  2. Loney, J. (2009). Metal Jewelry Made Easy: A Crafter's Guide to Fabricating Necklaces, Earrings, Bracelets & More. Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

 

 

References: 

Books Recommended:-

  1. McCreight, T. (2005). Jewelry Making: Techniques for Metal. Courier Corporation.
  2. McCreight, T., & McCreight. (1999). The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets (Vol. 6). Hand Books Press.
  3. Wicks, S. (1990). Jewelry making manual. Brynmorgen Pr.
  4. Hesse, R. W. (2007). Jewelrymaking through history: An encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group.

 

 

Academic Year: 
2018-19
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