EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS 1. Supplied by the technical committee: a. All necessary equipment, tools, SHEET METAL materials and work benches 2. Supplied by the contestant: a. Tool box
b. One each: Aviation M1, Aviation M2, PURPOSE Aviation M3 and combination or To evaluate each contestant’s preparation for pattern tinner’s snips employment and to recognize outstanding c. 8" sheet metal worker’s vice grips students for excellence and professionalism in d. 8" or 10" regular vice grips the field of sheet metal. e. 12" combination square with glass level f. 24" flat steel square First, download and review the General g. 8" combination pliers Regulations at: http://updates.skillsusa.org. h. One each: 6" and 12" straight-leg sprint dividers ELIGIBILITY i. Flexible steel tape measure Open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in j. Scratch awl programs with sheet metal as the occupational k. Screwdriver set (minimum one slotted objective. and one Phillips) l. One each: ball peen, setting and riveting hammers CLOTHING REQUIREMENTS m. Wood, leather or rubber mallet 1 Class C: Contest Specific — n. Two hand groovers, one for ⁄4" 5 Manufacturing/Construction Khaki Attire grooved lock, one for ⁄16" grooved lock • Official SkillsUSA khaki short-sleeve work o. 36" straightedge shirt and pants p. Pop rivet gun • Black, brown or tan leather work shoes q. Two wooden pencils r. Drive cleat turner Note: Safety glasses must have side shields or s. Handheld calculator for written test goggles (prescription glasses may be used only t. Additional tools as desired, subject to if they are equipped with side shields. If not, approval of the technical committee they must be covered with goggles). u. Center punch v. One pound rivet set Note: safety glasses with side shields or goggles w. Marking pen (prescription glasses may be used, only if they x. Small trammel points are equipped with side shields. If not, they y. Scratch gauges must be covered with goggles). z. All competitors must create a one-page résumé and submit a hard copy to the These regulations refer to clothing items that technical committee chair at are pictured and described at: orientation. Failure to do so will result www.skillsusastore.org. If you have questions in a 10-point penalty. about clothing or other logo items, call 1-888-501-2183. Note: Your contest may also require a hard copy of your résumé as part of the actual Note: Contestants must wear their official contest. Check the Contest Guidelines contest clothing to the contest orientation and/or the updates page on the SkillsUSA meeting. website at http://updates.skillsusa.org.
SCOPE OF THE CONTEST 2.1.1 Fabricate and install a straight The contest is defined by industry standards as duct (one-piece construction) established by the SkillsUSA Championships 2.1.2 Fabricate and install a technical committee. The knowledge and skills rectangular radius throat and tests will assess the ability to fabricate and radius heel duct elbow install mechanical systems, specialty sheet 2.1.3 Fabricate and install a metal and architectural/roofing sheet metal, rectangular square throat and and to lay out, develop and solve sheet metal heel duct elbow problems. 2.1.4 Fabricate and install a rectangular duct ogee offset 2.1.5 Fabricate and install a Knowledge Performance rectangular duct transition The contest will include a written knowledge 2.1.6 Fabricate and install a exam assessing the areas of (but not limited to) rectangular duct Y branch shop safety procedures and sheet metal 2.1.7 Fabricate and install a fabrication and installation. rectangular shoe tap 2.2 Properly use flats, bars, drive cleats and Skill Performance pocket/government locks in rectangular The contest will assess the ability to complete a ductwork fittings sheet metal project involving a 26-gauge to 18- 2.2.1 Use flats in rectangular ductwork gauge galvanized or mild steel sheets on the fittings basis of using hand tools, correctness of layout 2.2.2 Use bars in rectangular ductwork and shop safety procedures. fittings 2.2.3 Use drive cleats in rectangular Contest Guidelines ductwork fittings 1. Contestants will be judged on their ability 2.2.4 Use pocket/government locks in to perform such jobs as connecting sheet rectangular ductwork fittings metal pieces with drive cleats, spot welding 2.3 Fabricate and install round ductwork and riveting. 2.3.1 Fabricate and install round 2. Skills tested may include straight duct, straight duct transition fitting and 45-degree entry tap 2.3.2 Fabricate and install round duct fitting. elbow 3. Contestants will be given a job sheet 2.3.3 Fabricate and install round duct explaining the job to be completed and the Y branch required time limits. 2.3.4 Fabricate and install round duct 4. All layouts will be checked by the judges offset prior to cutting. 2.3.5 Fabricate and install round duct 5. Contestants are not allowed to bring layout taper (transition) books to the contest. 2.3.6 Fabricate and install round duct lateral (round tap) Standards and Competencies 2.3.7 Fabricate and install round SM 1.0 — Lay out and develop various sheet metal problems saddle tap using the principles of parallel line development, radial line 2.4 Connect joints of round or rectangular development and triangulation development duct together end to end using a companion angle 1.1 Lay out rectangular sheet metal 2.5 Fabricate and install single wall 1.2 Lay out round sheet metal equipment casing/housing 1.3 Transition sheet metal layout 2.6 Fabricate and install double wall equipment casing/housing SM 2.0 — Fabricate and install a variety of mechanical systems 2.7 Fabricate and install flanged duct section as outlined by the contest technical committee 2.8 Fabricate and install drop-cheek elbow 2.1 Fabricate and install rectangular 2.9 Fabricate and install rectangular twisted ductwork including: transition
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SM 3.0 — Fabricate and install architectural/roofing sheet metal • Use proportions and ratios to solve including seam metal, standing and metal flat-lock roof panels; practical problems gutters; downspouts/conductors; louvers; column covers; and a • Simplify numerical expressions metal ceiling panel • Solve practical problems involving percentages 3.1 Fabricate and install seam metal roof • Solve single variable algebraic expressions panel, batten and cap • Measure angles 3.2 Fabricate and install a standing seam • Find surface area and perimeter of two- metal roof panel dimensional objects 3.3 Fabricate and install a metal flat-lock roof • Find volume and surface area of three- panel dimensional objects 3.4 Fabricate and install an ogee gutter • Apply transformations (rotate or turn, 3.5 Fabricate and install half-round gutter reflect or flip, translate or slide, and dilate 3.6 Fabricate and install a rectangular or scale) to geometric figures downspout/conductor • Construct three-dimensional models 3.7 Fabricate and install an offset in • Apply Pythagorean Theorem rectangular downspout/conductor • Solve problems using proportions, formulas 3.8 Fabricate and install a conductor head and functions 3.9 Flashing • Find slope of a line 3.10 Coping • Use laws of exponents to perform 3.11 Fabricate and install a gravel stop fascia operations 3.12 Fabricate and install a metal siding panel • Use measures of interior and exterior 3.13 Fabricate and install louvers angles of polygons to solve problems 3.14 Fabricate and install column covers • Find arc length and the area of a sector 3.15 Fabricate and install a metal ceiling panel Science Skills SM 4.0 — Fabricate and install specialty sheet metal including None Identified single and multi-blade damper, hoppers, dust collectors, chutes, tubes, signs and support saddles Language Arts Skills 4.1 Fabricate and install a rectangular single None Identified blade damper in frame 4.2 Fabricate and install a rectangular multi- Connections to National Standards blade damper in frame State-level academic curriculum specialists 4.3 Fabricate and install a hopper identified the following connections to national 4.4 Fabricate and install a cyclone dust academic standards. collector
4.5 Fabricate and install a helical (spiral) Math Standards chute 4.6 Fabricate and install a rectangular tube • Numbers and operations 4.7 Fabricate and install a round tube • Geometry 4.8 Fabricate and install a hollow metal letter • Measurement 4.9 Fabricate and install a metal sign • Data analysis and probability 4.10 Fabricate and install a round duct • Problem solving support saddle (floor mounted) • Communication • Connections Committee Identified Academic Skills • Representation The technical committee has identified that the Source: NCTM Principles and Standards for School following academic skills are embedded in this Mathematics. For more information, visit: contest. http://www.nctm.org.
Math Skills • Use fractions to solve practical problems
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Science Standards • Understands the structure and properties of matter • Understands the sources and properties of energy • Understands forces and motion
Source: McREL compendium of national science standards. To view and search the compendium, visit: http://www2.mcrel.org/compendium/browse.asp.
Language Arts Standards • Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics)
Source: IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts. To view the standards, visit: www.ncte.org/standards.
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