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UM-Helena 2010 - 2011 Catalog

Tools are required by each student entering Automotive, Aviation Maintenance, Carpentry and Construction, Diesel, Machine Tool, and Welding Technology programs. Except for students in Carpentry and Construction, students are also required to purchase school-approved coveralls and red rags for use in the shops and are responsible for the cleaning fee each semester.

Ordering Procedure
Students do not purchase tools through the College. Tool vendors will be available at the College at the beginning of each semester for students who wish to place orders. These tools are sold by the vendors at an educational discount. Tool costs vary depending on the vendor; approximates are average costs. Tools may take several weeks to arrive, and vendors will not deliver without full payment. A commitment sheet in writing from your vendor on the latest possible delivery date is advised before ordering.

Automotive Technology Tool Set

$1,500 - $2,800 (Approximately)
1. Tool Chest Roll Cabinet (with lock), 5 drawer minimum 32. Stiff Bladed Putty Knife
2. 1/2 Drive Breaker bar 33. 10” Slip Joint Pliers [waterpump]
3. 1/4 Drive Metric Sockets, Shallow 4mm to 15 mm; 13 pc. 34. Battery Service Pliers
4. 3/8 Metric Sockets, Deep and Shallow 8 mm to 19 mm 35. Side Post Battery Wrench and Wire Brush
5. 1/2 Drive Standard Sockets, Shallow 1/2 to 1-1/8 36. Top Post Battery Brush
6. 1/4 Drive Standard Sockets, Deep and Shallow; 3/16 to 9/16 20 pc 37. Reversible Snap Ring Pliers
7. 3/8 Standard Sockets, Deep and Shallow 1/4 to 7/8 22 pc. 38. 10” Vise Grip Type Pliers
8. 5/8 and 13/16 Spark Plug Sockets 39. Wire Stripper Cutters 10-20 ga. wire
9. Torx Sockets T8 to T55 11 pc. set 40. 10 pc. Punch and Chisel set
10. 1/2 Drive Ratchet 41. 16 oz. Ball Peen Hammer
11. 1/4 Drive Ratchet 42. 16 oz. Dead Blow Soft Face Hammer
12. 3/8 Flex Head Ratchet 43. Hacksaw
13. 3/8 Ratchet 44. Wire Brush
14. 1/2 Drive Extensions 5”, 11” 45. Flashlight
15. 1/4 Drive Extensions 2”, 4”, 6” 46. 12’ Tape Measure
16. 3/8 Drive Extensions 1”, 3”, 6”, 11” 47. Circuit Tester
17. 1/4 Drive Screwdriver Style Handle 48. Radiator Hose Removal Tool
18. Adapters 3/8” to 1/4”; 3/8” to 1/2”; 1/2” to 3/8” 49. 4 pc. Seal Pick Set
19. Universals 1/4”, 3/8” 50. 16” Rolling Head [Heel] Bar
20. Standard Wrenches 3/8” to 1” 51. Inspection Mirror
21. Metric Wrenches 10 mm to 19 mm 52. Magnetic Retrieval Tool
22. Standard Flare Nut Wrenches 1/4” to 13/16” 53. Carbon Gasket Scraper
23. Standard Allen Wrenches 54. Ignition Gauge Set [Short Blade .010 through .035]
24. Metric Allen Wrenches 55. Feeler Gauge Set .0015 through .025
25. 12” Adjustable Wrench 56. Wire Gap Gauge .044 through .080
26. 8 pc. Screwdriver Set 57. Spark Plug Gap Gauge [Taper]
27. Ratchet Type Screwdriver 58. Safety Goggles
28. 6” Needle Nose pliers 59. Blow Gun
29. 8” Needle Nose pliers 60. Fluorescent Tube Trouble Light with Accessory Plug, 25 ft. cord, minimum
30. 7” Side Cutters 61. 6” Steel Rule with Fractional Scales
31. 7” Conventional Pliers [common]

Aviation Maintenance Technology Tool Set

$400 (Approximately)
The following are the minimum number of tools required for aviation maintenance students to complete the first and second semester shop and course work. These tools are not provided by the school. Third and Fourth Semester tool list will be provided in the first year, approximately an additional $600 minimum.
1. Safety Glasses 15. OSHA Approved Respirator w/Organic Vapor Cartridge
2. Safety Goggles 16. Side Cutters
3. Hearing Protection (Muff type) 17. Pliers set (needle nose, straight jaw, channel lock, duckbill)
4. Mechanics Gloves 18. Box end/open end wrench set 5/16” to 1” including 11/32”
5. Flashlight 19. 3/8” drive 6pt socket set with ratchet and extensions
6. Inspection Mirror 20. 1/4” drive 12pt socket set with ratchet, extensions and universal adapter
7. Digital Multimeter 21. Standard Allen Wrench Set (Hex Key)
8. Wire strippers 22. Hacksaw with spare blades
9. Wire crimpers 23. Automatic Center Punch
10. Screw Driver Set (Flat blade and Phillips Head) 24. 1/4” drive Speed Handle
11. 6” steel machinists rule 25. 1/4” drive Bit Adapter
12. 10X Jewelers Loupe 26. Screw driver bits with extra #2 Phillips bits
13. Drawing Tools
    a. Drafting Compass    b. French Curve Set
    c. 12” ruler                 d. ¼” Graph paper
    e. Mechanical Pencils   f. Eraser
    g. Sharpie Markers      h. Protractor
14. Tool box or tool bag (lockable)

**Third and Fourth Semester tool list will be provided in the first year, approximately an additional $600 minimum.

Carpentry and Construction Technology Tool Set

Interior Design students not required to purchase tool set. $700 (Approximately)
1. Steel Tape, 1” x 25’ (minimum size) 18. Framing Hammer, 22 oz
2. Steel Tape, 100’ 19. Drill Set 1/16” to 1/2” (Optional)
3. Chalk Line Reel, 100’ 20. Approved Safety Glasses
4. Rafter Square 21. Approved Hard Hat and Liner
5. Speed Square 22. Wonder Bar (Optional)
6. Sliding T Bevel 23. Tin Snips (Optional)
7. Torpedo Level 24. Side-cutting Pliers
8. 4’ Level (Optional) 25. Approved Respirator
9. 4-in-hand file Power Tools
10. Screwdriver (both Phillips and Straight) 26. 7 1/4” Arbor Power Skill Saw
11. Nail Claw, 10” 27. 3/8” Variable Speed Drill (Optional)
12. Ripping Bar (Optional) 28. Carbide Blade (7 1/2” Saw Blade)
13. Utility Knife 29. 50’ Extension Cord (Optional)
14. Nail Sets, 1/32”, 1/16”, 3/32” (Optional) 30. Cordless Drill/Driver Kit (Optional)
15. Wood Chisel Sets, 1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4” (Optional) 31. Contractor’s Calculator
16. Adjustable Wrench, 8” (Optional)
17. Nail Apron

Diesel Technology Tool Set

$3,000 - $4,000 (Approximately)
1. Roll Cabinet Tool Box, 7 drawer minimum 36. Stiff Bladed Putty Knife
2. 1/2 Drive Breaker bar 37. 10” Slip Joint Pliers [waterpump]
3. 1/4 Drive Metric Sockets, Shallow 4mm to 15 mm; 13 pc. 38. Battery Service Pliers
4. 3/8 Metric Sockets, Deep and Shallow 8 mm to 19 mm 39. Side Post Battery Wrench and Wire Brush
5. 1/2 Drive Standard Sockets, Shallow 1/2 to 1-1/8 40. Top Post Battery Brush
6. 1/4 Drive Standard Sockets, Deep and Shallow; 3/16 to 9/16 20 pc. 41. Reversible Snap Ring Pliers
7. 3/8 Standard Sockets, Deep and Shallow 1/4 to 7/8 22 pc. 42. 10” Vise Grip Type Pliers
8. 5/8 and 13/16 Spark Plug Sockets 43. Wire Stripper Cutters 10-20 ga. wire
9. Torx Sockets T8 to T55 11 pc. set 44. 10 pc. Punch and Chisel set
10. 1/2 Drive Ratchet 45. 16 oz. Ball Peen Hammer
11. 1/4 Drive Ratchet 46. 16 oz. Dead Blow Soft Face Hammer
12. 3/8 Flex Head Ratchet 47. Hacksaw
13. 3/8 Ratchet 48. Wire Brush
14. 1/2 Drive Extensions 5”, 11” 49. Flashlight
15. 1/4 Drive Extensions 2”, 4”, 6” 50. 12’ Tape Measure
16. 3/8 Drive Extensions 1”, 3”, 6”, 11” 51. Circuit Tester
17. 1/4 Drive Screwdriver Style Handle 52. Radiator Hose Removal Tool
18. 1/2 Drive Standard Impact Shallow; 3/8 to 1” 53. 48oz Stubby Sledge Hammer
19. 1/2 Drive Metric Impact Shallow; 10-24MM 54. 20” Bearing Race Punch
20. 1/2 Drive Air Impact 55. Florescent Drop Light; 25 ft minimum
21. 3/8 Drive Torque Wrench; 5-75 ft lbs 56 24” Screwdriver Style Prybar
22. Adapters 3/8” to 1/4”; 3/8” to 1/2”; 1/2” to 3/8” 57. 4 pc. Seal Pick Set
23. Universals 1/4”, 3/8” 58. 16” Rolling Head [Heel] Bar
24. Standard Wrenches 3/8” to 1” 59. Inspection Mirror
25. Metric Wrenches 10 mm to 19 mm 60. Magnetic Retrieval Tool
26. Standard Flare Nut Wrenches 1/4” to 13/16” 61. Carbon Gasket Scraper
27. Standard Allen Wrenches 62. Ignition Gauge Set [Short Blade .010 through .035]
28. Metric Allen Wrenches 63. Feeler Gauge Set .0015 through .025
29. 12” Adjustable Wrench 64. Wire Gap Gauge .044 through .080
30. 8 pc. Screwdriver Set 65. Spark Plug Gap Gauge [Taper]
31. Ratchet Type Screwdriver 66. Safety Goggles
32. 6” Needle Nose pliers 67. Blow Gun
33. 8” Needle Nose pliers
34. 7” Side Cutters
35. 7” Conventional Pliers [common]

Machine Tool Technology Tool Set

$1,200 (Approximately)
1. Allen Wrenches 26. Standard Set Combo Wrenches 3/8” – 1”
2. Dead Blow Hammer – 1 pound 27. 16’ Measuring Tape
3. Center Punch Set 28. 3-piece Snap Gauges
4. Transfer Punches 29. 1/4” Die Grinder
5. 4 pc. Combination Square 30. One set of Parallels
6. Double End Edge/Center Finder 31. Carbide Insert Holders - RH Turning and Threading
7. Carbide Scribe 32. Carbide Inserts - 1 Threading; 1 Turning; 1 Grooving
8. 6” Rigid Scale, 32nds and 64ths one side/100ths on flip side
9. 6” Flex Scale, 32nds and 64ths one side/100ths on flip side Second Year (approximately an additional $500)
10. Thread Wire Set 1. Test Dial Indicator .0005 res
11. Pitch Gauges, Inch and Metric 2. Set 1-2-3 Blocks
12. Acme Thread Gauge 3. Set V-Blocks
13. File Set with Handles 4. 6” Calipers
14. File Brush 5. Sine Bar
15. Indicol Universal Indicator Holder and Test Dial Indicator 6. Gauge Block Set
16. Rollaway Bottom Tool Box (no top box allowed) 7. Surface Finish Gauge
17. Centerdrill’s #1 - #5, Right Hand H.S.S
18. H.S.S. Drill Set – 1/16”, 1/2”, by 1/6” OPTIONAL
19. 1” Indicator Dial 1. 12” Dial Calipers
20. 2” Indicator Dial 2. 0” - 6” Micrometers
21. Magnetic Base 3. 0” - 6” Depth Micrometers
22. Mighty Mag Base (Magnetic) 4. 2” - 12” Inside Micrometers
23. De-burring Tool
24. Pocket Flash Light
25. Screwdriver Set

Welding Technology Tool Set

$350 (Approximately)
TOOLS:
1. Welding Hood – Standard with 9-11 shade or Auto* 13. Small flashlight*
2. Cutting Goggles - #5 Shade* 14. 10” crescent wrench*
3. Chipping Hammer* 15. 25’ tape measure
4. Friction Light (striker)* 16. Soap stone holder with soap stone
5. Tip Cleaner* 17. Scribe with magnet on end
6. Wire Brush (stainless steel)* 18. Center Punch
7. 8” slip joint pliers* 19. Combination/Tri-square 12”
8. MIG Pliers* 20. Construction Calculator
9. Cleaning Picks* 21. 4 1/2 inch grinder*
10. Phillips and Flathead Screwdrivers 22. Ball Peen Hammer
11. Standard Allen Wrench Set 23. Open End Wrench Set up to 3/4”
12. Roll of Electrical Tape
*indicates tools needed immediately
SAFETY EQUIPMENT (Required every day at the start of class):
1. Carhartt pant/bibs/or coveralls
2. Welding shirt/jacket
3. Leather boots (steel toe)
4. Welding cap
5. Leather gloves
6. Safety glasses