An industrial arts teacher explains the need to mount school shop machinery securely and describes methods of mounting permanently or temporarily. Reasons for anchoring machine tools are safety, accuracy of operation, and the prevention of damage to the machine. Five figures illustrate anchoring and leveling. (MF)

Numerical control (a technique involving coded, numerical instructions for the automatic control and performance of a machine tool) does not replace fundamental machine tool training. It should be added to the training program to give the student an additional tool to accomplish production rates and accuracy that were not possible before. (HD)

Presents information on metric conversion costs and offers suggestions to aid teachers in making intelligent decisions with regard to programs in drafting, woodworking, metal working, and graphic arts. (HD)

The author describes the planning and equipping of a new machine shop facility at the East Los Angeles Occupational Center. Lists of machine shop and classroom equipment, a floor plan of the facility, and some new shop curriculum approaches are included. (MF)