Saturday 1 April 2017

Specialist: Making our designs; Part 2

Our starter this week was on saw types...


students researched five different types of saws and 
what materials they would cut


they also had to state whether they were a power tool, 
cut curves, straight lines or both

then we moved on to making...


some were stringing their tyres... using you tube to get it right..


some were shaping with the saw


then using a rasp


others were marking out, drilling then stringing their tyres


some groups were really productive


and worked well together


communication was important


so was accurate marking out... even for screws..


we wanted the screws to be in the correct place so we had to do a bit of math


and then drill some pilot holes


then countersink them


 before we added the screws.. righty tighty..


some of our designs needed bolts


we had to mark out before we drilled the holes


and then fix the bolts in place.. not too tight yet..


we are starting to get there..


some of our designs were complex and needed a lot of thought


but we got there...

but need some washers as our bolts are too long... we'll make them next week ourselves- 
we have an idea we could use


once we are ready to bolt...some finishing is needed..


sanding the planks/timber


using the sander saves us time and gives a nice finish which we can 
complete by hand using sand paper and a sanding block

we are nearly there...







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