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...