Car bodies

Describe, using annotated diagrams, how a radio controlled car body is attached to the chassis.
Due 14th Nov P5

Half Term Homework

Ensure the Green section of 'My Progress' is completed by 2nd Nov.

Show how Scientific Principles can be applied to your design. Simply put, describe how levers are used in your design. Show how Mechanical Advantage can be used to make moving loads easier.

If you're doing the phone/tablet holder describe how air pressure can be used to support your device.

Refer to the math on the board for this (picture below)

G Clamp

Spend 1/2 hr working on a Work In Progress section from your tracker sheet for your G Clamp.
Bring in all practical pieces for Monday.
Bring in all work for can crusher experiment for Monday.

Fabrication of a part

Take a look at the following exam papers;

2011 Question 3
2012 Question 3
2013 Question 2

Answer these questions using the exam preparation material given to you.

Work set for Weds 29th April

Review your learning with the questionnaire I sent you.
Use the scores to concentrate on writing questions and matching answers to those areas you need to work on.
For those aiming for higher grades you should be aiming at writing and answering questions that attract the most marks. Look back at past exam papers for example of these.

Refer to the email I sent you that has all the links on it.

Exam is on 19th May, about 3 weeks!!

Exam revision

Identify (and add to your popplet

map if needed) the three areas you

need to work on. Spend an hour

researching the material and

evidence it on your map for next

lesson.

Exam questions and their areas/subjects

This is a list of previous exam papers and the areas covered within them, separated into smaller sections. It's intended to assist you in your revision. If you need to develop your skills in a particular area you (eg. Interpreting drawings) you can look up previous exam papers and see the question numbers you can try. It also gives you a good idea of recurring questions you can pretty much guarantee you'll be asked....!

Paper	2011	2012	2013	2014
Function	1	1		1
Manufacturing Methods	1			3
Materials	1	1,3	1	1
Properties	1	1	1	1
Design	1	1,3	1
Sketches		2	1,3	2
Features	2	1	1
Orthographic drawing	2		4	4
Processing materials	3		1	6
Fabrication	3	3	2
Additional materials			3
Fastening	3
Finishing		3
Interpreting drawings	4	4	4	4,5
Production plan	4	4	4	4
Electronic symbols	5	1	3
How sensors work	5
Modern technologies	6	1	5	7
Safety		6		3
Mass production			6
Client Specification				8

Client feedback for your Can Crusher

Produce a questionnaire that seeks the opinions of your clients about your can crusher design.
Ask approximately 10 people for their responses and propose modifications to your design as a result.

Risk Assessment

Produce a Risk Assessment for a Lathe (as this is the machine you've used to make much of your g-clamp).

Template you can use is here.

If you make your own up, then please make sure it has all the columns from the template!!

CNC

Produce a detailed description of CNC machines to cover;

What CNC stands for.
The different types of CNC machines.

The Advantages of CNC machines;

• speed
• reliability
• continuous manufacture
• semi-skilled operators
• skilled programmers and machine setters
•  ....plus more

Disadvantages of CNC machines;

• Less suitable for 1 off production
• Reduced skill level
• Cost of machines
•  ....plus more

This may help you!

Rivets!

Produce a page of research that describes;

Solid Rivets
Pop Rivets

Mention what they are, how they're used and applied.

Due Tues 10th Feb.

Surface Finishes

Surface finishing of metals takes a variety of forms.
Produce a piece of detailed work that explains the following;

Painting
Electroplating
Galvanising (zinc)
Plastic coating
Powder coating

Your explanation needs to cover what these processes involve from surface preparation to the finished product.  You must also explain which metals are suitable for which processes and which process you would choose for your can-crusher.

Due Mon 26th Jan 2015, P2

Welding

Produce a research sheet to describe the different forms of welding that can be done.
Ideally you should begin with describing all forms of welding;
GTAW (or TIG)
GMAW (or MIG)
ARC
Gas
Spot

Describe how each works, produce a cartoon strip of a guide, to help.

Next, referring to your materials research, describe which welding system is best suited for the material you have chosen for your can crusher. For what reasons have you selected this welding system?
Due in Fri 22nd Jan P4

Steel Gauge sizes?

Produce a page of A4 that explains;

Thickness (mm)
SWG
AWG

and how these are useful when designing your can crusher.
Suggest an appropriate gauge of steel you could use.

Due Jan 20th