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.
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
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!!
Template you can use is here.
If you make your own up, then please make sure it has all the columns from the template!!
Monday, 16 March 2015
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;
Disadvantages of CNC machines;
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!
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
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.
Solid Rivets
Pop Rivets
Mention what they are, how they're used and applied.
Due Tues 10th Feb.
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
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
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
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
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
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
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
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
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
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