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Shop Class; Tuesday, First Period [09/10].
Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 06:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
special_rabbitHopefully, when the class came in and found some interesting equipment at their workstations and a significant amount of scrap metal, too, they'd either have a good idea of what they'd be doing in class today or feel pretty excited to find out. Amaya, at least, seemed pretty excited, her welding mask already on and lifted from her face so she could greet them, but let's be honest. The day she wasn't excited for this class was a day she would clearly not be herself at all.
"Morning, class!" she said. "Grab some coffee now if you need it, we'll likely be pretty involved in work today. Now, last week, we worked with wood, so it makes sense to move on to something with metal. And, last week, we learned how to use the saws, so this week, it makes sense to learn another skill that'll be utilized often in future projects, and that's welding. Now, all welding really is is using high levels of heat to melt pieces of metal together and fuse them as they cool back down again. We'll be using these nifty little gas torches," excuse her a moment as she went ahead and fired up the one in her hand a little, "to do the job today, which is the reason we've got these extra-duty masks," she gave the one she was wearing a little knock with her fist. "This process involves the creation of a lot of heat and light waves that can be bad for your eyes, as well as sparks and tiny sharpnel that'll likely be even worse. Safety first! This isn't the Danger Shop, remember, so caution is key."
"Now, we've got all these scraps that can easily be put together as something with some welding. I've got some instructions if you'd like to make anything in particular, but there's nothing wrong with letting your imagination take over, either, but the point of today's class is to get you familiar with the process of welding and the equipment. Everyone, put your masks on," and she knocked hers forward over her face, but kept her voice strong even behind the muffled coverage. "It might be a little hard to see exactly what I'm doing, but it's important, because if you're watching me, you don't want to be staring directly at the flashes. I'm going to walk you through how to make a bird using mostly screws and bolts and a couple pieces of cutlery."
And she did just that, showing off the little guy when she was finished and passing it around so they could have a closer look at it. "So it's basically melting the metal at the joints so that they fused together and connect, and if you look closely, you can see all those joints in the various pieces that make the bird. Pretty simple in concept, right? So it's just a matter of knowing how to shape and piece it all together to actually make something.
"We've got a wide variety of skill sets in here," she noted, "which is why, if you want to branch out into something a little more complex, you're welcome to. If you want to stick to the bird or perhaps some other simple projects, like a flower or a spider or a dragon, I've got instrutions or I can help walk you through some of it. Or just experiment with some parts and putting them together and see what you end up with. It's more about getting familiar with the equipment and what it does today than the end result, though I'm eager to see what you guys have to offer at the end of the class.
"Any questions? If not, let's go ahead and grab some scrap and get to work!"
"Morning, class!" she said. "Grab some coffee now if you need it, we'll likely be pretty involved in work today. Now, last week, we worked with wood, so it makes sense to move on to something with metal. And, last week, we learned how to use the saws, so this week, it makes sense to learn another skill that'll be utilized often in future projects, and that's welding. Now, all welding really is is using high levels of heat to melt pieces of metal together and fuse them as they cool back down again. We'll be using these nifty little gas torches," excuse her a moment as she went ahead and fired up the one in her hand a little, "to do the job today, which is the reason we've got these extra-duty masks," she gave the one she was wearing a little knock with her fist. "This process involves the creation of a lot of heat and light waves that can be bad for your eyes, as well as sparks and tiny sharpnel that'll likely be even worse. Safety first! This isn't the Danger Shop, remember, so caution is key."
"Now, we've got all these scraps that can easily be put together as something with some welding. I've got some instructions if you'd like to make anything in particular, but there's nothing wrong with letting your imagination take over, either, but the point of today's class is to get you familiar with the process of welding and the equipment. Everyone, put your masks on," and she knocked hers forward over her face, but kept her voice strong even behind the muffled coverage. "It might be a little hard to see exactly what I'm doing, but it's important, because if you're watching me, you don't want to be staring directly at the flashes. I'm going to walk you through how to make a bird using mostly screws and bolts and a couple pieces of cutlery."
And she did just that, showing off the little guy when she was finished and passing it around so they could have a closer look at it. "So it's basically melting the metal at the joints so that they fused together and connect, and if you look closely, you can see all those joints in the various pieces that make the bird. Pretty simple in concept, right? So it's just a matter of knowing how to shape and piece it all together to actually make something.
"We've got a wide variety of skill sets in here," she noted, "which is why, if you want to branch out into something a little more complex, you're welcome to. If you want to stick to the bird or perhaps some other simple projects, like a flower or a spider or a dragon, I've got instrutions or I can help walk you through some of it. Or just experiment with some parts and putting them together and see what you end up with. It's more about getting familiar with the equipment and what it does today than the end result, though I'm eager to see what you guys have to offer at the end of the class.
"Any questions? If not, let's go ahead and grab some scrap and get to work!"