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fandomhigh2018-11-19 05:22 am
special_rabbit) wrote in fandomhigh2018-11-19 05:22 am
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Shop Class; Monday, First Period [11/19].
See, now, the thing about weekends like this last one that put Amaya in a bit of a troubled spot was that she felt you could never really tell how long, exactly, it was going to last. Usually just a day or a weekend, sure, but not always, you couldn't just bank on it, which put her in the awkward position of not knowing whether she'd have her usual teenagers or a bunch of kids. And having a bunch of kids using heavy shop equipment just seemed like a bad idea.
It wasn't a big class, no, but having one Beaker in said class was enough.
So she was more than a little relieved to discover they'd all seemed to have reverted back to their expected ages again. "Oh, thank the stars," she breathed out a sigh of relief. "Back to normal again, I see. Well, good, though I hope any of you who did wind up all small and tiny this weekend had a good time of it."
She'd hated when it happened to her, herself, but she knew the mileage would vary on that sort of thing.
"Since I wasn't sure how old you'd all be when you came shuffling in here today, I had two projects prepared. One is much more suitable for little children, but, if you'd still prefer that one, you're more than welcome to go for it." She wouldn't judge. "There's supplies and instructions set aside on that table over there for popsicle stick boats, on account of the holiday coming up, which has to do with some people called Pilgrims coming over to this land on boats."
She shrugged. Cut her some slack, she's not from here.
"But since I don't have to worry about setting a bunch of little kids out there with welding guns," they were still kids, but not little kids, it was a big difference, "we're going to go ahead and make metal spiders with old spoons!"
Were the two even remotely related? Nope! Metal spiders from old spoons just sounded cool. "Now, since we're welding, I obviously can't show you very well how to do it, but it's pretty easy to work out, just please make sure you've got all your safety gear on, because welding can get dangerous if you're not careful. You're going to cut the handles off the spoon, and then weld the spoons together. It'll help it vice it to fill in the sides a little easier, too. Then cut off some of this wire here for the legs, bend 'em to the shape you'd like, and then weld 'em on to the underside. You can use some extra wire or I've got some copper to sort of add some decorative touches to your spider, maybe make a few of 'em if you've got some extra time. The concepts are pretty simple, really, but it's a good way for you to get more comfortable with welding and understanding how it really works.
"So, if there aren't any questions, I'll just let you all get to it."
It wasn't a big class, no, but having one Beaker in said class was enough.
So she was more than a little relieved to discover they'd all seemed to have reverted back to their expected ages again. "Oh, thank the stars," she breathed out a sigh of relief. "Back to normal again, I see. Well, good, though I hope any of you who did wind up all small and tiny this weekend had a good time of it."
She'd hated when it happened to her, herself, but she knew the mileage would vary on that sort of thing.
"Since I wasn't sure how old you'd all be when you came shuffling in here today, I had two projects prepared. One is much more suitable for little children, but, if you'd still prefer that one, you're more than welcome to go for it." She wouldn't judge. "There's supplies and instructions set aside on that table over there for popsicle stick boats, on account of the holiday coming up, which has to do with some people called Pilgrims coming over to this land on boats."
She shrugged. Cut her some slack, she's not from here.
"But since I don't have to worry about setting a bunch of little kids out there with welding guns," they were still kids, but not little kids, it was a big difference, "we're going to go ahead and make metal spiders with old spoons!"
Were the two even remotely related? Nope! Metal spiders from old spoons just sounded cool. "Now, since we're welding, I obviously can't show you very well how to do it, but it's pretty easy to work out, just please make sure you've got all your safety gear on, because welding can get dangerous if you're not careful. You're going to cut the handles off the spoon, and then weld the spoons together. It'll help it vice it to fill in the sides a little easier, too. Then cut off some of this wire here for the legs, bend 'em to the shape you'd like, and then weld 'em on to the underside. You can use some extra wire or I've got some copper to sort of add some decorative touches to your spider, maybe make a few of 'em if you've got some extra time. The concepts are pretty simple, really, but it's a good way for you to get more comfortable with welding and understanding how it really works.
"So, if there aren't any questions, I'll just let you all get to it."