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fandomhigh2019-01-16 05:16 am
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Shop Class; Wednesday, Third Period [01/16].
"Welcome back, everyone," said Amaya, nodding at the students once it was time for class to begin. "Hope you're ready to get back to work, because we're going to continue getting to know our various equipment, and, today, we've got sort of a three-fer. There's going to be welding, sanding, and using the drill a little bit. This is even a project we didn't do last time around," a nod for Norman there, "but before we get started on that, we've got to go over safety requirements, because welding can be dangerous business if you're not careful."
So after a moment of handing out sheets with the information on it, going over it, and making sure each of the students were provided with the proper equipment, it was now time to go over their actual project this week: a large steel die.
"Since it's welding, it'll be a little hard to show you as I demonstrate, so I'll just sort of walk you through it first, and I have printed instructions, too, if you prefer, and then I'll be coming around as you work to see how it's going and answer any questions if you have them. So you'll start first by marking and measuring and cutting your steel sheet into six even squares..."
And she lead them through the cutting of the squares, sanding the edges, positioning them on beam to get that perfect angle and welding the corners first, then putting them together and welding the edges, then sanding those, and then taking a ruler to mark out the pips, then using the drill to dig the pips, sand it some more, brush it up with a little with some bluing, then sand it up just a little more.
"And there you have it," she concluded. 'Any questions before we begin? If not, let's go ahead and get your gear on and get started."
So after a moment of handing out sheets with the information on it, going over it, and making sure each of the students were provided with the proper equipment, it was now time to go over their actual project this week: a large steel die.
"Since it's welding, it'll be a little hard to show you as I demonstrate, so I'll just sort of walk you through it first, and I have printed instructions, too, if you prefer, and then I'll be coming around as you work to see how it's going and answer any questions if you have them. So you'll start first by marking and measuring and cutting your steel sheet into six even squares..."
And she lead them through the cutting of the squares, sanding the edges, positioning them on beam to get that perfect angle and welding the corners first, then putting them together and welding the edges, then sanding those, and then taking a ruler to mark out the pips, then using the drill to dig the pips, sand it some more, brush it up with a little with some bluing, then sand it up just a little more.
"And there you have it," she concluded. 'Any questions before we begin? If not, let's go ahead and get your gear on and get started."
Class Activity - Shop Class, 01/16.
Or, hey, maybe you just need a paperweight?
Re: Class Activity - Shop Class, 01/16.
... Welding was really cool, okay? And by the end of class he was already contemplating making a four or eight-sided die, too, just to see if he could. Maybe another time.