Day 1 - 14 June 2017
Material properties
Card-sorting exercise – Toughness, hardness, conductivity, ductility, malleability, tensile strength. Other words like “flexibility” fit within or relate to these.
Materials card matching.jpg
Thermoset – heat once, sets forever.
Thermoplastic – heat to soften and reshape.
Materials properties worksheet.jpg
Materials selection and analysis.jpg
Product analysis.jpg
Materials joining worksheet.jpg
I have not photographed all the “Chooser Chart” resources to include here. These are downloadable from https://www.stem.org.uk/elibrary/resource/25316
Here's Alison's sketch of what were going to work on in the workshop – a picture frame involving halving joints (lap joints) and aluminium rod with internal thread.
Alison's sketch.jpg
We tried out some hand tools and some different materials in the workshop.
Tin snips sheet metal.jpg
Coping saw acrylic.jpg
Junior hacksaw acrylic.jpg
Tenon saw beech ply.jpg
Hacksaw aluminium rod.jpg
Tenon saw timber.jpg
Metal tools 1.jpg
Metal tools 2.jpg
Lap joint hand cut.jpg
(Competencies: C.7, C.9, C.11, C.13, C.14, M.M.3.1, M.M.3.2, M.M.3.3, M.M.3.5, M.K.3.1, M.K.3.2, M.K.3.5, M.K.3.6)
Day 2 - 15 June 2017
In the forge we tried a bit of brazing, then used the metal lathe and bandsaw in the workshop.
Brazing 1.jpg
Brazing 2.jpg
Metal lathe.jpg
Band saw safety.jpg
Risk assessment.jpg
Risk assessment blank.jpg
(Competencies: C.7, C.8, M.M.3.1, M.M.3.3, M.M.3.5)
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