3D WORKSHOP 1

DRILLING AND NAILING

First of all we talked about health and safety; how we need to wear correct shoes, tie back hair, and take lanyards off. We also learnt we need to Wear saftey goggles and where the emergency stop button is on the drills.

In the workshop we began finding the centre of our MDF (medium density fiberglass board) by using a ruler and measuring diagonally and draw a line. From the point at which crosses place the compass pin and draw a circle. Then we cut out the circle using a coping saw to cut out the shape leaving a millimetre or two from the drawn line. When this is done, we would file the wood down to the drawing point using a file and sand paper.
Then we started a new project which consisted of using a thin drill to make holes for pins to be hammered in, these are piolet holes. When we finished drilling around out design on another piece of MDF we hammered the nails into the MDF.
Looking back at our first project of the day we learnt how to cut through the wood without making a cut from the outside of the wood. We used a Brad point drill to create a hole for the centre cut out circle and we then took apart the drill so it will place through the drilled hole. From there you cut out the circle again leaving a small space from the line to be filed down later.