Safety & Tools
BASIC TOOL ROOM RULES:
Absolutely NO HORSEPLAY.
No open toe shoes in the tool room. Closed toe shoes only.
Students must be wearing safety goggles at all times.
Students must not have any loose hair, jewelry or clothing that can get caught in the machinery.
Students DO NOT make adjustments to/ try to fix any machinery.
Only one student per machine at a time.
Scrap pieces must be cleared away from machines, after machine is OFF.
Machines must be turned off before you walk away from them. No exceptions.
Do not walk away from a machine while it is still running. EVER.
Leave the area/machine/tool room cleaner than you found it.
VIDEOS & TOOL STEPS
1. Measure/mark your holes
2. Align your marks with drill bit
3. Clamp your wood
4. Turn machine on
5. Drop drill bit *completely* through your wood (drill your hole)
6. Turn Off/ unplug/ clean up
1. Measure/ mark your lines
2. Turn machine on
3. Cut your wood- fingers never closer than 2 inches from blade
4. Turn Off/ unplug/ clean up
1. Measure/ mark your lines
2. Clamp your wood
3. Cut wood with the D-bar perpendicular (90 degree) to the wood (so the blade doesn't break)
4. Clean up/ put away tools
1. Measure/ mark your lines
2. Clamp your wood to the back wall of the saw
3. Pull the trigger (to turn it on)
4. Drop the saw blade complettely through the wood
5. Turn Off/ unplug/ clean up
Dremel Rotary Tool (unitl 3:36m)
1. Get out dremel case
2. Choose tool end type, insert into the collet, and tighten using the locking pin
3. Set up the dremel and plug in
4. Turn on and use on your material
5. Turn Off/ unplug/ clean up (put ALL PIECES away in their correct location!)
Wood Engraver (start video at 4 min)
1. Turn on (switch)
2. Cut details
3. Turn off - do not put down until it has come to a complete stop!
Sandpaper = basic smoothing
Rasps = larger material removal
** the bigger the "teeth", the bigger the bite **
Student tool Cabinet:
All tools in this cabinet are usable by students.
Tools are identified by labels and are outlined to ensure that they are replaced properly.
Power:
There is no power to the tool outlets, unless it is turned on using the GREEN button on the wall.
Other than the end of class, power should only be turned off in the event of an emergency using the red button.
TOOL ROOM WALK AROUND / DEMO,
PRACTICE
THEN,
AN OPEN NOTE TEST!