Do:

Wear Safety Glasses

Remove loose clothing

Use either the rip fence or the miter

Don't:

Put your fingers within 6" of the blade when it is moving.

How it works: The table saw has a blade mounted under the table and it spins forward to cut wood

I cut my wood using the table saw.

How it works: removes a thin layer of wood each time you pass it through.

Safety:

Wear eye protection and ear protection

Unplug when finished

Attach the vacuum before use

keep fingers away from opening

no screws/nails through the planer

I cut thin peaces of my wood to get it down to the size I want it to be.

How it works: It uses different drill bits to make different cuts. Also, you would use a computer to program the cut or image you want the machine to cut out and how to cut it. The machine has an x, y, and z-axis. It works on two programs called VCarve and Shopbot, VCarve gives you the ability to input your design and shopbot allows you to start the design.

Safety

Wear safety glasses

wear ear protection

secure your material with screws or clamps

Design around your screws of clamps

We used the CNC Machine and the programs that go with it to make our names for our boxes.

SAFETY:

• Wear safety glasses

• firmly secure the material with your hand outside of the hand placement line and up against the fence

• Vacuum after use

• Reduce exposure to blade.

HOW IT WORKS:

You would use the trigger on the handle to start the a then pull it down and push back. It uses a cross-cut on the wood, to cut the wood into sections.

I cut my board into 7 different pieces, I cut five 9" pieces and two 6 1/4" pieces of my board using the miter saw.

Safety

Wear safety glasses

make sure it is set for the appropriate size of biscuit

Make sure you set the height in the middle of the material

mark both sides of the material

clamp a block in front of the material each time

How it works

I cut into the wood and creates a spot/hole for the biscuits to be put in.

I completed and put my box together by using the biscuit joiner. Find a picture of a hole made by a biscuit joiner

Safety:

No contact with skin

wear safety goggles

Don't put on table

How it works:

The Orbital sander is used to sand/ smooth down wood. You change the speed and sanding paper to get a quicker or cleaner sanding process also you have to keep it leveled for an even cut.

I used the sander to even out my sides, smoothen the wood and correct any mistakes.

Safety:

wear gloves

secure the lid after use

use the stain going with the grain

How it works:

First, before you use it you need to shank It in a circular motion so you won't have any bubbles in the paint/wood stain. You use it to bring attention or life to a plain piece of wood. To get the stain on you would use a piece of a shirt and go along the grain.

I used the wood stain to add color and pop to my box.