Engineering

This page shows us what we'll be learning

This page tells use the standards about the tools

This page tells us the things we'll master

Band Saw

Do's

Wear safety glasses

Adjust blade to slightly above the wood

Clean after use

Cut slowly

Don'ts

Wear loose clothing

Wear loose jewelry

Leave saw on

Use without teacher around / permission

Distract peers who are using the saw

Band Saw Cutout

First we glued the paper to the wood. Than we put on our safety glasses/goggles . Next we cut the out the wood. Last we put a triangle so we know which one is ours.

Band Saw Cutout

First we wrote our names on the wood. Then we put on our safety goggles/glasses. Next we cut the out the wood. Last we gave the pieces to Ms. Ruffin.

Planer Saw

Dos Wear safety glasses/goggles

Ear protection

Adjust the thickness of the blade 1/16 of an inch

Unplug when done

Use vacuum before use

Don'ts

Use other materials in saw

pass wood with anything in it (nails, screws, etc.)

Put fingers/loose clothing near saw opening

Today we learned how to use the planer saw. First Ms. Ruffin gave us a demonstration on how to use the saw. Then she let some of us practice by ourselves. When used the planer saw we had to feed the wood through it twice on all four sides of the wood so it can be even, we also had to adjust the blades using the adjusting knob to the height of the wood . Last we just vacuum the wood and sweep any extra wood on the floor.

Planer Saw

Miter Saw

Dos

Wear safety glasses/goggles

Unplug after and if unattended

vacuum after use

make sure hand is firm on the wood and behind the safety sticker

Don't

Touch the blade

measure while on saw

leave while its still plugged up

Bandsaw Box Glue Up

Today I learned how to use the miter saw. First I had to use the planer saw to smooth the wood. Then I measured nine inches off of the wood. After that I used the miter saw too cut the wood. Then I used the wood glue to glue the pieces together, I also used the clamps to keep the two pieces together. Last I swept, vacuumed, and put my project away.

Miter Saw Cut

Today w used the miter saw to cut off the extra piece of wood.

Orbital Sander

Dos

Wear safety glasses/goggles

Keep sander moving at all times

Be carful not to touch the sand while on

Don't

use with out asking the teacher first

touch the sand paper while its on

leave sander on unattended

Orbital Sander

Today we used the orbital sander to sand our bandsaw boxes. First some of us had to go outside to sand our boxes, we had to sand all six sides of the box.

Stencil Documentation/Spray Paint Demo

Ms.Ruffin used a cricut to cut the vinyl then I cut out the letters with and exacto knife. After I spray paint my name.

3D Printed Knob

Teddy Bear Head

3D printer Do's & Don'ts

Do's

Make sure your design is on the SD card before printing

Make sure the name is easy to remember

Select the correct file for you design

Make sure to add support (if it's needed)

Don'ts

When printer is on DO NOT touch it's VERY HOT

While the printer is printing do not touch the nozzle

touch the design you could mess up the print

Single Layer Practice Cut

This is my piece of wood I cut in half

Before Band Saw Cut

This is my piece of wood before I cut out the middle

After Band Saw Cut

This is my piece of wood after I cut out the middle

Before Stain & Knob / After sanding

After Stain & Knob/ Attach Handles

Bandsaw Box Glue Up

Today I glued the base and the sides of my bandsaw box

Before & After Bandsaw Cut

Before bandsaw is the single block of wood. The after is were we cut off about 3/8 of an inch of wood on the sides and the top.

Finish all parts/stain

Stencil

Before Spray paint & duck tape

After Duck Tape

After Spray Paint

2D & 3D Point Perspective

I practiced drawing 2D and 3D POVs

vanishing point

I practiced drawing from a vanishing point

Staining Do's & Don'ts

Do's

Wear gloves

Wear an aperan

Always stain over cloth

use small amounts of stain on the cloth

Use cotton cloth to apply stain

Don'ts

Mix stains

Leave stain / stain materials out

Waste gloves / aperans

Leave stain rags out

DIY Wooden Coasters

4/17/23. Today in class we learned of our new project. We will be making DIY wooden coasters from old scrapes of wood. Some tools we'll be using will be :

Planer Saw

Table Saw

Orbital Sander

Floor Drill Press

Planer Saw

The planer saw is used to even out the surface of a piece of wood. Its also used to strip your wood of any unwanted stain

Dos

Wear safety glasses/goggles

Ear protection

Adjust the thickness of the blade 1/16 of an inch

Unplug when done

Use vacuum before use

Don'ts

Use other materials in saw

Pass wood with anything in it (nails, screws, etc.)

Put fingers/loose clothing near saw opening

Table Saw

The Table saw is used to cut different pieces of wood ( Shape, Size, Height, etc.)

Dos

Safety Glasses

Ear plugs / Noise cancelling Headphones

Wear gloves

Don'ts

Free hand

Never clear small pieces while blade is moving.

Never adjust saw or setup while saw is running.

Orbital Sander

The orbital sander is use to even out the surface of a piece of wood kind of like the planer saw.

Dos

Wear safety glasses/goggles

Keep sander moving at all times

Be carful not to touch the sand while on

Don't

use with out asking the teacher first

touch the sand paper while its on

leave sander on unattended

Floor Drill Press

The floor drill press is use to drill holes in pieces of wood.

Dos

Wear safety glasses

Tight gloves

Keep hair tied up

Don'ts

Wear loose clothing or gloves

Drawn Coaster Design

This sketch is what I want my coaster to look like . The coaster will be a 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 square . My coaster has six sections with pine being the second, forth, and sixth pieces of wood and walnut as the first, third, and fifth pieces of wood.

(3x)Walnut :10/16

(3x) Pine: 10/16

coaster precut/ glue up

Coaster precut post glue up

Coaster Table saw Glue up

Today I cut and glued my three pieces of pine and walnut wood together after cutting them with the table saw.

Table Saw coaster Cut

Today I cut my four coasters into 3 3/4 inch pieces. I used the band saw to cut out extra wood and the table saw to cut the coasters.

Wood Stain P1

I did my first coat of wood stain

Wood Stain P2

I did my second coat of wood stain