Machine Safety
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Bobbin Sander:
- What is it used for? Rounding wood
- Safety precautions: Unplug it after you're done with it, wear safety equipment when using it, tie up your hair, don't wear jewellery and fold up long sleeves
- Safety hazards: Eye injury, finger injury, entanglement
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Buffer Machine:
- What is it used for? Polish soft metals and plastics
- Safety precautions: Wear safety equipment, especially goggles, tie up your hair, stand in front of the machine to operate it, hair and clothing could get caught in the spinning parts
- Safety hazards: Plastic might flick in your eye, cuts, abrasions
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Bandsaw:
- What is it used for? Bandsaws can be used to cut irregular and curved but it can also cut in a straight line
- Safety precautions: Wear safety equipment, especially earmuffs to protect your ears because it is loud, stay on focus when using the bandsaw, turn off the machine by pressing onto the mushroom button
- Safety hazards: Ears damaged from loud noises, fingers amputated,
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Drill Press:
- What is it used for? The drill press is useful for drilling holes into various materials such as woods, metals and plastics,
- Safety precautions: Wear safety equipment but gloves must not be worn when operating the machine, there are two emergency mushroom buttons, one for your knee and one for your hand
- Safety hazards: You could amputate your fingers and also fracture a bone
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Disc Sander:
- What is it used for? The disc sander shapes wood into different shapes and sizes
- Safety precautions: Wear safety equipment when using it, do not attempt to sand small items, metals or use it to sharpen tools, after you finish using it,
- Make sure to turn off the machine and the dust extractor
- Safety hazards: abrasions, eye injuries, too much dust, materials being flung around
Hand Tools
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Tenon Saw:
- What is it used for? The tenon saw is used to cut wood
- Hold the tenon saw with a 'pistol grip'
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Hand Plane:
- What is it used for? The plane is a tool to shape wood
- Hold it on a 45° angle to shave better
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Block Sander:
- What is it used for? The block sander is used for sanding evenly and flat
- Wrap sand paper around the block and sand away!
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Try Square:
- What is it used for? The try is useful is you're trying to find out if the object is 90°
- Do not swing it around like a madman
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Marking Gauge:
- What is it used for? The marking gauge is used when you want to mark something in a straight line