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ScotlandPractical Metalworking

Machine Work

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How are holes drilled accurately on a machine, and how is an off-hand grinder used to shape and sharpen metal?

Machine drilling on a pillar or bench drill (work clamped, correct speed, chuck and twist drill) and using an off-hand (bench) grinder to shape, deburr and sharpen tools, with the correct guards and safe practice.
How SQA National 5 Practical Metalworking covers machine drilling on a pillar or bench drill (clamping the work, correct speed, twist drill in a chuck) and using an off-hand bench grinder to shape, deburr and sharpen, with the correct guards, tool rest and safe practice.
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What is the centre lathe, what are its main parts, and what turning operations can it carry out on metal?

The centre lathe: its main parts (headstock, chuck, tailstock, carriage, cross-slide and tool post) and the operations it performs - facing, parallel turning, parting, chamfering and knurling.
How SQA National 5 Practical Metalworking covers the centre lathe: its main parts (headstock, chuck, tailstock, carriage, cross-slide, tool post) and the turning operations it carries out - facing, parallel turning, parting, chamfering and knurling - done safely and accurately.
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