Using power tools properly
What I know: Power tools are very serious pieces of equipment. One wrong move, you could cut your finger off. In our class, we had a quick presentation discussing the basics, what you need, protection, and a small quiz testing us on what we need. These tools help cut wood, steel, or other strong materials that can't be cut by hand. You should always have a healthy fear of these tools. If you become too cocky or confident, you have a higher chance of cutting your finger or other parts off.
In beginning, my first power tool was using a scroll saw. These bad boys have a blade in the center rapidly moving up and down. There was a yellow circle showing you where you shouldn't put your fingers. At first, I was terrified, and that was ok. You should always have a healthy fear of them. If you become too confident, mistakes are most likely to happen. I slowly moved the wood in, and the noise startled me at first, but then I got a feel for it. This was nothing compared to the circular saw. The circular saw was more intense and dangerous. When you cut wood with the saw, you need to make sure the blade is not directly on the line where you are cutting. You want it to be on the scrap wood side, because the blade may make your good wood too short. You always want to wear eye protection because wood chunks like to get in your eyes. You also want mouth protection so you don't breath wood in. When you cut the wood, you want to go straight up and down, and the you pull the blade back and forward to get that extra scrap. You also need to hold the wood in place so the cut is clean and accurate.
Floorplans
I know that floor plans is the whole overview of what is planning to be built, or a space from a birds eye view. Floor plans can be very simple, and very complex. They are one of the biggest guides to help you build a space with the correct measurements. On graph paper, each indivdual square is a 1/4 inch in real life. The scale is 1/4 in = 6 in. So in reality 2/4 in = 1 foot. I also know that floor plans have to be exactly to scale or something may go wrong with actually building your space/structure.
My evidence for floor plans is the picture to the right. This is the floor plan we made for our outdoor kitchen. We had to redo this so many times, it was hard to keep track of how many times we started from scratch.
Sketchup
I know that sketchup is an online digital building program that allows you to make complex structures with no materials at all. It's kind of like a 3D floor plan.
I know how to use sketchup because we had a class training session on how to use this program. The teachers assigned us a random partner to work with. We had to make a house that the video showed us. This was in the middle of the year so I don't have any evidence, but I also had to help make the storage container sketchup for our presentation. It's a useful program but its very difficult to use.
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The picture to the right is the sketchup we made for our design presentations. It was very difficult to make, but we eventually got it done.