AS & A Level:

30 plus students in your class? Not getting the specific guidance you need? I provide personalised support for AS and A Levels, and cover all the boards inc. WJEC, Edexcel, AQA, OCR and Cambridge International. Each student is assessed on an individual basis so any generic advice I publish here may not be suitable for your particular circumstance.

However, below are some of the practical exercises that I usually complete with my Sixth Form. These can usually be achieved with hand tools and minimum equipment (apart from a Centre Lathe and Brazing Hearth!).

Developing Competencies:

1. Fabricating a Mild Steel Component

DC_steel

A basic engineering exercise using:

Steel Ruler
Scribe
Engineers’ Blue
Engineers’ (Tri) Square
Calipers / Odd Leg Calipers
Metal Files
Hacksaw (HSS blades)
Drills
Engineers Vice
Centre Punch (Metal)
Emory Paper
Wet & Dry paper

Interpret and accurately transfer an engineering drawing to a piece of mild steel plate and then cut it out using appropriate hand tools and wasting techniques.

Choose your exercise:

2. Centre_Lathe – Plumb Bob

plumb bob

A basic engineering exercise: interpret and accurately transfer an engineering drawing to a piece of Aluminium round bar using a Cenre Lathe.

3. Centre_Lathe – Nut & Bolt

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Another basic engineering exercise: interpret and accurately transfer an engineering drawing to a piece of Aluminium hex bar and then make a blank nut and bolt using appropriate techniques.