Monday, September 21, 2009

WMATAP - Skill Standards Woodwork Machinery and Tool Advisory Panel

OK, do we need to get the ‘experts’ writing the Skill Standards for their tools and machines? Is there any interest in setting up small, flexible, virtual WOODWORK MACHINE AND TOOL ADVISORY PANELS? WMATAPs could each focus on the best part of their tools and machines, and on observable, measurable skills on those? Here are the current working areas:

Tools for the next cycle:

001 Layout

Marking gauge

002 Sawing

Saber saw

Dovetail saw

Straight Line Rip

Gang Rip

Scroll saw

Radial Arm, (crosscut, rough cut)

003 Milling

Moulder

Hand plane

Scraper

004 Shaping

Pin router

Inverted pin router®

Tilting spindle shaper

Single end tenoner

Double spindle shaper

005 CNC

Beam Saw

CNC fixturing – add to wiki, possibly a widget

CNC Aggregate Head – add to wiki – dedicated to one specific purpose

006 Boring

Line boring

Dowel bore and insert

Multi-spindle horizontal bore

Slot Mortiser – add to wiki

007 Sanding

Portable Belt Sander

Oscillating Spindle Sander

008 Clamping & Laminating

009 Turning

010 Joinery & Assembly

Pneumatic nail gun

* Finish nailers

* Brad and pin nailers

011 Grinding & Sharpening

Hand file, check metal working

012 Finishing

Curtain coaters – add to wiki

Roll coaters – add to wiki

Robotic Spayers – add to wiki

Touch Up – Go to Mohawk, ask for standard for training, measurable, observable standard for that

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