Operation sheet

School of Arts (NSW)

TECH307 Design and Technology Internship
Student Name: Andrew Riccardi
Student Number: S00173141
Component Name: French Provincial Hallway Table
Material: Merbau
Size: 1200mm x 950mm x 350mm

Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

10

Measure all
wood

Pencil

Rule

Tape
Measure

Speed

Feed

Remarks

Measure out all timber to the required

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

length using a pencil, rule or tape

measure and ti-square

Tri-square

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

20

Cut all wood to

size

Clamp

Speed

Feed

3400 rpm

Hand

Remarks

Drop
saw

Radial

Through all

Cut all timber to the desired length using

the drop and radial arm saw.

arm saw
Tapered Legs

30

Laminating

Glue

F - Clamps

G - Clamps

Rags

40

Edging

N/A

50

Squaring

N/A

60

Marking out the

tapper

Pencil
Meter rule

Apply glue to the entire surface and

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

clamp together. Wipe the excess glue of

with a wet rag

Jointer

Table
Saw

2 - 3 mm

1750 rpm

Hand

2 - 3 mm

4000 rpm

Hand

On any edge slide both legs through to

get one flat edge
Now rip the other edge to get both legs
perfectly square
Using a meter rule and a pencil mark out

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

the tapper along the leg. This will be

where you will later cut the tapper

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

70

Cutting out

N/A

tapper

Belt sander

Orbital

Band
saw

Speed

Feed

Using the pencil line as a guide cut along

through all

3450 rpm

Hand

80

the tapper

Using a combination of hand plane, belt,

Electric

N/A

sander

the waste side as closee as you can to

create a tapper

sander
Smoothing out

Remarks

N/A

Hand

N/A

orbital and/or electric sander to smooth

out the saw marks from the band saw.

Garnet
papper

Hand plane
Turned Legs

90

100

Laminating

Edging

Glue

F - Clamps

G - Clamps

Rags
N/A

Apply glue to the entire surface and

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

clamp together. Wipe the excess glue of

with a wet rag

Jointer

2 - 3 mm

1750 rpm

Hand

On any edge slide both legs through to

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

Speed

Feed

Remarks
get one flat edge

110

120

Squaring

Turning sqare

N/A

Lathe

Center

to round

Saw

Roughin

chuck

Table

g gauge

2 - 3 mm

4000 rpm

Hand

perfectly square
Using the roughing gauge to cut the

until round

1500 rpm

Hand

timber in the lathe to get the timber from

square to round.

tool rest

Now rip the other edge to get both legs

Roughin
g gauge

130

Turing to shape

Lathe

Center
chuck

tool rest

Squew
chisel

to desired

1500 - 1800

parting

shape

rpm

Hand

Using a combination of chisels to get the

leg to the desired shape

of tool

Detail
gauge

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

140

Smoothing

Lathe

Center

Speed

Feed

60 - 180
grit
garent

chuck

Remarks
remove the tool rest and would your way

until smooth

1750 - 2200
rpm

hand

papper

up to 180 grit starting at 60 grit garnet

paper around the leg until the leg is
smooth

Table Top

150

160

Marking out
biscuit joints

Pencil

Rule

Tri-Square

Cutting biscuits

N/A

N/A

Biscuit
Machine

N/A

Hand

N/A

10mm

12000 rpm

Hand

Mark out of both side for the table top to

be joined
Bring the biscuit cuter to the marked line
and cut at the centre
Using a sash clamp and glue clamp the

170

Glueing

Glue

widening joint

Sash clamp

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

two boards together that will make the

widening joint. wipe away any excess
glue and leave to dry over night.

180

Thinkness

N/A

Thicknes
ser

Run the board through the thicknesser to

2 - 3 mm

8000

Hand

get a consistent thickness throughout the

board

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

190

200

Routering
grove for inlay

Inlaying

Straight bit

Glue

F - Clamps

Router
table

5 mm

Speed

Feed

16000 rpm

Hand

Remarks
The board through the router table to cut
a grove for the inlay to sit into
place inlay into the previous cut grove

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

and using an F - Clamp to secure the

inlay. Leave to dry overnight.

Drawer

210

220

Cutting
dovetails

Dovetail jig

Straight bit

Dovetail bit

Glue

Glueing drawer

Square

Hand
Router

N/A

through all

16000 rpm

Hand

N/A

N/A

N/A

Resting the router on the dovetail jig cut

each dovetail

glue together the drawer

Clamp

230

Attaching the
drawer runners

Screwdriver

extension
drawer

screw together the drawer runners to the

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

drawer and so the side of the hallway

table.

runner
Assembly

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

N/A

N/A

Assemble the
240

legs to the
sides
Assemble the

250

sides to the
back

Glue

Clamps

Glue

Clamps

Screws

Screws

Screw the
260

drawer front to

drill

the drawer
Screw the table
270

top to the

Hand

Hand
drill

carcass

Speed

Feed

Remarks

N/A

Hand

N/A

Assemble the sides to the legs

N/A

Hand

N/A

Assemble the sides to the back

N/A

Hand

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

N/A

Hand

N/A

Using the hand drill screw the false front

to the front of the drawer

Screw the table top to the carcass

Finish
280

290

Apply a finish
to the carcass
Apply a finish
to the table top

Spray gun

Spray gun

Compres
sor

Compres
sor

With a compressor and spray gun apply a

finish to the carcass
With a compressor and spray gun apply a
finish to the table top

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Operation

Name of

Machine

Cutting

Depth of

Number

Operation

Tool

Tool/s

Cut

300

Apply a finish
to the drawer

Spray gun

Compres
sor

N/A

Speed

Feed

Hand

N/A

Remarks
With a compressor and spray gun apply a
finish to the drawer

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