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Op Sheet Tea Box
Op Sheet Tea Box
Name of
Machine
Cutting
Depth of
Number
operation
Tool
Tool/s
Cut
Mark timber
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Cut timber
lengths
Radial Arm
Saw
Feed
Remarks
Through
3,400rpm
Hand
Cut the timber lengths with care using the radial arm
saw, avoid having fingers / hands close to the blade.
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Mark mitre
joints
Cut mitre
joints
Radial Arm
Saw
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Mark inserts
on sides of
box
Speed
Through
3,400rpm
Cut bottom
and divider
slits for inserts
Table Saw
Cut drawer
Table Saw
5mm
4,000rpm
Hand
85
90
100
5mm
Mark drawer
housing on
front
Pilot hole for
drawer
housing
Jigsaw drawer
housing
Rout drawer
housing
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
4,000rpm
Hand
Electric
Drill
Hand
Jigsaw
Through
Hand
Router
Through
23,000rpm
Hand
110
Clean up
housing
Chisel
Through
Hand
Hand
120
Mark box feet
Ruler
Combination
square
Pencil
130
Router
Through
23,000rpm
Hand
135
marked out.
With the router not being able to cut the corners and
Clean up box
Chisel
Through
Hand
feet
140
145
Glue carcass
together
150
Mark lid
-
160
170
180
Cut lid
The carcass of the box, with the inserts was glued using
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Radial Arm
Saw
lid
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Cut Inlay
Router
5mm
23,000rpm
Hand
Mark inlay on
3,400rpm
Hand
Using a ruler, try-square and pencil the inlay on the top
Clean cut
Chisel
5mm
Hand
195
Glue inlay
Using PVA 101 wood glue and an f clamp the inlay was
glue into the top with excess glue wiped off with a wet
rag.
200
Lid profile
Router
10mm
23,000rpm
Hand
With a chamfer bit the lid was profiled 10mm from the
top.
210
220
Mark dividers
Mark cross
halving joint
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
230
240
Radial Arm
halving joint
saw
Cut dividers
Radial Arm
Saw
3,400rpm
Hand
3,400rpm
-
joints.
After the cross halving joints were cut the radial arm
Hand
saw was used to cut the pieces to length to fit into the
box.
250
260
Mark handles
Cut handles
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Tennon Saw
Two wooden handles were marked using a ruler, trysquare and a pencil.
10mm
Hand
270
Clean up cut
Chisel
Hand
280
Sand Handles
Sandpaper
Hand
Sanding block
290
Mark drawer
sides + front
300
310
Cut drawer
Radial Arm
sides + front
Saw
joints
320
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
-
3,400rpm
Hand
The length of timber was then cut using the radial arm
saw into pieces.
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
Tennon Saw
Hand
A tennon saw was used and the pins were cut by hand
in a bench vice.
330
Clean up
Chisel
Hand
joints
With the joints cut a chisel was used to clean each joint
and make sure they were tight and snug not loose
fitting.
340
Mark rebate
for drawer
bottom
350
Cut rebate
Table
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
-
5mm
23,000rpm
Hand
Router
360
Mark drawer
bottom
370
380
Cut drawer
Radial Arm
bottom
Saw
Dry assembly
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
410
Through
3,400rpm
Hand
The bottom was cut using the radial arm saw to size.
Glue drawer
together
400
drawer
390
Box Clamps
F Clamps
Sand entire
Orbital
150-400 grit
box
Sander
sandpaper
Glue drawer
Epoxy 2 pt
handle
The drawer was glued using box clamps and PVA 101
wood glue. A wet rag was used to clean up excess glue.
glue
420
Mark hinge
recess
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
430
Cut hinge
Router
2mm
23,000rpm
Hand
recess
440
Clean up cut
Chisel
Hand
450
Mark pilot
hole for
screws
460
Electric
Punch
Hammer
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
-
5mm
2,000rpm
Hand
Drill
470
Mark pilot
hole
480
Electric
Drill
An electric drill was used with a 2mm bit to cut the hole
for the screws to be driven in avoiding splits or cracks.
Punch
Hammer
Ruler
Try-square
Pencil
-
5mm
2,000rpm
Hand
An electric drill was used with a 4mm bit to cut the hole
for the screw to be driven into the handle avoiding splits
or cracks in the lid
490
500
510
Countersink
Electric
pilot hole
Drill
Screw top
Electric
handle
Drill
Final sand
2,000rpm
Hand
2,000rpm
Hand
Lacquer mixed
The top handle was screwed and glued using PVA 101
wood glue.
400 Grit
Hand
sandpaper
515
Hand
The lacquer was mixed into the spray gun with 400ml of
Apply first
Air
Hand
The first coat was applied to the entire box and left to
lacquer coat
Compresso
dry for 45mins until fully cured (faster drying time with
r + Spray
Gun
530
Sand after
coat dries
540
400 grit
Hand
sandpaper
Air
coat
Compresso
Light sanding was given after the first coat was cured
with 400 grit sandpaper.
Hand
The 2nd and 3rd coat was applied after one another once
each was completely dried with the spray gun.
r + Spray
Gun
550
Lid attached
Electric
to box
Drill
2,000rpm
Hand
The hinges were screwed into the lid and to the box
attaching the two pieces once the lacquer was cured.