The main elements covered for each machine will include safe working practices, adjusting/setting up, choice of blade & blade changing, jigs and dust extraction.
Band-Saw
- Dimensioning timber components
- Cutting dovetails, circles etc.
- Design & use of a point fence
- Cutting veneers
- Cutting tenons
- Dimensioning veneered board material using the scoring unit
- Cross cutting and cutting short lengths using the sliding table
- Removing a waney edge
- Cutting timber to dimension using the rip fence
- Surface planing techniques to remove wind, cupping etc.
- Using the fence to plane narrow edges and for angled work
- Thicknessing
- Cutting grooves, rebates and mouldings
- Using a ring fence & guides for curved work
- Cutting tenons
- Cutting a variety of different mortices
- Basic turning techniques
- Butt joints
- Mitre joints
