Introduction
In this assignment I will be explaining the health and safety that is used in an woodwork shop and I will be explaining what is an band saw machine and how to use the machine also the advantages and disadvantages of he band saw. I will also be explaining about scroll saw and how to use the machine, and the advantages and disadvantages.
Health & safety
While working in the work place we should all follow the health and safety rules to stop us getting injured or causing an incident.
The first and most important rule at the workshop is to wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) which is for example safety goggles: these are made with flexible plastic frames and an elastic headband which means it would not fall out and will protect your eyes from the dust and from other substances that have a risk of …show more content…
Once you have positioned the blade you should usually set the desired speed on the horizontal band sawing machine. Now you would be set to go so all that is left is for you to start the machine and start cutting your workpiece.
Advantages of Band Saw some of the major advantages of using a band saw is that a band saw can cut through a majority of materials, for instance it can cu though timber and woods and many more materials. Another advantage of using a band saw is that it is equipped with a miter gauge and a rip fence and many more, as these features would help you to make a straight cut when needed. A band saw contains narrow blades as that would be a major advantage because it will help to reduce waste, as a wider blade would give a lot of wastage because it would eat more materials.
Disadvantages of the bandsaw
One of the major disadvantages of using a bandsaw would be as the following
- Risk of Fingers getting caught between
In this assignment I will be explaining the health and safety that is used in an woodwork shop and I will be explaining what is an band saw machine and how to use the machine also the advantages and disadvantages of he band saw. I will also be explaining about scroll saw and how to use the machine, and the advantages and disadvantages.
Health & safety
While working in the work place we should all follow the health and safety rules to stop us getting injured or causing an incident.
The first and most important rule at the workshop is to wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) which is for example safety goggles: these are made with flexible plastic frames and an elastic headband which means it would not fall out and will protect your eyes from the dust and from other substances that have a risk of …show more content…
Once you have positioned the blade you should usually set the desired speed on the horizontal band sawing machine. Now you would be set to go so all that is left is for you to start the machine and start cutting your workpiece.
Advantages of Band Saw some of the major advantages of using a band saw is that a band saw can cut through a majority of materials, for instance it can cu though timber and woods and many more materials. Another advantage of using a band saw is that it is equipped with a miter gauge and a rip fence and many more, as these features would help you to make a straight cut when needed. A band saw contains narrow blades as that would be a major advantage because it will help to reduce waste, as a wider blade would give a lot of wastage because it would eat more materials.
Disadvantages of the bandsaw
One of the major disadvantages of using a bandsaw would be as the following
- Risk of Fingers getting caught between