Assignment
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Assignment for Section 2: Cutting and edging
1. Name the parts labelled on the diagram below, and provide a brief explanation of their purpose.
2. You need to cut the components shown below from a single sheet of 2400 x 1200 x 16 MDF. Once the components are cut to size they will be sprayed with a high gloss polyurethane lacquer.
| Item | Quantity | Height | Width | Material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doors | 6 | 745 | 450 | 16mm MDF |
| Drawer fronts | 6 | 160 | 450 | 16mm MDF |
(a) Draw up a cutting pattern to show how you will recover these components from the sheet.
(b) Just say the customer decided to use a sliced-cut timber veneer finish instead of polyurethane lacquer. Could you use the same cutting pattern? Why or why not?
3. Describe one potential quality problem that you should look out for at each of the following stages of the production process. For each problem, describe the most likely cause (or causes), and provide a possible solution to the problem.
(a) When the board is picked up off a stack held in storage.
(b) When the board is cut to size on a panel saw.
(c) When the board is edged on an edge bander.
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