Grade 9 Metalwork

The document provides instructions for making several metal projects including a dog tag, metal truck, and welding project. It lists the necessary materials, measurements, tools, and steps for laying out and cutting the metal pieces for each part and completing the projects. Safety precautions are mentioned for welding. The metal truck has 7 parts and the instructions are broken into sections for each part. The tool box also has separate sections for different pieces.

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Grade 9 Metalwork

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Dog Tag/ Key Chain

• Hacksaw slightly further than required.

• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square, Writing Utensil, Centre Punch, Hammer.
• Drilling Process: Teacher Led Demonstration, ¼” Drill Required.
• Shaping: Filing Process, remember to use your Vice!
• Personal Letter Punching: Letter Punches, Hammer.

• Complete 2 different tags!

• Try a Design rather than letters

• Material: Aluminum
Metal Truck – Part 1
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square and Writing
Utensil
• Foot Shear & Filing for Shape

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

Metal Truck – Part 2
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square, Centre Punch
and Writing Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape
• Chisel or Hacksaw Corners
• Drill Holes (3/16 Bit)
• Pan and Box Break for Bends

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

*Don’t forget to Centre Punch Before you Drill

Metal Truck – Part 3
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square and Writing
Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

• 2 Required

*Part may need to be trimmed in order to fit

Metal Truck – Part 4
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square and Writing
Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape
• Drill Holes
• Pan and Box Break for Bends (Make Sure
you use a protractor)

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

Metal Truck – Part 5
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square and Writing
Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape
• Pan and Box Break for Bends

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

*Make sure that this fits with Part 4 before bending

Metal Truck – Part 6
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Part is 100mm Tall
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square, Centre Punch
and Writing Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape
• Drill Holes (3/16 Bit)
• Pan and Box Break for Bends (Mirrored
Componenets)

• Material: 20 Gauge Steel

*Always Drill before Bending!

Metal Truck – Part 7
• All Measurements in Millimeters
• Layout Tools: Ruler, Square, Centre
Punch and Writing Utensil
• Foot Shear for Shape
• Drill Holes for Chiseling
• Pan and Box Break for Bends (3 x 90
degree bends)
• Material: 20 Gauge Steel
Tool Box
All Measurements in Inches

End – 2 Required
Tool Box
All Measurements in Inches - Tray
Tool Box
All Measurements in Inches - Handle
Casting with Foam
• Collect Foam 4” x 4” x 1” • Using a Pencil, draw the shape of your
• Choose a “Hand” Emoji of your Choice chose Emoji on the foam.
• Make it as big as possible on the foam.
• Cut the main shape out using an Exacto
Knife.
• Use your pencil to press detail into the
Aluminum foam.
• Using fine sand paper, create as
smooth a surface as possible

• Choose a former slightly wider than • Follow teachers instructions for

your foam shape. casting.
• Pack approximately 1” of dirt into the
base of it.
• Pack all of the crevasses in your foam
with dirt.
• Place your foam piece face down into
the former. Pack it tight.
• Create a funnel shape to the back of
your Part for casting.
Welding Project

Part 1 – 3” x 1" x 1/8" (4 Required) 3 rt
4
Part 2 – 4" x 1" x 1/8" (2 Required) a rt Pa
P
Part 3 – 2" x 1" x 1/8" (2 Required)
Part 4 – Square/Circular Tube, 2"Diameter x 1"Length 1
rt
(2 Required) Pa 2
art
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You may use either of the following methods:
• Electric Arc (Stick)
• Oxy-Acetylene Gas
• Metal Inert Gas (MIG)

Remember that welding temperatures vary between 300

through to 3000 and generate a concentrated amount of
light. It is paramount that no skin is exposed during
welding and appropriate face guards are worn.