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WELDING AND FABRICATION: FLOWER OR PLANT STAND (PROJECT #2 of 7)
Design Brief:
Customer: Researched target market
User: Customer and family
Product: Flowerpot or plant stand
Specifications List:
• Should be made from round bar (various sizes
including reinforced round bar)
• Should be able to stand on its own
• Should be decorative
• Should be painted in one or more colours
• Should be able to hold 3 or more pots
• Should reflect the natural environment
• Can use sheet metal if compatible with design
• Should be finished within 2 weeks
• Should be about 1300 mm high
• The width should not be more than 450 mm
• Should not cost more than N$150
Technical Skills Addressed:
♦ Perform basic maintenance on tools/machines
♦ Identify tools and materials required for tasks
♦ Use cutting template
♦ Measure and mark out
♦ Cut metal using hack saw, angle grinder, cut off machine
♦ Cut sheet metal using tin snips, shears, guillotine, angle
grinder
♦ Bend metal using hammer, bench vice, roller, jig, pipe
bender
♦ Assemble pieces and tack weld
♦ Weld using round bar, flat bar
• Make a butt weld using arc welder
• Make a fillet weld using arc welder
• Make an open corner weld using arc welder
• Make a lap joint using arc welder
♦ Weld using black sheeting and galvanized sheeting
♦ Weld horizontally and vertically
♦ Finish using files, angle grinder, pedestal grinder, sand
paper
♦ Paint metal
♦ Identify welding defects and causes