2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

17 Orientation:
Tools & Safety
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Students will learn the location of the tools and how to use industrial lab devices while making an
interchangeable table top. What are the common steps you must follow when building anything?
What are the advantages of building your own products vs. just buying them?
Students will make a sliding shelf system where equipment, tools and products will fit. What are the
basic types of joints that are used in furniture and cabinetry? How does measuring things relate to
accuracy and precision?
Students will construct a step-stool to help team members stock goods at future store.What are the
safety rules of storing products “up high?” How does the COG relate to making strong objects and
buildings?
MATERIALS
• Safety glasses
• Gloves
• Table components
• Screws
• Pencils
• Hand drill
• Paint
• Brushes
• Hammer and nails
• Masking tape
• C-clamps
• Drawer components
• Sliding shelf hardware
• Pegboard
• Sharpie marker
• Step-stool pieces
• Carpenter’s square
• Screw driver
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