Shaping and Forming tools and manufacturing processes

[Deforming/reforming

select and perform the following forms of ..[]…to produce the required shape, form or contour:
– files, basic planes and abrasive cutters
– use planes, chisels, gouges and rasps
– use abrasive mops, discs and belts
– use a centre lathe and wood turning lathe
– use portable power tools – IG]

understand the following processes: bending, sand casting, die casting, lamination, vacuum forming,
blow moulding, injection moulding, extrusion, press forming
(b) Wastage/addition

[understand the use of datum surfaces/lines/edges and be able to produce them by planing or filing

explain the preparation for machine processes and safe methods of securing materials to work surfaces, work tables, faceplates, lathe chucks and between centres on a lathe. – IG]

[turning, including a wood lathe and centre lathe, routing, files, rasps, and abrasive paper (sandpaper)]

Link to vacuum forming article and also line bending.

[– turning (wood and metal lathes) A2]

[– calendering A2]

[Forming
– blow moulding (from a pre-form and extrusion)
– steam bending
– laminating
– press forming
– spinning.

Redistribution methods
– sand, resin and die casting
– injection moulding
– extrusion
– rotational moulding
– compression moulding
– 3D printing. A2]

[stamping – A2]

in manufacturing/engineering terms, stamping (also called pressing or press working) is a metalworking process that uses special tools and dies to put permanent impressions in sheet metal or to cut and form metal into specific shapes.

Types of stamping operations include:

1. Blanking – cutting out a flat piece of metal from a larger sheet
2. Piercing – creating holes in the metal
3. Bending – folding the metal along a straight line
4. Drawing – shaping metal into a cup or deeper vessel shape
5. Forming – creating raised or sunken designs in the metal surface

Good website for different forming processes here: https://www.notesandsketches.co.uk/Index.html

[coming soon]