unit2bexemplar

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SpringTerm2010Ma'hewLaneDoubleAwardGCSEEngineering

CentreNumber:68870


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Themul)-toolwillbeaimedattheDIY,generalpurposeandcampingmarket. Itmustberobustenoughtotakegeneraldaytodayuseandabuse. Theproductmustbefinishedtoahighqualityandstandard. Itneedstositergonomicallywellintheusershandandtobe

anthropometricallysuitedtothehumanbody.

Itmusthaveasuitableprotec)vecasetohousethemul)-tool. Thetoolsmustsitsafelywithinthecase,whennotinuse. Themul)-toolmustbevisuallyaCrac)veandshouldinclude

interes)ngshapes/angles.

Thetoolmustbeabletobeusedformanyfunc)onsandac)vi)es. Themul)-toolwillrequiretohavemanyuseful&essen)altools. Itneedstobecompact

,sothatitcanbestoredinatrouserspocket.

Itneedstobebuiltandconstructedforalowprice

,sothatitcancome

freewithamagazine.

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1.MetalMul-tool2.PlascHandles(2.12.4)

3.PlascSpacers(2)

TherearemulplecomponentspartsthatIhadtomaketocreatemymul-tool.Thereare3main

componentpartsinall.Alltechnicaldrawingsforthesecomponentsareshownonthispage.


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1.MetalMul-toolThiscomponentismadeoutofmildsteel.Thisparttookalong)metomakeduetothelargeamountofmetalfilingthat

hadtobedone.Firstthepiecehadtobecutfromalongmetalbartothedesireddimensionsof100x50mm.The2DAD

metalmul)-tooldesignwasprintedoutusingaprinter.Thispaperwasthenusedasaguidetoshowwhereeitherdrilling,

sawingormetalfillingneededtobedonetocreatethedesiredtool.Igluedthepaperguidetothemetalandthencentre

punchedmul)pleholesintothedesiredareas.Theythenhadtodrilledthroughwith5mmand12mmdrillbit.Themul)ple

holesaredrilledclosetogetherinordertokeepthefilingworktoaminimum,andalsousedahacksawtocutanypartsof

themetaloffwhichwereeasiertocutinsteadifdrilling.Ithenfiledthemetaldownusingmetalfilesandmetalneedlefiles

tomaketheedgessmooth.Italsotakesoffanyexcessmetaltoachievethedesireddimensions.Tofinishthemetaloff,

wirewoolwasusedtocleanupandtoremoveanygreasethemetalhadle_onit.IalsousedBrasso,whichpolishesthe

metalandthenitfinallyneedstobecleanedwithglasspaperwhichgivesitaaCrac)veshinyfinish.Whenallofthese

processeshavebeencompleted,differentshapeshavebeencutoutofthemetalallowingthemtoworkasamul)-tool.

2.PlascHandles(2.12.4)Thiscomponentisdesignedonacomputerusinga.A.D(omputeraideddesignprogramcalled2DDesign.Whenthe

designwascompleteitwassenttothe.A.M(omputeraidedmodellingmachine.The.A.Mmachinebeingusedwasa

lasercuCer.ThelasercuCercutthedesiredshapefromapieceofA3sizeacrylic.UseofthelasercuCerensuredthatthe

cutwouldbeaccurate.ThisisbecausethelasercuCerisaprecisionmachine,andbeingcomputercontrolled,thereisno

roomforhumanerrorwhenthispartiscutout.

Whentheshapehasbeencutoutfromthemachine,itwasnecessarytopushouttheblankplas)choleswherethelaser

hadcut.Theplas)cspacers(Part3werethengluedtotheplas)chandles.Plas)cHandlesPart2.1wasgluedusingaraldite

toaplas)cspacer(Part3,whichinturnwasgluedtoPart2.2.Thesameprocesswasrepeatedfortheplas)chandle2.3,

2.4andtheplas)cspacer(Part3separa)ngthem.

3.PlascSpacers(2)ThiscomponentwasonceagaindesignusingaADprogramandwascutoutusingaAMmachine,whichwasthelasercuCer.TheADandAMprocessesfortheplas)cspacersareiden)caltothoseoftheplas)cspacers.

MetalMul=-toolwithpaper

guidebeforeanymetalwork

MetalMul=-toolaerallmetal

workiscomplete

PicturesshowingthePlas=c

Handles&Spacersassembled.


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ThispageshowsallthedifferenttypesofequipmentIusedduringthisproject.


AMetalFile MetalNeedleFiles MetalHacksaw JuniorMetalHacksaw

CAMLaserCu;er LaserPrinter


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Markedout&cutmetalmul)-toolofffrommetalbar.

utholesintometalmul)-tool.

utandfiledmetalmul)-tooltothecorrectdimensions.

Filedmetaltocreatescrewdrivertool.

utandgluedpaperguideontometal.

utandfiledmetaltocreatebuCerflywrenchtool.

utandfiledmetaltocreatehook.

utandfiledmetaldowntocreatetheboCleopenertool.

Filedmetaldownata45degreeangletocreatethe

serratededge.

Filedmetaldowntocreatethesawedge.

Inserted&solderedcomponentstothePB.utoffany

unneccessarywirefromtheelectroniccomponents.

utandfiledmetaldowntocreatethewrenchtooll.

Removedpaperguidebyusingthewetanddrytechnique.

leanedmetalmul)-tool.

Gluing&AssemblingMul)-toolandLight.

Assembledthemul)-tool.

BlueBlock-Es)mated)metocompletetask RedBlock-Actual)metakentocompletetask


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Acvity

No

Acvity Tools&EquipmentUsed

Health&Safety TimeTaken

(Minutes)

1. Markedout&cutmetalmul)-toolofffrommetalbar.MetalViceHacksawMetalscribeMetalruler

1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.

2. hecktoseeifthemetalissecurefastenedinthemetalvice

3. Whenusingscribe,takecareinnotpiercingskinwithscribeasitissharp.

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2. utandgluedpaperguideontometal.ScalpelungboardScissorsMetalAdhesive

1. Makesurewhencungwithscalpel/scissorsthatlimbareawaysothattheycannotbecut.

2. Keepanyglueawayfrommouthandeyes.10

3. utholesintometalmul)-tool.Pillardrilllamp5mmDrillBit

1. Wearsafetygoggles.2. Drillthroughmetalslowlytoavoidsnapping&breaking

drillbits.

3. Keephandsandfingersclearfromthemovingdrillbit.20

omments

Madeagoodstartonwork.Paperguideisfallingoff.Itwillneedtobereappliedwithanewguideusingmoreglue.Tobedone

Needtoreapplygluetoanewpaperguide.Moredrillingtobedoneandthenneedtostartfilling.

Date:09/03/2010 Lesson:1WeekNo:1


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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. utholesintometalmul)-tool.Pillardrilllamp5mmdrillbit

1. Wearsafetygoggles.2. Drillthroughmetalslowlytoavoidsnapping&breaking

drillbits.

3. Keephandsandfingersclearfromthemovingdrillbit.30

2.utmetalmul)-tooltothe

correctdimensions.

MetalviceHacksawMetalscribeMetalruler

1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.


10

3. Filedmetalmul)-tooltothecorrectdimensions.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles

1. Makesurethatnofingersareinthewayofthemovingpathofthemetalfile.


10

omments

Madegoodprogresswithworkagain.Drillingworkiscomplete.Startedthelargeamountofmetalfiling.Metalhascorrectdimensions.Tobedone

Needtocon)nuewithmetalfilingAlottobedoneNeedtostartfillingscrewdriveredge.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. Filedmetaltocreatescrewdrivertool.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



30

2.utandgluedpaperguide

ontometal.

ScalpelungboardScissorsMetalAdhesive



omments

ScrewdrivertoolisgengbeCerShouldbedonesoon.Guideseemstobecominglooseeasily.Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetofiledownthemetaltofurtherimprovethescrewdriver.Needtore-s)ckpaperguideagainMaybefindanalterna)veadhesive.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. Filedmetaltocreatescrewdrivertool.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



30

2.utandgluedpaperguide

ontometal.

ScalpelungboardScissorsMetalAdhesive



omments

Screwdrivertoolnowcomplete.Guideseemstobestayingintactnowusingthedifferentadhesive.Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetofiledownthemetaltocreatethenewtoolsMostlikelybuCerflywrench.Needtostarttocutthehook.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. utmetaltocreatebuCerflywrenchtool.MetalViceJuniorHacksaw 1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.

2. hecktoseeifthemetalissecurefastenedinthemetalvice.

5

2.FiledbuCerflywrenchtool. Metalvice

MetalfilesNeedlefiles



10

3. utmetaltocreatehook MetalViceJuniorHacksaw 1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.


30

omments

ompletedmostbuCerflyedgeworkMayneedmoreminorneedlefilework.ungthehookisallcompleted.Tobedone

Needtostartfillinghook.PossiblystartfillingothertoolssuchasboCleopener&serratededge.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. FiledmetaldowntocreatetheboCleopenertool.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



20

2.Filedmetaldownata45

degreeangletocreatethe

serratededge.

MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



25

omments

ompletedmakingtheserratededgebyfillingthemetal.

Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetofiledownmetaltoperfectthetools.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. FiledmetaldowntocreatetheboCleopenertool.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



45

2.utmetaltogivetheboCle

openermorefunc)onality.

MetalViceJuniorHacksaw 1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.


5

omments

ompletedmakingtheboCleopenerbyfillingandcungthemetal.Paperguideisdisintegra)ngslightly.Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetofiledownmetaltoperfecttheothertoolsi.e.Themetalsawedge.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. Filedmetaldowntocreatethesawedge.MetalviceMetalfilesNeedlefiles



40

2.Startedtocutmetalforthe

wrench.

MetalViceJuniorHacksaw 1. utusingstrong,steadymovements,inthedirec)onawayfromyou.


10

omments

Madeafairlygoodstartonthemetalsawedgeouldpossiblyneedsmoreworkinthefuture.

Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetofiledownmetaltoperfectthetools.Electronicsneedstobedonesoon.



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Acvity

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(Minutes)

1. Putcomponentsontotheelectronicprintedcircuitboard(PB

Smallwoodenvice(WashingPeg

Pliers1. Makesurethatnofingersareinthewaywheninser)ng

componentsthroughthePBasthesharpmetalcould

piercetheskin.

2. Makesurethattheexcessmetalfromthecomponentsarebenttothesidetoavoidprickingonesskin.

10

2.Solderedallcomponentsto

thePBusingametalsolderandsolder.

SolderingIronMetalSolderSmallwoodenvice(Washingpeg

1. hecktoseeiftheextractorfanisonwhilstsolderingasthefumesaretoxic.

2. Keepfingerswellawayfromtheendofthesolderingironasitisaveryhightemperatureandcanburnskin

easily.

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3. utoffexis)ngmetalwirefromthecomponents.Wirelippers 1. Takecarewhencungthemetaloff,asitcancutand

pierceskineasily.

2. Weareyeprotec)ontoensurethatnowiretravelsintoyoureyewhenithasbeencutoff.

5

omments

Successfullycompletedtheelectronicworkswithinonelesson.Tobedone

ancon)nuewiththeexis)ngmetalwork.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1. Filedmetaldowntocon)nuingtheserratededgecrea)on.




10

2.Filedmetaldownto

con)nuingthewrench

crea)on.




40

omments

ompletedtheserratededge

Tobedone

Needtocompletethewrenchfaster,asitisconsumingalotof)me!



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1.Filedmetaldownto

con)nuingthewrench

crea)on.




45

2.Filedmetaldowntocreate

thesawedge.




5

omments

ompletedthesawedgeeventually.Itisnowverysharp,andcutwoodwell.

Tobedone

Afinalpushneedstobedonetofinallyfinishthewrench.A_erallworkiscompleted,thepaperguideswillneedtoberemovedandthemetalneedstobecleaned.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1.Filedmetaldownto

con)nuingthewrench

crea)on.




20

2.Removedpaperguideby

usingthewetanddry

technique.

WhitespiritWetandDryPaper 1. Keepthewhitespiritwayfromskin,eyesandotherbodyparts.Donotinhaleanyfumeseither.Ifanygets

onhands,washoffimmediately.

2. Wetanddrypaperisrough,sobecarefulnotgrazeitonyourskin.

10

3. leanedmetalmul)-tool. BrassometalpolishOldloths 1. KeeptheBrassoawayfromskin,eyesandotherbodyparts.Donotinhaleanyfumeseither.Ifanygetson

hands,washoffa_eruse.

20

omments

ompletedthewrenchtool,a_ersome)me.PapercameoffmetalfairlyeasilyMadeagoodstartincleaningthemetal.Tobedone

Needtocon)nuetocleanmetal.Assemblethemul)-toolandlightcasesGluethelightcase.



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Acvity

No



(Minutes)

1.Gluedlightcasetogether.

Alsogluedtheplas)cspacers

totheplas)chandles.

Gluedmagnetsintoplas)c

handlesusingmetal

adhesive.

Plas)cAdhesiveMetalAdhesiveMetalBar(Theweightto

pressurethecase

clampingmethod

1. Keeptheadhesiveawayfromeyesandothersensi)vebodyparts.

2. Donotinhaleanyfumeseitherastheyaretoxic.20

2. leanedmetalmul)-toolusingBrassoandGlassPaper(togivethemetalashiny

finish.

BrassometalpolishOldlothsGlasspaper

1.KeeptheBrassoawayfromskin,eyesandothersensi)vebodyparts.Donotinhaleanyfumeseither.If

anygetsonhands,washoffa_eruse.

2. Glasspaperisrough,sobecarefulnotgrazeitonyourskin.

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3.Assembledthemul)-tool. MetalBolts

MetalLockNutsScrewdriver

1. Keepfirmanddirectpressureonthescrewdriversothatitdoesnotslipandpossiblypierceskin.

5

omments

ompletedallpar)cleworkLightandMul-toolarenowcomplete!



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1.MetalMul-toolWiththispartIwasrequiredtocutamul)pleshapesoutofthemetaltocreatedifferenttypesoftools.Bycungouttheshapesitallows

thisparttohavemul)pletypesofgeneralpurposetoolswhichwouldallowthemetalpiecetobecomeametalmul)-tool.Therearemany

methodsofmachiningwhichwouldallowustocreatethemul)-tool.

1.Icouldhavedrilledoneortwoholesateitherendofthedesiredtoolareatoberemoved,andthendismantleajuniorhacksaw,sothatthebladeisinsertedintooneofthedrilledholes.Icouldthenre-assemblethejuniorhacksawandcouldthensawdownthemarked

dimensions.Thiswouldeventuallygivethedesireddimensionsbutaswitheverymethodavailable,alotofmetalfillingwouldneedtobe

done.EvenifIdidthecutasaccuratelyaspossible,thecutwouldnotbeasaccurateasitcouldbe.

2.AnothermethodwhichIcouldhaveemployedishainDrilling.Thisiswhenyoucentrepunchmul)pleholesintothemetal,andthendrillthroughthem.Themul)pleholesaredrilledclosetogether.Iwouldthenuseahacksawtocutanyexcessmetaloff,andwouldthenfilethe

metaldowntomaketheedgessmoothandtotakeoffanyexcessmetaltoachievethespecifieddimensions.Thismethodwouldalsobe

)meconsuming.Icouldthencuttheremainingshapeswhicharenotsuitabletobechaineddrilled,usingajuniorhacksaw.Theseareas

includethescrewdriverandsawedgetools.ThediagrambelowshowsthechaindrillingmethoddemonstratedontheshapeIwouldneed

tocut.TheredlinesrepresentwhereIwoulddrillthemetaltocreatethedesiredmul)-purposetools.


Eithermethodwouldhavebeensuitabletouse,howeverIchosetousethe

chaindrillingmethod.Ifoundthismethodreducedcu_ngme,butrequired

morefilling.Usingneedlefilesandmetalfiles,Ifiledoffallexcessmetalandto

createcertaintools(suchasthesawedge),leavingasmoothandaccuratefinish.

Ifoundthechaindrillingmethodtobethemosteffecvetocutouttheshapes

onthemetalandbyusingthemetalfilesIfoundfilingexcessmetaldownusing

afileproducedamuchmoreaccurateandcleanerfinishtothepart.

TherearemulplemachiningprocessesIcoulddoforeachcomponentpartthatIhavetomake.Thereare3maincomponentstypesinall.


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2.12.4PlascHandles

Icouldmaketheplas)cbasebymarkingthespecifieddimensionsontoanA4sizepieceofacrylic(plas)c.Icould

thencutalongthesemarkedlinesusingaHegnerSaw.Themainreasonsfornotdoingthisare:

Itwouldbevery)meconsuminghavingtomanuallycuttheacrylicoutbyhand. AmoreaccuratecutwillbecreatedbyusingthelasercuCerinsteadofcungbyhand,duetohumanerror. Theacrylicwouldthenneedtobesandeda_erthecungtomakethesidesoftheacrylicsmoothandtoalso

correcttheacrylictothecorrectdimensions.

Iusedthelasercu'erinsteadofmanuallycu_ngtheacrylicoutbyhand.Advantagestousingthelasercu'erare

thatIcoulddesignthepartquicklyonacomputer,andthencutitoutusingaC.A.M(Computeraided

modelling)machine.Inthiscase,Iusedthelasercu_ngmachine.

EventhoughitwouldtakemetodesignthepartonaC.A.D(ComputerAidedDesign)program,itwouldbemore

meefficienttodesignthepartaccuratelyonacomputerthancu_ngitoutmanually.Thecomputerprogram

Iusediscalled2DDesign.

AnotherreasonwhytheLasercu'erisamoreeffecveoponisbecausethelasercu'erisaprecisionmachine.

Thereisnoroomforhumanerrorwhenthepartiscutout.Thismeansthatusingthelasercu'erisquicker

andismoreaccuratemeanstocreangthispart.

2.12.4PlascHandles

Allalterna)veprocessesareiden)caltothoseofcomponentnumbers2.12.4,thePlas)cHandles.Thiscomponent

wasonceagainmanufacturedusingthelasercuCerusingtheADprogramcalled2DDesign.

LaserProCAMLaserCuKerusedtocutallplas=ccomponents

2DDesignScreenshot

Plas=cHandlephotojustaerit

hadbeencutintheLaserCuKer


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1.MetalMul-tool

Thispiececouldhavepossiblybeenmadeoutofwood,howeveraswoodisrela)velyso_,itwouldbepronetodeforma)onwheneithercung,pulling,or)ghteningotherhardermaterials.Thiswouldleadtodamageofthemetal.Anotherdisadvantageisthatyouwouldberestrictedtothetypeofitemsthat

youcouldhold.Arequirementofthispartisthatthemul)-toolmustberobustenoughtotakegeneraldaytodayuseandabuse.Itmustbeabletocope

withgreatamountsofpressuretobeusedforgeneralpurposeac)vi)es.Asmetalisahardmaterialandwoodisarela)velyso_materialthedesignof

themul)-tooltendsitsselftobemanufacturedfrommetal.Thereforewoodwouldntbethepurposeswerequireitfor.

Wechoosetousemildsteelasitisharderthanwoodandcanbeusedundergreatpressureandwillnotdeform.Steelisverystrong,butittakesagreatdeal

of)metomanufactureasallworkismanualandisnotprocessedbyacomputer.Asaresult,theextra)metakenbythemanufacturingofthemetal

sliderisbeneficialasitmakesthemul=-toolamuchmorerobustproduct,allowingittobeusedforgeneraldaytodayuse ,whichisstatedinmyoriginal

productspecifica)on.

2.12.4PlascHandles1. Thefirstmaterialiswood.Woodisfairlystrong,light,andiseasytoworkwith.However,inourproductspecifica)onitstatesthattheclampIssafetobe

usedbychildren.Woodispronetosplinters,sothismaterialisnotidealfortheproductspecifica)onprovided.

2. AnothermaterialIcouldhaveusedwasSteel.Steelisverystrong,butitwouldhavemadetheclampveryheavy,costlyandwouldtakeagreatdealof)metomanufacture.BychoosingsteelIwouldhavehadless)metocreateothervitalcomponentpieces.Anotherdisadvantagetosteelisthatifitis

contactwithwaterandair,itcanbepronetorust.

Thedecisionwasmadetouseacrylicfortheplas)chandles,whilstusingothermaterialsforotherspecificcomponentparts.Ichoosetouseplas)c

becauseitislight,rela)velystrongandiseasytoprocess.TheadvantageofusingacrylicisthatIcouldquicklydesignthecomponentonacomputer,and

thensendittoalasercuCer.A.Mmachine.Theadvantageofusingacrylicoverusingsteelinthemanufactureofthepartisthatitremovestheneedfor

intensivemanualworkincungandfiling.Asplas)cdoesntsplinteritalsohasanimmediatesafetyadvantageoverwood.

3.(2)PlascSpacers

(Iden)caltocomponent2.12.4Plas)cHandles.Themainpointsforthiscomponentisthatusingacrylicischeapandveryeasytoprocessasitdoesnot

needanymanualworkduetotheplas)cbeingcutoutonthelasercuCer.A.Mmachine.

TherearemulplematerialsIcouldhaveusedforeachcomponentpartthatIhavetomake.Thereare3maincomponentpartsinall.


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Aertheproducthadbeencompleted,itneedtobetested.Eachtoolonthemetalmul-toolwastested.Theyall

workedsuccessfully.Ihaveshownimagesofthemul-toolachievingtheseresults.Therea7toolsintotal.

OpeningaCornBeefCan

(BuKerflyOpener)

Cungacardbox

(SerratedEdge)

TighteningaScrewintoWood

(ScrewDriver)

CungsomeWood

(SawEdge)

OpeningaBoKle

(BoKleOpener)

PullingaTentPegfromsomeGrass

(BoKleOpener)

FasteningaNut

(6Posi=onWrench)


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TheMul=-toolinan

outsideenvironment.

SideviewoftheMul=-tool.

Mul=-toolwhenclosed.


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FitDuringthemanufacturingandconstruc)onofthetool,Imanagedtobuildthemul)-tooltothespecifieddimensions.Therewasnoneedtochangeanyoftheoriginaldimensionsofthecomponentparts.Allpartsfitandworkinharmonytoallowthetooltowork.

ThereforeIwasabletos)cktothespecifieddimensionsonmytechnicaldrawingssheet.

AllcomponentpartsarewithinthespecifiedsizesandIkeptthequalityofmydimensionshighbymeasuringtwice,andonlycungonce.Byusingthis

method,theaccuracyofourdimensionswillbemoreaccurateandfewerreplacementspartswouldhavebeenneededtomanufacture.Thismaintainsahigh

standardofqualityandless)mewillbeneededtoreplaceormodifypartstofulfiltheiroriginalneeds.UsingthismethodensuresthattheclampHasbeen

manufacturedtoahighstandard,asstatedintheproductspecifica)on.

FormWhenevalua)ngtheformofthetool,wemustinves)gatewhetherthematerialsusedweresuitablefortheiroriginalpurpose.Beforewestartedtheconstruc)onoftheproductweresearchedwhichmaterialswouldbesuitableforeachpart.Allthepartswereanalysedandassessedinthealterna)ve

materials&materialjus)fica)onsheet.Throughoutthemanufacturingandtheconstruc)onoftheclamp,allpartsservedtheirpurposewellandnoobvious

flawshaveappearedusingthechosenmaterials.Asaresult,allmaterialsused,appeartobesuitablefortheproduct.Usingthecorrectmaterialsmeansthat

thetoolisrobustenoughtotakegeneraldaytodayuseandabuse .Nomaterialsalterna)veswererequiredtoallowtheclamptoworkmoreeffec)velyand

assuchIbelievethebestmaterialshavebeenchosen,thereforetheclampfullyfulfilsthisvitalrequirement.

Allcomponentpartshavesmoothedges;allburrsremovedandhavenosharpcornersbydesign,soastolimitpoten)alcausesofinjury.Fromthestartofthis

project,amainprioritywastomakesurethetoolissafelysecuredinsomecasingmethod.ThereforeIchoosefortheplas)chandlestorotatearound,from

whenthetoolisfullyopentoencloseandhidethemetalmul)-tool.Bydoingthisthemetalmul)-toolsitssafelyinsidetheplas)chandles,whichthenactas

acase..Thismeansthattheproductsmetalmul=-tooltoolssitssafelywithinthecase,whennotinuse andtheproductalsohasasuitableprotec=vecase

tohousethemul=-tool.

Afundamentalpointsincetheeggingoftheproject(andstatedintheDesignBriefisthatthemul)-toolneedstoberela)velycheaptomassproduce,asit

willneedsellwithaDIYmagazine.Themostcostlypartofthemul)-toolisthemildsteelmul)-toolcomponent,asthishadtobemanuallyprocessedbyusing

drillsandmetalfiles.However,mildstealisfairlycheaptobuy.Tomaketheproductsuitableformassproduc)on,themetalwouldneedtobeprocessedbya

metalAMmachine,andthenitcouldeasilybeproducedformassproduc)onatalowprice(manuallabourofprocessingthemetaliscostly.


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Also,ifaAMmachineweretoprocessthemetalitcouldhaveamoreaccurateandhigherqualityfinish.AMMachinesareprocessiontools,sothereisno

humansinvolvedintheprocessingofthemetal,thusthereisnohumanerror.Acrylicischeaptopurchase,andiseasilyprocessedbyaAMmachine,likethe

LasercuCerweusedsoitcouldeasilybemadeformassproduc)on,atalowprice.Overall,themul)-toolthereforefullyqualifiesthatitcanbebuiltand

constructedforalowprice,sothatitcancomefreewithamagazine.

FunconThemainfunc)onoftheclampisthatitwillrequiretohavemanyuseful&essen=altools. Thetoolachievesitspurposebyhavingmanygeneralpurpose

toolscapableofmanyfunc)onsforac)vi)es,andthereforeitalsomeetstherequirementspecifiedintheproductspecifica)on.Thismeansthatthemul)-

toolalsofullyqualifiesthatthetoolmustbeabletobeusedformanyfunc=onsandac=vi=es statedinthedesignspecifica)on.

Itwaspatentlyobviousfromthebeggingthatamul)-toolactuallyneededtobecompactenoughtobeheldinahumanhand,thereforeitwouldneedtobe

smallandcompacttobeseenasvaluabletool.ThisthencompletesthespecifiedItneedstobecompact,sothatitcanbestoredinatrouserpocket.

Aswellastheproductbeingasuitablesize,thetoolalsoneedtobedifferentandinteres)ng.Asmyproductincludesanirregularbutinnova)vemethodof

enclosingandholdingthetool,itcouldbeseenasavaluableandoriginaldesignoftool,whichpeoplewouldpossiblylikeanddesire.IfthetoolisaCrac)veto

apossiblecustomertheyaremorelikelytotryandpurchase(themagazineit.AsaresultThemul=-toolisvisuallyaKrac=veandincludesinteres=ngshapes/

angles.

Asstatedinthedesignbrief,theproductthathadtobecreatedneededtobesuitedfortheDoitYourselfmarket(DIY.Allofthetoolswhicharecurrently

onthetool,aDIYenthusiastwouldfindessen)alforgeneralDIYwork.Ihavealsokeptinmindthatthissortoftoolwouldbeveryusefultoaamping

enthusiast.Itcouldalsoappealtosomeonejustwan)ngageneralpurposemul)-tool.Intotal,themul)-toolcouldappealtoanumberofdifferentmarkets

thereforeitfullycomplete.Tosummarise,themul)-toolfitsthedesignspecifica)oncriteriathatThemul=-toolwillbeaimedattheDIY,generalpurposeand

campingmarket.

Ihavealsoaddedotherfunc)onsalongtheproduc)onofthetool.OneofwhichismagnetslocatedintheboComoftheplas)chandles.Theseplas)c

handlesallowthemul)-tooltolockopensothatitcanclickintoplace.Thisgivesthemul)-toolanexpensiveandexecu)vefeel.Themagnetsalsorequireyou

toapplysomeforcetoseparatetheplas)chandles,whichmakesthetoolbeCertoworkwith,asitstaysopen.Thishasbeenavaluableandworthwhile

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Ihavethoroughlyenjoyedmakingthemul=-tool.Ihavecompletedallnecessaryworkwhichneededtobedonetothefully

completethetool.IfeelthatIhavefinishedthewholeproducttoahighstandard,whichisafundamentalpointofthe

wholeproject(andspecifiedintheDesignSpecifica=on).Ihavefurtherimprovedmyknowledgeonhowtousecertain

machineryanddesigningproductsonpaperandusingCADprogramssuchas2DDesignandGoogleSketchUp.Ihavealso

completedeverycomponentpartwithintheset=me,keepingthequalityofmyproductshighandthedimensionsofmy

partsaccuratetotheiroriginaldimensions.OverallIwouldsaythatthisproductisamassivesuccess.Ihavethoroughlyenjoyeddesigning,crea=ng,usingandevalua=ngthisproduct.Iamlookingforwardtothenextproject,andtofurther

improvemyknowledgeandtocreatenewandinnova=veproducts.

IfIweretomakethiscomponentagain,Iwouldhavelikedtohavebeenmoreeffec=vewithmyuseofavailable=me.Much

=mewasconsumedwhilstwastedfilingthemetal,andwai=ngtousecertainmetalfiles.IwouldhavebeKerusedthis

down=metohavebeenmanufacturingotherpartsthatdidnotrequiretheuseofmetalfiles.IfIweretodothis,Iwould

havebeenabletocompletemycomponentpartsinashorteramountof=me,meaningthatIcouldhavecompletedthe

projectinashorter=me.Ithereforeneedtoimprovemyoverallmanufacturingplanningforfutureprojects.


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