January 2004 UNIT FCA 035 (01/00) Remove and Replace Fittings and Fixtures Work Activity 1 Tools and equipment used for removing and replacing components This activity looks at the range of tools and equipment that are used in this Unit in terms of their: • type • characteristics • uses • storage and maintenance Outcomes By the end of this activity, students should be able to: • recognise and name each tool and piece of equipment used in the Unit • select and use the appropriate tool/equipment to remove/replace components • check the accuracy of spirit levels • store and maintain the tools and equipment correctly FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 1 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Hand tools and equipment Delivery Presentation Show and describe a variety of screwdrivers with: - Flat head - Phillips head - Pozidrive head Describe the care and maintenance of screwdrivers. Student involvement Ask students what is likely to happen if the size of the screwdriver head is wider than the head of the screw. Response required The wood around the screw head would be damaged when the screw was fully inserted. Student involvement Ask students what is likely to happen if the size of the screwdriver head is much smaller than the head of the screw. Response required The screwdriver head could be damaged The screw head could be damaged The screwdriver would be difficult to turn The screwdriver head could slip and cause damage Resources Screwdrivers of different sizes and heads: - Flat head - Phillips head - Pozidrive head Screws to match sizes and head shapes of screwdrivers Student Activity Sheet 1A (see end of Work Activity Pack 1) Provide students with a selection of screws, including all three shapes of recess, and a selection of screwdrivers and ask them to match the correct size and shape of screwdriver to each screw. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 2 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Hand tools and equipment Screwdrivers Many components are fixed with screws and it is important that the correct type and size of screwdriver is used when inserting or removing screws. They can be purchased in a variety of sizes and with any of three different head shapes. The size of the screwdriver and the shape of the head will need to match the size and head of the screw being used. The three screwdriver heads are: Flat head: to use with slotted screws Phillips head: to use with cross shape, recessed screw head Pozidrive: to use with star shape, recessed screw head Care and maintenance Screwdrivers should be kept in a toolbox or set where they can be identified for use with different size screws and different slots/recesses. Tips of flat screwdrivers can be filed to keep the correct shape. Screwdrivers should not be hammered and care should be taken to avoid damage to handles and heads. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 3 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Removing screws Delivery Presentation Show a screw in position, e.g. on a hinge, with the head heavily painted and the recess/slot totally blocked. Student involvement Ask students what needs to be done to the painted head before it can be unscrewed. Response required All paint to be scraped off the head and out of the recess/slot using an appropriate old screwdriver or similar (not a sharp chisel!). Resources Demonstration hinge with painted screws Presentation Demonstrate removing the paint and unscrewing the screw. Health and Safety Paint can chip – goggles to be worn Resources Scraper tool Screwdriver Goggles Safety footwear Gloves FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 4 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Removing screws Screws that have been in place for some time may be rusted, heavily painted or damaged. To remove a screw it is important that the screw slot/recess is in a fit state to receive the appropriate size and shape of screwdriver. Rusted screws should be cleaned up with a wire brush or similar and the slot/recess cleaned out sufficiently for the screwdriver to get a positive grip. A drop of lubricating oil around the edge of the screw head helps to break the adhesion between the screw head and the item it is securing. A useful tip is to tighten the screw a little before commencing the unscrewing action. Strong pressure should be maintained into the slot/recess to avoid the screwdriver head slipping and causing damage to the screw head. Tapping the screwdriver into the slot can help to increase the pressure when turning the screw. Often screw heads are painted over, e.g. in hinges, and it is essential that all of the paint is removed from the head and the slot recess before attempting to unscrew. The same process of unscrewing applies as with the rusted screw. Sometimes the slot/recess can be damaged and to unscrew is difficult. Where necessary, the slot/recess should be cleared, using the blade of a hacksaw if necessary. The hacksaw blade is useful when removing rusted, painted or damaged screws since it can be used for cleaning out slots or creating a new slot across the screw head. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 5 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Fixing screws Delivery Presentation Demonstrate how to use a hand drill and/or bradawl to prepare a pilot hole in the material for the screw to follow. Explain that this helps to prevent splitting the material and eases the screwing process. Describe/show how a lubricant, such as silicone or grease, can help in the fixing/removal of a screw. Show the difference between screwing into a pilot hole and attempting to screw into unprepared wood. Student involvement Say that brass screws are brittle and can easily break if too much pressure is used. Ask how this can be avoided. Response required Insert steel screw of same size first to cut the thread etc. Remove steel screw and fix brass screw into the prepared material. Resources Hand drill Drill bits Bradawl Screws Screwdriver Wood FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 6 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Fixing screws Screws are, in effect, wedges of metal with the thread acting to draw the screw into the wood or other material and to anchor the screw. To prevent the screw from splitting the material and to make it easier to insert the screw into the material, a pilot hole can be drilled into the material for the screw to follow. The pilot hole will be of lesser diameter than the screw, to allow the thread to anchor itself in the material. A small amount of lubricant such as grease or silicone on the screw will make it easier to insert and remove. An alternative to drilling a pilot hole is to use a bradawl to create a hole for the screw to follow. If possible, the bradawl should, when used in timber, cut the fibres rather than part them, to avoid splitting along the grain. Hand drill and bradawl Brass screws are quite brittle and will shear, or the head will break, if subjected to a lot of pressure when being screwed in. To avoid this it is good practice to screw in a steel screw of the same size and then replace it with the brass screw. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 7 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Hammers Delivery Presentation Show and describe a claw hammer and a cross-pein hammer. Show how the claw hammer can be used for extracting nails. Use a timber or ply pad under the claw to prevent damage to the surface of the wood. Student involvement Ask students what will happen if the surface of the wood is struck by the hammer head. Response required The wood will be damaged and show the imprint of the hammer head. Resources Claw hammer Cross pein hammers – different weights Delivery Presentation Show how a nail can be driven into wood most of the length and then finished by using a nail punch. Describe care and maintenance of hammers. Resources Hammer Nails Nail punch Pieces of wood Student Activity Sheet 1B (see end of Work Activity Pack 1) Provide students with scrap wood, claw hammer and nail punch. Two oval nails to be driven into wood with head below the surface. One round head wire nail to be driven almost in and then extracted using a claw hammer. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 8 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Hammers There are various shapes and sizes of hammers but two common hammers used in construction are the claw hammer and the cross pein hammer. The claw has the advantage that it can be used to extract nails. Claw hammers can be purchased with steel or wooden shafts. The steel shafts are stronger. Wooden shafts are usually made from ash or hickory since these are strong and resilient. Claw hammers can be purchased in different weights from 450 to 570 grams. The heavier weight is useful when driving in larger nails. Claw hammer Cross pein hammer Cross pein hammers have wooden shafts, again made from ash or hickory. They are generally used for lighter work and can be purchased in different weights from 113 to 450 grams. The lighter weight cross pein is commonly called a pin hammer and is used for driving in small nails and panel pins. When using hammers on wooden items, care should be taken to avoid damaging the surface of the wood. When levering the claw hammer to draw out a nail, the pressure of the hammer can indent the wood. To avoid this, a piece of ply or thin wood can be used under the claw head to spread the weight. Similarly, the striking face of the hammer will cause deep indents in wood if, for example, a nail is driven home with force. To prevent this, the nail can be driven in almost to the surface of the wood and a nail punch used, with a hammer, to drive the nail the remaining distance. Using a nail punch Care and maintenance Hammers should be kept clean. The striking face of the hammer head can be cleaned by rubbing it across sandpaper, on a flat surface. In very hot weather, the wooden shafts can dry out and become loose in the head. The wood can be dampened to swell it out to the true size. Wooden and steel shafted hammers should be kept in tool boxes or bags when not in use. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 9 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spanners Delivery Presentation Show and describe an open-ended spanner, a ring spanner and a socket spanner. Demonstrate using spanners in confined spaces. Demonstrate holding bolt head with one spanner while tightening the nut with another spanner. Student involvement Ask students what could be used to assist in the movement of the nut on the thread of the bolt. Response required Lubricant, e.g. oil Resources Three different types of spanner Nuts and bolts Demonstration models for fixing and removing nuts and bolts Student Activity Sheet 1C (see end of Work Activity Pack 1) Provide students with pre-drilled pieces of wood and ask them to fit and tighten, then remove a nut, bolt and washer using each of the three types of spanner. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 10 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spanners Spanners are used to tighten or remove nuts and bolts. There are three common types of spanner, open-ended spanners (fixed and adjustable), ring spanners and socket spanners. Open-ended spanners are made from toughened steel in the shape of a jaw with one end open. They come in a range of sizes to suit the sizes of nuts and the jaw slides tightly against two edges of the nut. The shaft of the spanner acts as the lever when tightening or removing a nut. The head of the spanner is at an angle to the shaft so that in confined spaces the spanner can be turned over to obtain a further levering movement. One disadvantage of the open end is that it can slip off the nut. Open ended spanner Rather than buy a range of spanners it is possible to buy open-ended spanners with adjustable jaws that can be opened or closed to fit a wide range of nut sizes and shapes. Ring spanners provide an all round grip on the nut and are stronger than open-ended spanners. Because of the all round grip they are less likely to slip off the nut. Ring spanners can be obtained in a vast range of sizes. Ring spanner Socket and wrench Sockets are similar to ring spanners in providing an all round grip. A range of sizes is available and they are normally bought in a set. Each socket fits into a ratchet head on a wrench. The ratchet can be reversed so that it can be used for either tightening or removing nuts. An advantage is that accessories are available such as extension bars and universal joints to enable the socket to be used in awkward places. Care and maintenance Spanners should be kept clean and free from debris on the jaws. A slight oiling will prevent rusting. They should be stored in a secure place, preferably in sets. Sockets and wrenches should be stored in order of size in the box provided with the set. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 11 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spirit levels Delivery Presentation Show and describe a long and a short (boat) spirit level with horizontal and vertical bubble tubes. Show how the levels can be used for checking vertical and horizontal surfaces, e.g. corners of walls, door openings, borders. Student involvement Ask students what else the long level could be used for. Response required: Drawing horizontal and vertical lines on vertical surfaces. Resources Long spirit levels Short (boat) spirit levels Student Activity Sheet 1D (see end of Work Activity Pack 1) Students to draw a horizontal and a vertical line on a piece of paper fixed to a vertical surface, using a long spirit level to obtain true lines and levels. Teacher to check the accuracy of the lines. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 12 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spirit levels Spirit levels are used by most trades people in the construction industry. They are used to check horizontal and vertical lines and levels. The level works on the basis of a bubble of air rising to the top of an oily liquid in a slightly curved, clear glass or plastic sealed tube fixed in a wood or metal parallel straight edge. They can be obtained in a variety of lengths commonly ranging from 225 mm up to 1.2 m. The shorter levels are used for checking and adjusting small pieces of work. Long levels are used for checking longer distances, often in conjunction with a straight edge. Long metal level Boat level It is important that the spirit level is accurate since even a small error becomes multiplied over a long distance. Some of the spirit levels have adjustable bubble tubes so that any inaccuracy can be corrected. Many modern spirit levels, however, have fixed tubes and have to be sent to the manufacturer for adjustment. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 13 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spirit levels (continued) Checking for accuracy Delivery Presentation Show and describe how to check a spirit level for accuracy using two screws in a fixed, horizontal surface and by reversing the level. Show and describe a similar process using two screws in a fixed vertical surface. Show and describe how the level can be adjusted to make it accurate. Student involvement Ask students what they would do if they found that a spirit level was faulty or out of true. Response required Report the fault to the person in charge. Resources Fixed horizontal surface Fixed vertical surface 2 screws Screwdrivers Bradawl Long spirit level Student Activity Sheet 1E (see end of Work Activity Pack 1) Each student to check a long spirit level for accuracy by reversing. Each to record and report any fault to the teacher. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 14 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Spirit levels (continued) Checking for accuracy The level can be checked, by driving two screws into a fixed, horizontal piece of wood with the heads protruding about 6 mm. The screws should be a little less than the length of the spirit level apart for the level to be able to rest on them. By turning one screw down the level can be moved until the bubble is exactly between the lines marked on the tube. The level is then reversed in its length and again rested on the screws. If the bubble still lies between the lines it is accurate. If the bubble is in a different position the level needs adjusting. This can be done by turning one screw down until the amount of error is halved. The tube is then adjusted in the level so that the bubble is between the two lines. By reversing the level the adjustment can be checked as correct. The vertical (plumb) bubbles can be checked in the same way, with the screws fixed in a vertical surface. It is good practice to check the accuracy of the level when in normal use by reversing it on the work surfaces or lines. The more detailed pictures show the bubble in the level between the two black lines in the tube filled with liquid Screws Care and maintenance Levels are delicate tools and need to be treated with care avoiding being dropped, knocked or used for any other purpose than levelling. They must be kept clean, particularly on the flat edges and the bubble tubes. Accuracy can be checked each time in use by reversing the level as outlined previously. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 15 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Tape measures Delivery Presentation Show and describe steel and fabric tape measures in various sizes including 30 metres long measures. Explain their use and show how they can be used on running lengths and, in the case of the 2 – 6 metres tapes, between reveals. Describe how to treat them with care and to avoid kinking the steel blades. Student involvement Ask students why fabric tapes should not be used for accurate measurements. Response required: Fabric tapes can stretch. Resources A variety of tape measures, both steel and fabric. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 16 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Tape measures Tape measures are used extensively in construction and are available in various sizes from 2 metres up to 30 metres long. They are made from thin, continuous metal or fabric, about 13 mm wide, which enables them to be wound up tightly within plastic or metal cases. This allows the 2 m – 6 m measures to be carried in the pocket or on a belt clip. The longer tape measures are used for long distance work such as measuring boundaries or marking out foundations. Most tape measures have dual measurements marked on them for metric and imperial measurements. Metric is now the more commonly used version. The cases for the 2 m – 6 m tapes are usually of a specified size so that they can be part of the overall measurement when measuring, for instance, between reveals of openings. Fabric tape measures can stretch and are not recommended when accurate measurements are required. Care and maintenance Tapes should be kept clean and dry. When used in wet conditions they should be cleaned and dried after use. Steel blades should have a smear of oil rubbed along the blade to prevent rusting. Care should be taken to avoid kinking the blade as this will make the tape inaccurate and could fracture and break the tape. Imperial Lock Nib FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 17 Metric Work Activity 1 January 2004 String lines Delivery Presentation Show and describe a building line. Demonstrate how it can be used horizontally, e.g. on brickwork with corner blocks or line pins. Show and describe a plumb bob. Demonstrate how to use it with a line to mark out a vertical line. Describe and demonstrate putting a chalk line onto a flat surface, e.g. wall or floor. Student involvement Ask students where they think a plumb bob could be used. Response required: For marking out rainwater down pipes Wallpapering Marking out vertical lines for wall tiling Resources Builder’s line Plumb bob Chalk Corner blocks Line pins Student’s Handbook Teacher to distribute reference pages relating to Work Activity 1. Students to insert the missing words. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 18 Work Activity 1 January 2004 String lines Building lines are used extensively in construction, for example, in marking out foundations, laying bricks/blocks to line and providing lines when setting out rainwater gutters and pipes. Modern lines can be bought in skeins (often multiple skeins) to provide lengths of tens of metres. They are usually coloured, orange being a favoured colour, so that they can be seen against most backgrounds, and are made from nylon or similar for strength and durability. String lines can be used to mark vertical lines when used in conjunction with plumb bobs. These are special weights, in brass or steel, which are attached to the line. When marking out vertical lines, for example when wallpapering, the line is held at ceiling level and the weight allowed to hang at rest near the floor level. The line is then perfectly perpendicular. Lines are sometimes rubbed with chalk to obtain a line on a flat surface. This line is made by holding the chalked line very tightly along the line to be marked and then snapping it onto the surface. Purpose made chalk lines are available. Care and maintenance String lines should be kept clean and dry to prevent rotting. Care should be taken to avoid the line becoming knotted or tangled. Line and Plumb Bob Line pulled taut from corner blocks FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 19 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student Activity 1A Delivery Students to be provided with a selection of screws that includes all 3 shapes of slot/recess. Provide a selection of screwdrivers and ask the students to match the correct size and shape of screwdriver to each screw. Resources For each student: • 6 countersunk head screws of differing head sizes, 4 up to 14 gauge, with varying slots/recesses to correspond with the 3 screwdriver head shapes. • A range of screwdrivers that will match the screws that have been given out. Numbers to be stuck to each screwdriver for identification. • Activity chart. Note: Chart can be produced as an IT exercise. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 20 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Activity Sheet 1A You have been given 6 countersunk head screws. Match each screw with the correct size and head shape of screwdriver. List below the head size and shape of each screw and the number of the screwdriver that you think is the correct one to use on it. Head size of screw Type of screwdriver head required, i.e. Flat, Phillips, Pozidrive Number of screwdriver 1 2 3 4 5 6 FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 21 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student Activity 1B Delivery Each student to be provided with two pieces of scrap wood, nails, hammers and nail punch and asked to fasten the two pieces of wood together using two oval nails with the heads of the nails driven just below the surface of the wood. One round head clout nail to be driven in to within 3 mm of the surface of the wood. This nail to be extracted using the claw hammer. Teacher to check finished pieces of work for hammer marks. Resources For each student: • 2 pieces of scrap wood, each approximately 150 mm x 50 mm x 25 mm • 2 oval nails 40 mm long • 1 round head clout nail • Cross pein hammer - 140 gram • Claw hammer – 140 gram • Nail punch • Ply pads approximately 50 mm x 50 mm FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 22 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Activity Sheet 1B You have been given two pieces of scrap wood, approximately 150 mm long x 50 mm wide by 25 mm thick, and three nails. • Place one piece of the wood flat on the other and use the two oval nails to fasten them together with the nails about 100 mm apart. The nails should be driven so that the heads are just below the surface of the wood. Use a nail punch for the last few millimetres. • Drive the round-headed nail into the wood at about the centre of the face of the wood. Leave the head sticking up out of the wood about 3 mm. Use a claw hammer to draw out the roundheaded nail. Your work should not show any hammer marks when completed. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 23 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student Activity 1C Delivery Students to be provided with two pre-drilled pieces of scrap wood, each about 20 mm thick. Students to be asked to select a nut, bolt and washer, suitable for bolting the two pieces of wood together. Nut and bolt to be tightened and removed three times using a different type of spanner each time. Resources For each student: • 2 pre-drilled pieces of wood • Selection of nuts, bolts and washers with at least one suitable nut and bolt for each student • Range of spanners - open ended - ring - socket FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 24 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Activity Sheet 1C You have been given two pieces of drilled wood. • Select a suitable nut, bolt and washer to fix the two pieces of wood together. • Select a suitable spanner and tighten and remove the nut, bolt and washer. Repeat this three times, each time using a different type of spanner from the following: 1. Open-ended spanner 2. Ring spanner 3. Socket spanner The teacher will check that you have selected the correct sizes of nuts, bolts, washers and spanners. • At the end of the activity replace the nut, bolt, washer and spanners in their correct storage places. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 25 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student Activity 1D Delivery For each student securely pin an A3 sheet of paper to a vertical, fixed surface. Ask the students to draw a horizontal line about halfway up the paper using a long spirit level. Then to draw a vertical line about halfway across the paper, again using the spirit level. Teacher to check the drawn lines for accuracy Resources For each student: • Sheet of blank A3 paper • Drawing pins/adhesive tape/blutac • Long spirit level with horizontal and vertical bubble tubes • Pencil FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 26 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Activity Sheet 1D You have been given a long spirit level and a pencil. On the sheet of paper that has your name on the top right hand corner: • Use the spirit level and pencil to draw a true horizontal line about halfway up the paper • Use the spirit level and pencil to draw a true vertical line about halfway across the paper The teacher will check the accuracy of both lines. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 27 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student Activity 1E Delivery For each student provide an inaccurate, long spirit level. Ask the students to check the accuracy of the level by reversing and to record and report the details of the inaccuracy. Resources For each student: • Long spirit level in need of adjustment (level to be numbered) • Board with two screws in place • Screwdriver • Paper and pencil or use of IT FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 28 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Activity Sheet 1E You have been given a long spirit level, a board with two screws fixed in it and a screwdriver. You also have a sheet of paper and a pencil. • Fix the board horizontally in a bench vice with the screws at the top. • Place the level on the screws. • Check the accuracy of the level by reversing it on the screws. • Record the result of the check on the piece of paper. Show the number of the level on the record. • Pass the record to the teacher. The teacher will check the accuracy of your record. FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 29 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Enhancement Visit to a building site to see tools being used and to observe how horizontal/vertical lines and levels are being set out. Under guidance, students should prepare an observation /question checklist prior to the visit. Key Skills Communication • oral – asking questions, seeking clarification, answering questions, taking part in discussions • production of chart IT FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 30 Work Activity 1 January 2004 Student’s Handbook Work Activity 1 Exercise 1 True or false 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. False True True False True FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 31 Work Activity 1 January 2004 THIS PAGE IS BLANK FCinBCO - Section 5 – Remove Replace Fixtures Fittings – TH 32 Work Activity 1
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