Hack saw

Tools and equipment

Metal ruler

File

Magnetic V-block

Bench drill

Heightgage

Centre punch

Procedures
1. Firstly, the metal plate was marked out based on the measurement given. The process was
carried out by heightgage and scribber as the marking tools. The metal plates is placed on the
magnetic V-block to avoid the plates from being move during marking process. This process
was handled on a surface table which has a flat surface. The processes were shown on the
figures below.

Figure 4.1 The dimension is measured on the heightgage before marking process.

Figure 4.2 The metal plate is placed on the magnetic V-block before marking .

2. Then, a few holes need to be made on the both metal plates. Bench drill is used to make the
holes on the plates. But before drilling process, a few marked have been made on the part
where holes will be made. This was to make the drilling process become easier as the cutting
tool will follow the path made by the marked parts.

Figure 4.3
Process of marking the parts

Figure 4.4
Process of making holes

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workpiece was cut follow the line made by the scribber and heightgage in the first step. There
was a part need to be cut by using the bench drill because the hacksaw cannot enter that part
to cut it. By using bench drill, a few holes were made on the part and then by using pliers, that
part was bend off.

Figure 4.5
The metal plate is tighten using vice
clamp and cut by using hacksaw

Figure 4.6
A few holes were made on the part at
the centre of the metal plate where
hacksaw cannot enter that part.

Figure 4.7
This is how the centre part looked
after being bend off by the pliers.

4. The last processes was filing process. All part that have been cut need to be file as the cutting
processes on the plates left a very rough surfaces. Lastly, the both part of the metal which are
female part and male part were assembled together.

Figure 4.8
Shows the filing process using file.

Figure 4.9
Both female and male part were tested
for assemble.