Tools Module

Tools Module main features

Three of our D&T animation packages have been combined with new interactive tests and exercises to create a new Tools Module. The Tools Module helps students learn the names and uses of 125+ tools used in Design and Technology.

Measuring Tools animations illustrate:

steel rule
micrometer
digital micrometer
vernier caliper
height gauge
depth gauge
micrometer depth gauge
internal caliper
external caliper
combination set
dial gauge
screw pitch gauge
feeler gauge
limit plug gauges (GO / NOGO gauges)
limit ring gauge
snap gauge
drill gauge
radius gauge
protractor
spirit level
electronic devices

Marking Out Tools animations illustrate:

pens and pencils
scriber
marking knife
engineer's square
woodworker's try square
dividers trammel
odd leg calipers
marking gauge
cutting gauge
mortice gauge
centre punch
dot punch
mitre square
centre square
sliding bevel
bradawl
surface gauge
straight edge
vee block
angle plate
templates
surface plate

The hand tools animation illustrates:

planes:
- jointer plane
- jack plane
- smoothing plane
- bench plane sizes
- plane parts
- sharpening angles for plane cutting irons
- grinding and honing
- frog angles
- rebate plane
  - marking out a rebate
  - planing a rebate
- shoulder plane
- bull nose plane
spokeshaves
wood chisels:
- firmer chisel
- bevel edged chisel
- mortice chisel
  - using a mortice chisel
- gouge
cold chisel
tinsnips and shears
- using tinsnips
saws for wood:
- tenon saw
- dovetail saw
- cross cut saw
- rip saw
- coping saw
hacksaw
junior hacksaw
abra file
hammers and mallets:
- engineer's ball pein hammer
- sledge hammer
- rubber mallet
- plastic faced hammers
- soft faced hammers
- rawhide mallet
- bossing mallet
- raising hammer
- planishing hammer
- doming hammer
- cross pein hammer
- claw hammer
- woodworker's mallet
files:
- description
- roughness of cut
- hand file
- flat file
- half round file
- round file
- square file
- three square file
- knife file
- needle files
- Swiss wax files
drills:
- brace and bit
- how to use a brace and bit
- twist drills
- countersink
  - riveting with countersunk head rivets
- hand drill / wheel brace
Taps and dies:
- taps and tap wrench
- tapping a thread
- die and diestock
- cutting an external thread
- drunken threads.

View a sample D&T notes and exercises from the Tools Module

Technology theory: Machine tools: saws
Technology theory test: Machine tools interactive test
Technology theory exercise: Machine tools
Technology theory exercise: Centre lathe turning

The Machine Tool Animations illustrate:

CNC:
- description of computer numerical control
- links between CAD, CAM and computer control
- main difference between manual and CNC machines
- 5 axis CNC miller
- CNC lathe
buffer:
- using a buffer
- pickling
- etching
sanding machines
- disc sander
- orbital sander
- belt sander
- reciprocating sander
- spindle sander
  - abrasive papers and cloths
  - abrading
  - emery cloth
grinding machines:
- bench grinder
- surface grinder
- angle grinder
drilling machines:
- pillar drill
- chuck key safety
- portable power drill
- twist drill bit
- SDS drill bit
- taper shank drill bit
- grinding angles for drill bits
- reamers
- centre drill
- countersinks
- masonry drill bit
- brad point drill bit
- auger bits
- flat bit
- Forstner bit
- counterbore and plug cutter
- hole saw
vertical milling machine
router (power router):
- router cutters
- router collet
- setting the depth of cut
- using a power router
- routing jig
- router safety
horizontal milling machine
centre lathe:
- lathe parts
- holding work in a three jaw chuck
- holding work in a four jaw chuck
- turning between centres
- facing off
- parallel turning
- taper turning
- cutting tools
  - cutting tool grinding angles
power hacksaw
planer / thicknesser:
- planing a face
- planing an edge
- thicknessing
wood saws:
- bandsaw
  - using a bandsaw
- circular saw
- circular saw power tool
- jig saw
- fret saw:
  - parallel arm mechanism
  - parallel link arm mechanism
  - C-arm mechanism
morticer:
- using a morticer
wood lathe:
- belt and pulley arrangement
- turning between centres
- turning on a face plate
- scraping action
- cutting action
- chisels, scrapers and gouges
Shears:
- bench shears
- pneumatic guillotine
- press tool.

Exercises in the Tools Module

The Tools Module has 17 exercises that test students' knowledge of the tools commonly used in design and technology lessons and in industry (includes four interactive tests).

Tools Module
Develops students' literacy
Develops students' knowledge of D&T terminology
Develops students' knowledge of the names and uses of the tools used in design and technology
An assessment for learning resource
Learning resources are in HTML format for use with computers and whiteboards
Can be used for whole class teaching, can be used on an interactive whiteboard
Can be used for individual learning on computers, enables students to work at their own pace
Information is presented as easily understood animations
Tests students in a non threatening way, gives feedback and score
Motivates students to learn and to achieve high scores
Supplied as msi installer software but can be supplied in a format suitable for Apple Macs. upon request

What does it cost?

Tools Module

Single User Licence £30
School Site Licence £60

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