PROFFI11 - Sand wooden components  

Overview

This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to sand wooden components. It covers completing preparation processes, sanding components, raising the grain, filling gaps and understanding grade sizes.

 

Outcomes


Performance Criteria


You must be able to:   

1.         comply with health and safety requirements and procedures at all times 

2.         obtain specifications and requirements of the items to be produced following standard operating procedures 

3.         obtain equipment and materials required to carry out the job following standard operating procedures

4.         check equipment is set up and in good working order following standard operating procedures and manufacturer’s instructions

5.         check all materials required are to specification and free from faults

6.         use appropriate grit sizes and blocks to sand wooden components following standard operating procedures 

7.         clean wooden components between sanding following standard operating procedures 

8.         scrape tight corners following standard operating procedures

9.         raise fibres of the grain following standard operating procedures    

 

Knowledge & Understanding


You need to know and understand:

1.         standard operating procedures and how to apply these

2.         relevant health and safety responsibilities

3.         meaning of terms used in specifications 

4.         how to check equipment is set up and is in good working order 

5.         how to check materials and the common faults that can occur

6.         relevant health and safety requirements that apply

7.         when machine and hand sanding is required 

8.         grade sizes and their uses 

9.         the order in which different grit sizes need to be used 

10.       different types of faults and defects including how these can be rectified during the production process

11.       why it is important to sand with the grain 

12.       how to prevent the appearance of a raised grain

13.       different sanding blocks available and when to use these 

14.       de-nibbing and how to carry out 

15.       how to sand different components

16.       fillers used during preparation

17.       different machinery and equipment to use, how and when to use them