PROFF1 Prepare furniture for finishing

Overview

The standard covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare hand crafted or production furniture for finishing this will include sanding, grain brushing, repair, stripping and general surface preparation.

 

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 correctly and in good working order following standard operating procedures and any manufacturer’s instructions

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

6.            sand surfaces to meet specifications

7.            repair surface defects to meet specifications

8.            strip surfaces following standard operating procedures

9.            clean surfaces of dust, debris and adhesives following standard operating procedures

10.          correct any faults following standard operating procedures

11.          process completed work to next stage following standard operating procedures

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:

1.            relevant health and safety responsibilities

2.            meaning of terms used in specifications and requirements list

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

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

5.            common faults that can occur and the process for correcting them

6.            how to sand surfaces to specification

7.            how to repair surface defects

8.            how to strip surfaces

9.            how to clean surfaces of dust, debris and adhesives