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The grooved side seam

Metal Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Closing the long seam of the tin, supporting it from inside, and checking it is straight before it is locked.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. The sheet-metal project
  2. Finding sheet-metal problems
  3. Understanding the problem: stored grain
  4. The brief and the specification
  5. Three designs for the store
  6. Choosing the design
  7. Developing the body
  8. Developing the bottom and lid
  9. Checking with a paper model
  10. The bill of materials
  11. Sequence and safety plan
  12. Marking out and nesting the blanks
  13. Cutting the blanks
  14. Rolling the body
  15. The grooved side seam
  16. Fitting the bottom
  17. The lid and its fit
  18. Sealing and finishing a food container
  19. Testing the finished tin
  20. Presenting and evaluating