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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
  3. Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
  4. Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
  5. Transfer designs and produce 2-D patterns
  6. Prepare work pieces for drawing transfer
  7. Transfer accurate representations of component specifications onto templates or work pieces with minimal material wastage
  8. Produce patterns or blanks to specification
  9. Form and finish components or item
  10. Select appropriate tools and equipment for forming, joining and finishing
  11. Join components or formed items according to specifications
  12. Finish components or items to specification

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Forming methods include one (1) or more of the following:

cutting

folding

bending

curving

dapping

Joining methods include one (1) or more of the following:

brazing

silver soldering

riveting

Finishing processes include one (1) or more of the following:

filing

emery finishing

basic polishing

Transfer methods include the use of one (1) or more of the following:

direct transfer

copied to template and adhered to work piece

carbon paper tracing

Transfer tools include one (1) or more of the following:

permanent pen

scriber

freehand

compass

dividers

chinagraph

pencil

carbon paper

Tools and equipment include one (1) or more of the following:

compass

dividers

rules

squares

spring gauges

vernier calipers

piercing saw

files

drill press

pedestal drill

polishing equipment and compounds

ultrasonic cleaner

Metals and consumables include one (1) or more of the following:

precious metals

non-precious metals

solders

fluxes

drills

blades

polishing compounds

cleaning materials

finishing materials

adhesives