Sand wooden components

​This standard covers the skills and knowledge required to sand wooden components.  

It covers:

1. completing preparation processes
2. sanding components
3. raising the grain
4. filling gaps
5. understanding grade sizes

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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

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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

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31 Mar 2020

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Proskills

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PROFFI11

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Carpenter and Joiner, Furniture Makers and Other Craft Woodworkers, Paper and Wood Machine Operatives

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5315, 5442, 8121

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Sand; de-nib; grain; finish

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