Balancing Surfer Man 1

1) The document describes the steps taken to create a balancing surfer man sculpture using various tools, including cutting metal with a plasma cutter, smoothing with a disk sander and drill press, welding pieces together, cutting wood with a miter saw, and using a lathe. 2) Key steps involve drawing a shape on metal, cutting it out safely, sanding edges, drilling holes, cutting and bending metal rods for the figure's body, welding pieces together, cutting wood for the base, and drilling a hole in the base to complete assembly. 3) Safety practices like wearing protective equipment and getting instruction from teachers are emphasized throughout the multi-step creative and technical process.

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Balancing Surfer Man

By: Prabjot Basra

Plasma
Cutter
When I, first began I started off by finding the
right piece of metal and used a sharpie to draw
out my shape. Once I was done, I got help and
used the plasma cutter to cut out my piece and
to get rid of the excess waste. I had the help of
the teacher to help me cut the piece out and use
the machine safely.
Disk Cutter &
Sander
• After cutting my piece out, I
proceeded to use the disk
cutter to cut off excess side
and smooth out my piece.
After using the disk sander to
make my piece look more of
like a snowboard. Then I, used
the disk sander to smooth out
the flat side of my piece. You
want to sand the board a bit
and make sure your width is 1
and 1/8 in.
Drill Press • Once you are done sanding, then you move
onto to drill your 3 holes. Try to make your
middle hole as precise as possible. Also you
first want to get a 1/8 drill bit then attach it to
the drill press then adjust the table and clamp
it in. Then you put on lube on the spot you
are about to drill so that the drill bit does not
get damaged. Go slowly and take your time
and make sure the drill bit does not hit the
clamp which can damage the drill bit and keep
an eye on when the drill bit has fully made a
breakthrough. Then pull back the drill and
turn it off. Clean off and mess and put back
everything in its place.
Getting all the • Once you are done drilling you need to get a steel
rod form the teacher which is 1/8 wide and 10
pieces assembled inches long. For my project, I used scrap pieces
from previous projects and cut them up and used
those pieces for my project. I first worked on the
surfer mans legs and bent it and filed it so that it
would fit on the two outer holes. Once I was done
that, I worked on the arms for the man and I cut
off excess steel that I did not need. Then I
bended the arms a bit and filed it and was done.
Finally for the torso, I cut off a little piece of the
steel rod and filed it to make it perfect. The length
for the arms, torso, and legs depend on your
surfer board and everyone has different sizes to
perfect their project. Also I used steel rod that was
old and from older projects and I cut that up and
used that for my arms, legs, and the torso.
Welding
• Once you get all of your pieces together you are going to weld everything
together. Make sure to get some practice on how to weld before you start to
weld your surfer man. Then weld all the pieces together and make sure witht
the teacher and follow his/her instructions to ensure there are minimal
mistakes. Grind off any excess on the sides and try your best to make your
surfer man perfect.
For the base we are using wood instead of metal. We already
Base have wood that we can use and make sure to wear hearing
protection and eye protection. We are using the mitter saw
and make sure to get a proper lesson form the teacher. For
my piece, I first used the pre made wood block to support
my piece which is called the mitter saw stopper. I brought
the blade down and measured 4 and half inches with a ruler
from the mitter saw blocker to the blade. Once you are done
then clamp that exact position in and then bring the blade
back up. Make sure to clamp in the blade as it moves back
and forth if you do not clamp it in. Then slowly push the
piece against the mitter saw stopper and put your hand on
the metal and other hand on the trigger. Turn on the
vacuum and then bring down the blade slowly pushing
through the wood. Once you get through the wood stop the
blade. If you bring it up as the blade is running it can ruin
your piece. Bring the blade back up and turn off the
vacuum and you are finished. Next you can use tape and
find the exact middle to drill a hole in it using the drill
or drill press.
Steel Rod
• You get the stee rod that is already provided and
cut 4.5 inches using this machine. Then get the
philer and smooth out the ends and make sure is
it neatly done. The rod is going to be used for
balancing the surfer man.
Lathe
• Once we are done using
the philer we get our piece
checked and operate the
lathe in front of the
teacher and make sure to
clamp in the piece tightly.
Drill in slowly and make a
small dent in the piece and
turn off the machine once
you are done.
Assembly
• Once we are done we assemble everything together and come up with our
final product.