Yep. Lawnmower, chainsaw, generator, small outboard, etc. All the sort of things likely to get tinkered with by those (like myself) with only "general knowledge" levels of mechanical insight.
Pete
The same one the exams are done in.
Yes, that's what happens when you get a bunch of educationalists who "Don't owe M$ a living" doing stuff.
ICT is supposed to be about the principles of communication, like when to use a spreadsheet, not how to do a spreadsheet in excel.
No, it's about how to use one too. How to use the tools to solve the problem.
GCSE's. The whole class failed Unit 1, some with very minor errors and some with major errors so we are busy correcting Unit 1 at the moment.
Yep, my experience of work experience kids is bipolar, those that really want to be there and those that would rather be anywhere else. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground of "Well I'm here, I'd rather not be, but I may as well make the most of it".
When I worked at Thames TV we had quite a few. They probably hoped to be 'working' in the more glamourous areas - but insurance prevented that. So sound wise they got put in the Sound Library. A place where 'listening' cassettes of LPs etc were made. So not the most interesting of locations. And quite a few made their disappointment pretty clear. And I'm sure many of my colleagues reciprocated...
At the Beeb they were allowed in the studios (floor or gallery, radio and TV). The biggest problem was that normally the first anyone on the crew knew about a work experience person arriving was when they arrived! There wasn't any information for them or for us to help either get the most from the week.
Of course "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink", but if we had had some for warning and some standard info sheets it would have been a lot better than "Just look after Fred/Freeda will you"?
All these tools have been tested either by manufacturers aware of the legal implications of making dangerous ones, or by years of experience and led by the needs of skilled craftsmen.
There's a mania for modular, snap-it-on, adapt-it-to-another-function tools, and the idea that anything can be attached to any other thing to increase usefulness - I think that's dangerous.
Chaney, but yeah.
Daniele
Such as? The Multi-Master yes. But it's a relatively safe tool anyway. There are plenty where you share a battery - but that's a different matter. I can remember with a shudder all those attachments for electric drills - most of which were near useless.
There are two sorts. The Arbortech (rigid disk) is a lot more controllable than the chainsaw chain (Lancelot) form, particularly for avoiding kickbacks, probably because it has better cut limiters. I wouldn't allow the chainsaw chain sort in the workshop. I even know chainsaw carvers who won't use them, preferring the Arbortech.
One of the most dangerous similar things to do is some amateur chainsaw carving, without using a chainsaw that has been set up for carving. If you do this with a top-handle saw, it really doesn't bear thinking about.
I am sure there are plenty of safe ones. It's the idea that you can do this kind of thing with just anything that has tragic consequences for the poor bodgers who think they've had a good idea.
Daniele
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