Engineering practical exam 2012!!

Damianlegend

Hey, Did anyone do their practical day exam yet ? how did it go ? I have mine tomorrow and I m kind of worried..:(

hmf300

i think mine is tuesday, post up the sheet you get when you can please

Geographyhater

Damianlegend wrote: »

Hey, Did anyone do their practical day exam yet ? how did it go ? I have mine tomorrow and I m kind of worried..:(

Mines on the 8th of may itll hopefully go good!!

hmf300

Geographyhater wrote: »

Mines on the 8th of may itll hopefully go good!!

if so that means you have a head start because u will know whats to be made

justBlake

Mines thursday. hope its as easy as last years. in my school the were all finished an hour early

Geographyhater

justBlake wrote: »

Mines thursday. hope its as easy as last years. in my school the were all finished an hour early

Well if possible post up the sheet if u cud afterwords cud be a huge help.

CWF

Is there a Engineering Practical for Ordinary Level pupils?

Scratch that, there is. And it seems it's the exact same fitting test and marking scheme as the Higher Level!

Leftyflip

That was easy! We weren't allowed take the sheets on with us. It's a locking mechanism. Piece 2 isn't as hard as it looks, just take your time with it

justBlake

out of curiosity did it take you the full 6 hours?

kitty9

good luck with it. i hope you do well

Leftyflip

justBlake wrote: »

out of curiosity did it take you the full 6 hours?

Took me three hours to make all the pieces. Then I remade one cos I wasn't all that happy with it and I had the time. But finishing it and getting it working smoothly took me right up til four o'clock.

Geographyhater

Leftyflip wrote: »

That was easy! We weren't allowed take the sheets on with us. It's a locking mechanism. Piece 2 isn't as hard as it looks, just take your time with it

Any in depth info about man??

justBlake

any edges the had to be filed at an angle?

Leftyflip

Piece 1: Radius corners, two small slots and a 10mm hole, and some threading
Piece 2: Radius corners, complicated slot, hole thingy.
Piece 3: Radius top and bottom, CSK hole.
Piece 4/5: Radius corners, radius in the inside too.

justBlake

Leftyflip wrote: »

Piece 1: Radius corners, two small slots and a 10mm hole, and some threading
Piece 2: Radius corners, complicated slot, hole thingy.
Piece 3: Radius top and bottom, CSK hole.
Piece 4/5: Radius corners, radius in the inside too.

doesnt seem too bad/// what was assembly like?

also nothing to do with practical but what kind of things should i study for the theory?

partyatmygaff

justBlake wrote: »

also nothing to do with practical but what kind of things should i study for the theory?

The exam papers, the respective marking schemes and your special topic. Only look at the book e.t.c. if absolutely necessary.

justBlake

partyatmygaff wrote: »

The exam papers, the respective marking schemes and your special topic. Only look at the book e.t.c. if absolutely necessary.

so basicly do every question in my papers?

partyatmygaff

justBlake wrote: »

so basicly do every question in my papers?

More or less, yeah.

There's no need to do every single question on the paper. Just do enough until you know it all. If you want to be smart with your time, completely leave out a question or two.

IIIAcHmEdIII

Just done mine there today and if it wasnt for the main brass piece it would have been the simplest one ive ever seen.however you need 2 of thr small lathe pieces . Its a simple locking mechanism but it is very precise and 1mm off on the brass piece slot can make the difference .

Any questions just ask and ill give ya what i know

Geographyhater

IIIAcHmEdIII wrote: »

Just done mine there today and if it wasnt for the main brass piece it would have been the simplest one ive ever seen.however you need 2 of thr small lathe pieces . Its a simple locking mechanism but it is very precise and 1mm off on the brass piece slot can make the difference .

Any questions just ask and ill give ya what i know

Did ye get a pic? How was the timing? Do u have to do anything with the face piece?!

spurious

Please don't ask for (or upload) pictures of exam work and exam materials while the exam period is ongoing for other centres.
The SEC are very strict on this and will pursue you.

IIIAcHmEdIII

No that piece is left as is, no adjustments needed other than polishing it up

CWF

Done and done!