Workshop sheet metal seams and rivet fabrication drive Grade 10 Metal Technology throughout Term 3, containing 41 practical periods over 10 pages. Students manufacture functional metal containers using manual workshop tools.
The term addresses the Metal Joining and Finishing strand:
- Permanent Joints: drilling sheet panels, setting solid rivets with snap sets, and shaping single and grooved seams across weeks 1 to 3.
- Mechanical Fasteners: threading rods with stocks and dies, inserting machine screws, and securing metal brackets in weeks 3 and 4.
- Sheet Metal Projects: laying out development patterns, bending edges over stakes, and assembling dustpans or utility trays from week 4 to week 6.
- Finishing and Safety: painting zinc chromate primers, touring local metal workshops, and checking dimensions in weeks 6, 8, and 9.
