FWPSAW3236 — Sharpen tipped circular saw blades

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What an assessment for FWPSAW3236 must cover

41 assessable components: 4 elements (18 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 11 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for sharpening

1.1Review work order to determine job requirements and, where required, seek clarification from appropriate personnel
1.2Review workplace health and safety procedures, including the use of personal protective equipment, equipment lock-out and safe manual handling techniques
1.3Identify, assess and take actions to mitigate risks and hazards associated with sharpening tipped circular saws
1.4Identify workplace environmental protection procedures for minimising and disposing of waste material, cleaning tools and equipment, and maximising energy efficiency
1.5Select appropriate tools and equipment to sharpen tipped circular saw blades, and check for operational effectiveness according to manufacturer recommendations

2 Assess tipped circular saw blade condition

2.1Assess cutting performance of blade and determine need to replace or sharpen
2.2Assess condition of prior repairs, teeth, kerf of the tips, and straightness of blade

3 Set up sharpening equipment

3.1Select sharpening machine with suitable grinding wheel diameter, and change or dress grinding wheel as required
3.2Adjust machine settings to suit required blade geometry
3.3Set saw blade in the machine to ensure tooth profile and geometry are maintained
3.4Prepare grinding coolant system according to manufacturer instructions

4 Sharpen tipped circular saw blade

4.1Select saw blade and grinding wheel angles, speeds and feeds to suit
4.2Sharpen tips to achieve required finish, maintaining original profile and pitch, according to industry standards
4.3Ensure variations in tooth height and depth of cut are within industry tolerances for concentricity
4.4Set stock removal rate, wheel speeds, and saw tooth feed rate to achieve industry standards of sharpness
4.5Remove tipped circular saw blades from sharpening equipment
4.6Dispose of unserviceable tipped circular saw blades according to environmental protection practices
4.7Identify routine processing and equipment faults, and resolve or report to appropriate personnel

Performance evidence

followed work order and relevant workplace health and safety and environmental protection procedures
assessed the condition of blade teeth for: • sharpness of each tooth • damage to teeth • pitch • kerf width
set up the sharpening machine
sharpened tipped circular saw blades according to a work order and workplace requirements
removed tipped circular saw blades from sharpening equipment

Knowledge evidence

basic knowledge of physics of sawing, including: • saw blade material and properties • impact of timber properties on saw blades • direction of cut • forces on a blade • heat removal • sawtooth configuration
purpose, features and operation of circular saws for which tipped blades are sharpened: • circular saws for timber processing • cold saws for ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
features and names of different parts of circular saw blades
purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to sharpen tipped circular saw blades: • automated grinding machine with manual or automatic adjustment • abrasive wheels • coolants used in the sharpening process, and impact on efficient sharpening
importance of sharpening and tension to match requirements for: • characteristics of various materials sawn • speed of the sawing process • direction of the sawing process • cutting angle for sawing • saw blade specifications
methods for: • assessing saw blade condition • sharpening blades to specified requirements • setting teeth to a specified kerf • maintaining concentricity of teeth
tooth pitch and tooth angles at which blades are sharpened (blade geometry)
range of speeds at which abrasive wheels can be operated without damaging blades
types of risk and hazards and mitigation measures associated with sharpening tipped circular saw blades
workplace procedures specific to sharpening tipped circular saw blades: • workplace health and safety, with particular emphasis on safe manual handling and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) • communication reporting lines • recording and reporting processing and equipment faults
environmental protection practices for repairing and maintaining tools and equipment in sawmills: • reducing water and energy use • cleaning plant, tools and equipment • disposing of, recycling and reusing materials

Foundation skills

Reading: Extracts essential information from operational manuals to determine safe operating procedures for equipment
Writing: Prepares routine written reports using required format, language and structure
Oral communication: Employs active listening and questioning to clarify content of work orders
Numeracy: Completes precise calculations to determine angle, pitch, height and depth to which machine teeth are to be machined • Applies standard units of measurement in describing a correct angle, pitch height and depth of machine teeth
Navigate the world of work: Understands main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own role
Interact with others: Uses modes of communication suitable to purpose to confirm and clarify understanding
Get the work done: Recognises and responds to routine problems

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