FWPSAW3247Replace tungsten tips

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What an assessment for FWPSAW3247 must cover

59 assessable components: 3 elements (18 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 33 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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 replacement

  • 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 replacing tungsten tips
  • 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, and check for operational effectiveness according to manufacturer recommendations

2 Remove worn, damaged or broken tips

  • 2.1Remove and replace saw blade according to manufacturer instructions
  • 2.2Assess saw blade condition
  • 2.3Clean foreign matter from saw and check for defects
  • 2.4Identify and mark broken tips
  • 2.5Remove broken tips, minimising damage to the tooth seat, and dispose of according to environmental protection practices
  • 2.6Repair tooth seats to specified tolerance and dimensions

3 Replace tips

  • 3.1Set up saw in brazing jig according to manufacturer instructions
  • 3.2Select brazing material and suitable technique for application and heat control
  • 3.3Select appropriate replacement tip and braze into position
  • 3.4Trial braze one tip, check tip is correctly positioned and the silver alloy has flowed evenly to both sides of the tip
  • 3.5Inspect and verify tip position, side clearance, and joint quality objectives have been achieved
  • 3.6Set manual or automatic feeds according to number of tips to be brazed
  • 3.7Identify 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
  • removed worn tungsten tips from circular saw blades
  • replaced tungsten tips for circular saw blades
  • assessed condition of tungsten tips in line with workplace procedures.

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
  • saw tooth configuration
  • purpose, features and operation of saws for which tungsten tips are replaced:
  • circular saws
  • features and names of different parts of saw blades
  • purpose, features and operation of tools and equipment used to replace tungsten tips:
  • brazing equipment and brazing material
  • brazing jigs
  • methods for:
  • removing saw blades from saws
  • assessing saw blade condition
  • removing tungsten tips from saw blades
  • cleaning excess braze alloy and carbide fragments from tip seats
  • lengthening or deepening tip seats to match replacement tip requirements
  • selecting size and type of replacement tip
  • pre-tinning new tips
  • brazing new tungsten tips onto the tooth face or tooth seat
  • appropriate tolerances for brazing alloy joint thickness, replacement tip sizes and side clearance objectives
  • characteristics of metal used in saw blades, and effects of brazing
  • types of risk and hazards and mitigation measures associated with replacing tungsten tips
  • workplace procedures specific to replacing tungsten tips:
  • workplace health and safety, with particular emphasis on equipment lock-out and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • communication reporting lines
  • recording and reporting processing and equipment faults
  • environmental protection practices applicable to saw technician workshops or timber processing facilities:
  • reducing water and energy use
  • cleaning plant, tools and equipment
  • disposing of, recycling and reusing materials.

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Uses standard units of measurement and symbols for temperature and volume Uses basic arithmetic skills to determine amount of brazing material required when replacing tips
  • 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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