Part of Lesson Plan: Try Square Project

Activity Overview / Details

Last week we took a look at all the welding joints that we will be practicing throughout the year.  I mentioned that the fit of the joint is just as important as the quality of the weld.  After all, if you are hired to build a building and put the welds in the wrong places, your building will fall down!  It came to my attention though that we do not have enough tape measures and squares for you all to have your own.  So we are going to make our own TRY SQUARES!  This is a nice little project that you will be able to square your T Joints, measure your welding coupons, and layout any measurements you might need.

(While speaking I model the use of a try square for each of the above.  This project is a review for several tools that the students used in agricultural mechanics 1 in our program.  I use it in my welding class to help ease the burden of only having 8 welding machines and 30 kids.  Plus they can use it.)