Bengkel bertukang dengan Adiaida

 Alhamdulillah! Tercapai juga cita-cita nak guna mitre saw! I did this when I joined the woodworking workshop with Adiaida @ Ara Damansara. Bestnya rasa bila kita dapat benda yang kita idamkan.

There were only 2 participants including me. Memang dia buat in small number sebab kalau tak nanti tak sempat nak abis kelas dalam 1 hari. Kami start 11.15 am, abis dalam pukul 4.30 pm. Itu pun sebab shelf yang kami buat pun dah reduce from 3 tier to 2 tier.

We learnt to cut using mitre saw, drilling using impact driver and electric screw driver. I'm actually quite familiar with electric screw driver but I have never used an impact driver. Lagi kuat rupanya. Then we learnt to sand, how to repair broken wood.

I really enjoyed the class because I got to make something and use the tools I've been seeing in Youtube.

The reason I joined the class is as written here.So aku nak make worth of the ilmu yang I belajar. Buatlah apa-apa....build something. Can start small.

What I've learnt:

1. MEASURE AND RECORD

Write down the parts and quantity with measurement (inches/cm). Then cut wood to measurement. Tapi sekarang dah senang. Boleh beli pre-cut online. Kalau guna mitre saw, ada 3 step safety:

2. CUT WOOD TO SIZE

Nak bawak turun mata gergaji, ada 1 lock kena release. Bawak turun dulu baru press the power to run the saw. Bila saw dah potong, release dulu power baru bawak mata gergaji naik atas.

Kalau kita nak potong kayu with same measurement, better kita lock measurement. Bila nak potong, mata gerjaji kena atas laser point. Kadang-kadang starting kayu tak rata so kena ratakan dulu, depa panggil 'square off'. Pastu bila potong kayu boleh ada 'set back' i.e kayu tu boleh terpelanting.

3. MARK WHEN YOU WANT TO SCREW

Then mark where you want to joint the parts together. Boleh guna screw atau paku. Which side of the kayu pun boleh pilih, nak yang ada character atau nak plain smooth saja. Guna L ruler, pembaris untuk marking. Selalu we go 3/4 of the wood so tak payah lebih daripada tu.

Pengalaman, kayu aku split masa aku drill so Aida ajar caner nak repair balik. Basically guna gam untuk tampal balik kayu yang terpecah tu. Before we screw, kena buat lubang screw dulu kalau nak screw tu flushed dengan surface (yg mata ni aku takda, kena beli)

4. SAND DOWN 

Before kita pasang, kena sand down dulu mana-mana yang tak rata atau edge yang tajam. 1st time guna sander, comel je and Aida kata sanding ni macam iron baju.

Boleh touch dengan kertas pasir. Lagi tinggi nombor kertas pasir, lagi kasar. Contoh yang kami pakai #G38. Yang kasar can go beratus

5. THEN ASSEMBLE AND SCREW

Ni biasa buat kalau beli barang IKEA kan so part ni cam simple saja.

6. Lastly, once you're satisfied with the finish, boleh guna wood stain atau nak cat kaler. Walla!

My 1st project after AdiAida is to tackle my porch. Buat shelf kasut....Doakan ek....