Making a Dust Pan (pt2)

Question: How's your project coming along? 

Antony: Well recently there have been some changes in the the model that I originally wanted to make, but at the moment I'm at the last stage metal. 

Question: What changes have you made to your model recently? 

Antony: Well for starters the cover I had originally planned on putting on my dust pan is out. Also the retractable handle is also out. 

Question: Why did you decide to remove the cover? 

Antony: There was no way to keep the cover attached to the body of the dustpan without a hinge. 

Question: What about the retractable handle?  

Antony: I thought about keeping the handle but I changed the model and didn't make it retractable. I felt that there was not really a need for the handle to extend. 

Question: Have you began to make it out of metal yet? 

Antony: Yes actually here's a picture of me cutting the piece that I'm using. 

Question: What are you using to cut the sheet of metal? 

Antony: I'm using a tool called an air drill. 

Question: What measurements did you use when you cut your piece.  

Antony: Here's a picture I took and it shows some measurements. 

Question: Is the dust pan still going to be made out of aluminun? If not what is it going to be made of and why? 

Antony: No I decided not to use aluminum because it would be harder to fix if I made a mistake while shaping it. So instead of using aluminun Im using steel. 

 

Question: Have you finished making your dust pan yet? Or are you still working on it? 

Antony: Up to this point I have cut the piece, filed it, and cut the curves at the edges as well as making it so that there isn't any sharp edges. 

Question: How did you make the curves on your part? 

Antony: Well I placed two points located opposite from each other and then used a compass to make the curve. With the two points being opposite from each other the curves would be closest to equal. 

Question: Okay so what's left to do to your dust pan? 

Antony: All that's left to do with that piece is to fold and bend the edges upwards and weld them together with a spot welder.  Here's a picture of the lines I've made that I'm going to cut and bend upwards. Apart from that I just need to make the handle. 

                                    To be continued...