My time in Set Construction which started at the end of January went much better then I had expected. I was really nervous about going in as I had never used any machinery like a table saw, a cross cutter, a bandsaw ... However, by the end of my 3 weeks I felt much more confident in using all the machinery I had been using.
During my 3 weeks I learnt the basics of the three main saws - the table saw, the radial arm saw and the band saw, and along with learning how to use the machines properly I learnt how to safely handle the machinery so I wouldn't do anything stupid like cut my fingers off!
To be honest at times in set construction I felt a bit overwhelmed and that I was totally rubbish at everything, espeically when things kept on going wrong - for example things seemed terrible when Michelle and I were making the fruit boxes for Albert Herring. However, I look back now feeling a bit more positive about the fruit boxes as they were the first thing I had ever made out of wood and I guess they did turn out okay. Additionally when Michelle and I were making a tressel things once again got rather tricky, but I'm really grateful that Zander saw that we found it challenging and helped us!
The positives about my time in set construction are: for the majority of the three weeks I found them rather enjoyable and I really do think I have become more confident in my abilities. I enjoyed achieveing and see the end products of what I had been making! Also, I hate to be a geek, but one of our home work tasks was to find out about some things on table saws, interesting facts and figures about the construction industry health and safety etc ... and some of the stuff on internet was just crazy like the video 'Band Saw Magic' ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXW55S4X9zo ) and I found it really interesting to know that 1 in 4 people working in the construction industry are more likely to get asthma.
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