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The unit 3 product design 2014 exam

Just sat the exam this morning, I found the questions quite difficult compared to previous exam paper questions. Can someone answer this please....can metal buckets be made through spinning? I chose spinning as it says 3D hollow objects are made from this process
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Original post by lew96
Just sat the exam this morning, I found the questions quite difficult compared to previous exam paper questions. Can someone answer this please....can metal buckets be made through spinning? I chose spinning as it says 3D hollow objects are made from this process


Hey I think that's an acceptable answer, I wrote press forming the bucket with a die. For the wringing out section was stamped to make circular holes and also press formed. I said the metal joining the handle to the bucket could be stamped or CNC lasered. And I was unsure about the metal handle, I wrote down metal extrusion but wasn't confident with this answer so I crossed ti out and wrote die casting.

Which ques did you choose to do? I did Q2, Q5,Q6 and Q9
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Hey I think that's an acceptable answer, I wrote press forming the bucket with a die. For the wringing out section was stamped to make circular holes and also press formed. I said the metal joining the handle to the bucket could be stamped or CNC lasered. And I was unsure about the metal handle, I wrote down metal extrusion but wasn't confident with this answer so I crossed ti out and wrote die casting.

Which ques did you choose to do? I did Q2, Q5,Q6 and Q9

I wrote die casting aswell for the part where the water is drained. The exam could of done with at least one question about finishes or applications of certain classifications.
I cant remember the numbers exactly but I did the first one about textures etc, the mop bucket one and one about patents.
I did get a little confused about the material specification part though
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I did question 1 on inclusive design, development in technology in two areas. The mop bucket question and the two design movement question to refference to arange of products to show good design.
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Hey I think that's an acceptable answer, I wrote press forming the bucket with a die. For the wringing out section was stamped to make circular holes and also press formed. I said the metal joining the handle to the bucket could be stamped or CNC lasered. And I was unsure about the metal handle, I wrote down metal extrusion but wasn't confident with this answer so I crossed ti out and wrote die casting.

Which ques did you choose to do? I did Q2, Q5,Q6 and Q9


I thought the handle of the buckets were made through pressure die casting? Did you say anything about the rubber looking grip on the handle?
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-involved-in-the-making-of-galvanized-metal-buckets.htm#didyouknowout

Looks similar to the bucket in the exam
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I thought the handle of the buckets were made through pressure die casting? Did you say anything about the rubber looking grip on the handle?


I wasn't sure on how the rubber part was formed, I should have written down that it was injection moulded.
For the plastic bucket I said the handle had been placed in the die so that the plastic would be moulded around the handle in the process of injection moulding, is that right?
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Did you write down that the metal bucket is galvanised and what material did you say it was? I wrote down aluminimum.
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Did you write down that the metal bucket is galvanised and what material did you say it was? I wrote down aluminimum.


No I didn't write galvanised, think I put medium carbon steel.

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