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Title
Grind, profile, and balance knives for joinery
Level
5
Credits
12
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: prepare for
grinding; set up and operate automatic and profile grinding
machines for joinery; and balance knives and profile cutters.
Classification
Joinery > Joinery Machining
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must comply with current legislation, codes of practice, and
documented site safety procedures for personal, product, and worksite safety.
2
Legislation and regulations relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to
– Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment
Regulations 1995.
3
This unit standard refers to automatic and profile grinding machines for both straight
and shaped cutters.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
This unit standard is
Prepare for grinding.
expiring
Evidence requirements
Outcome 1
1.1
Job specifications are interpreted and verified with supervisor in accordance
with workplace practice.
1.2
Safety equipment is in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and
legislation.
Range
safety equipment includes but is not limited to – goggles, masks,
ear protection, gloves, footwear, apron.
1.3
Safety procedures are adhered to in accordance with legislation and workplace
practice.
1.4
Abrasive wheel selected is in accordance with job specifications.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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1.5
Any defective wheels are identified, and are rectified or disposed of in
accordance with workplace practice and legislation.
1.6
Machine settings are in accordance with job specifications and workplace
practice.
Range
1.7
Cutter template selected is in accordance with job specifications and mounted
in position.
Range
1.8
settings include but are not limited to – copy stylus, lubricant flow,
grinding speed.
includes but is not limited to – type, size.
Wheel and work speeds, and depths are in accordance with job specifications.
Outcome 2
Set up and operate automatic and profile grinding machines for joinery.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Position of blade on tool rest is set in accordance with job specifications and
safety requirements.
2.2
Blade angle is in accordance with job specifications.
2.3
Automatic lowering device is set to manufacturer's specifications.
2.4
Blade is ground in accordance with job specifications.
2.5
Sharpness of blade is ensured through honing in accordance with workplace
practice.
2.6
This unit standard is
Safety procedures are adhered to in accordance with legislation and workplace
practice.
expiring
Outcome 3
Balance knives and profile cutters.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Matched pairs of knives are checked for identical size, shape, and weight in
accordance with workplace practice.
3.2
Balancing equipment is set up to manufacturer's specifications.
3.3
Matched pairs of knives are checked for static balance in accordance with
workplace practice.
3.4
Knife weight meets the requirements of dynamic balancing at work speeds.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
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NZQA Expiring unit standard
includes but is not limited to – re-grind heel of cutting edge or
discard.
Range
3.5
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Cutters are set in sequence around the head and are tightened to
manufacturer's specifications.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 November 1996
31 December 2018
Revision
2
20 December 1999
31 December 2018
Revision
3
16 June 2005
31 December 2018
Review
4
23 January 2009
31 December 2018
Review
5
24 October 2014
31 December 2018
Rollover
6
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0073
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
This unit standard is
Providers and Industry Training Organisations,
which have been granted consent and
expiring
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Building and Construction Industry Training
Organisation
SSB Code 101562
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016