LMF10108 — Certificate I in Furnishing
School Name
2010
Box on Castors Furnishing Project P1
Formative assessment through project work
See Assessment Mapping of LMF10108 for referencing of units, elements & performance criteria
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objectives 
Class/Year
This project involves gaining knowledge, attitude, skills as well as employability skills, required to select,
measure and cut materials according to job specifications, within the quality tolerances and requirements,
realistic job completion timeframes and safety and personal conduct requirements of a furniture production
workplace. AQF Certificate I key features include:
 Demonstrate knowledge by recall in a narrow range of options
 Demonstrate basic practical skills such as the use of relevant tools
 Perform a sequence of routine tasks given clear directions
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Receive and pass on messages/information
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Students will construct a box on castors, the project instructions are on the following pages. The
record of observations, questions and diary notes will form the evidence portfolio for this project.
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Students will maintain a diary of their work including diagrams and explanatory notes
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Assessors will make observations and record these on an assessment evidence gathering tool
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Assessors will ask questions and record the results on an assessment gathering tool
Project overview
This project involves making a
Assessment result
timber furnishing item.
Started Project
Toward
Competency
Ended Project
Trainer/Assessor will identify any areas where the student has gaps in practical skills
and provide feedback to the student. Assessors will use a range of assessment tools
for this project as noted below. This project has been mapped to the units of
competency for this qualification. See Assessment Mapping document for details. Link
to document
Instructions to
Trainer/Assessor 
Formative Assessment
Tools to be used with
this project 
(tick tools to be used)
File location:
Version:
Review date:
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Approved:
This project is one of three projects that will be undertaken over 2 semesters.
Together these projects will cover all the requirements of the six units in the
Training and Assessment Strategy (TAS) for LMF10108 several times as
explained in the mapping document. Some students may provide enough
evidence of competency sooner than other. The projects are reflective of
furniture manufacturing industry and/or organisations required knowledge and
skills for a new worker. Assessment evidence gathering will take place
throughout the project with gaps being identified and recorded. Assessors are
expected to comment on the student’s progress and recording these on the
assessment tools. For this project photographic evidence is required as well.
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Observation Checklist
2
Question and Discussion Checklist
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Entries in Training Record Book
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Work Placement
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Written Test
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Boxes on castors project
A simple storage solution
Castors make these boxes easy to handle, and lids ensure the dust is
kept out!
Each box is 270mm high, 350mm wide and 612mm deep.
You'll need:
8 x Fronts/backs: 16mm MDF, 350mm long x 250mm wide
8 x Sides: 16mm MDF, 600mm long x 250mm wide
4 x Bottoms: 9mm MDF, 600mm long x 338mm wide
4 x Lids: 9mm MDF, 600mm long x 338mm wide
8 x Locating battens: 12 x 12mm timber, 326mm wide
Note: One sheet of each thickness of MDF will make 4 boxes.
You'll also need: 3 sheets 120 grit sandpaper; 3 sheets 180 grit sandpaper; 2 sheets 220 grit
sandpaper; PVA adhesive; 30mm bullet-head nails; finish of choice; 4 x 50mm castors per box; 12mm x
6 gauge screws.
Assembly (See enlargement on page 4)
Tools
Tape measure, Pencil, Panel saw, Jigsaw, Tenon saw, Hole saw: 30mm (optional), Portable circular
saw (optional), Straight edge, Smoothing plane, Electric router (optional), Router bit: 10mm straight and
6mm rounding, Chisel: 25mm, square, Marking gauge (optional), Hammer, Nail punch, Cork sanding
block, Portable electric drill, Drill bits: 3mm high-speed steel (HSS) bit, Screwdriver (to suit castors),
Dust mask, safety glasses, hearing protection.
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Here's how:
Cutting the material
1. Mark out all the parts on the material, ensuring each part is there and on the right thickness of board.
Allow enough clearance between each piece to cut and straighten (about 5mm).
2. Cut out the pieces using either a panel saw or jigsaw. If preferred, use a circular saw, with a straight
edge to ensure the cuts remain straight. Trim the pieces to size with a smoothing plane or a router,
using a straight edge to guide the router. Use the square to check that all edges and faces are square.
Alternatively, ask your timber supplier to cut the pieces to fit.
3. Take one front piece and measure up 40mm from the bottom edge. Mark a parallel line the full length
of the material. This is where the bottom of the box will be inserted, allowing 10mm clearance off the
floor for the castor (adjust this distance if you are using castors other than 50mm). Using a saw and
chisel or a router with 10mm bit, cut a 10mm deep groove the full length of the material. Fit one of the
bottom pieces into this groove and ensure it fits neatly. Complete bottom groove on the inside face of all
the front, back and side pieces.
To make the groove for the bottom using a router, set the fence guide to
40mm and cut the full length.
4. On the front and back pieces, cut rebates in the inside face (the same
side as the groove) of both ends. Make the rebates 10mm deep and
16mm wide, using the router, or a circular saw or tenon saw and chisel.
Cut a rebate 10mm deep and 16mm wide in both ends of the inside face of the front and back pieces.
5. Select the lids and round all four corners and the top edges to a 6mm radius, using the smoothing
plane and 220 grit sandpaper, or the router with a 6mm rounding over bit inserted.
Making hand holes
6. To make a hand hole, select the front piece of one box and mark the
centre on the top edge. Measure 50mm to the left of this point and
square a line across the face. Repeat this to the right of the centre point.
Measure 40mm down the face on these lines and place a mark. Centre
the hole saw on each of these points and drill through the piece (or use
an electric drill with high-speed bit). Join the drill holes by drawing lines
across top and bottom edges, creating a long oval shape. Cut out with
the jigsaw. Smooth the edges of the hole with sandpaper. Make a hole in
each front piece and each lid, positioning the holes in the lids in the same way.
To make a hand hole, drill two holes with a hole saw and join them
together using the jigsaw.
Assembling the box
7. Take one side and a front, apply adhesive to the rebate joint and
assemble the joint by placing the side piece into the rebate. Using 30mm
bullet-head nails, nail through the side piece into the rebate joint,
ensuring that the grooves in both pieces are lined up so that the bottom
will fit easily.
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8. Repeat this process to attach the back to the remaining side. Select one half of the box and fit the
bottom into the groove. Apply adhesive to the rebate joints and attach the remaining half of the box. Nail
the rebate joints together.
9. Punch all nails to ensure that the joints fit tightly. Before the adhesive sets, check that the box is
square by measuring the diagonals. If necessary, apply light pressure to the longer diagonal until it is
square.
Making the lid
10. Take two 12mm x 12mm battens per lid and glue and nail them to the underside of each lid, 12mm
in from the front and back edges respectively and positioned so they finish 12mm in from the sides. The
battens should fit neatly inside the box when the lid is in position to prevent it sliding off.
Finishing
11. Wearing a dust mask, sand all edges well using 120 grit sandpaper. Apply the finish of your choice.
12. On the underside of the box, measure in 40mm from each side at the corner. Mark this with a pencil
and drill a 3mm pilot hole. This will be the outside corner of the castor mounting plate and allow
sufficient room for the castor wheel to swivel. Attach the castor with a 12mm x 6 gauge screw, ensuring
the plate is parallel to the outside edge of the box. Drill the remaining pilot holes and fix the screws. Fix
the remaining castors in the same manner.
Source: Storage (Murdoch Books)
Students:
How many pieces of paper
should you have at the end of
this project?
1. Project documentation (this
document)
2. Observation Checklist (from
assessor)
3. Questioning Checklist (from
assessor)
4. Student’s Training Diary
(completed by you for this project.
It must include at least four
photographs of your project as
well as your notes and diagrams)
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