Assignment

Your trainer may ask you to complete this assignment as one of the assessment requirements for this unit. For more information about the assessment process and advice on what to do if you need help with your reading and writing, go to Assessment requirements.

The questions below relate to the planetary action grinder that you'll use for your practical demonstration. You should complete this assignment after you've selected the specific machine you plan to use.

1. State the manufacturer and model of the machine and briefly describe its type.
   
   
2. What voltage and amperage does it draw?
   
   
3. What is the machine's grinding width?
   
   
4. Describe the diamond tooling and disc set-up you would choose for each of the following grinding applications:
   
   
   • Smooth and remove high spots in hard concrete
   
   
   • Smooth and remove high spots in soft concrete
   
   
   • Remove old carpet adhesive in medium concrete
   
   
   • Smooth rain damaged concrete surface.
   
   
   
5. Describe the operator maintenance you should carry out at various times on the grinding machine and dust extraction system.

Doc (413 KB) Practice of grinding Assignment template

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• print out a hard copy to send to your trainer by post
  
  
• save the file electronically to submit to your trainer as an email attachment.