Latest round for the safety line. Ready for paint.

Extra credit opportunity for all students

Print out the instructions, bring in the model. *Do not overlap the seams on the cylinder, tape the seam.

How Goes Construction, So Goes the Nation

Builder outlook falls ahead of spring season (AP)

2nd floor & auto tech repairs

All in a days work

My Fundraising Page

Mar 29, 2011

Racing to Save Lives

Welcome to my Team In Training home page.

I'm training to participate in an endurance event as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of all individuals who are battling blood cancers. These people are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!

Please make a donation here: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ga/nikesf11/igilbert to support my participation in Team In Training and help advance LLS's mission.

I hope you will visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!

Stage II installation

All going according to plan. We need painting volunteers soon...

More rail installation

Alphabet of lines quiz

Take a 5 question quiz on some basic blueprint questions and see how you do!

http://www.quibblo.com/quiz/eDcPgI9/Alphabet-of-lines-quiz

Extra credit for advanced students

Identify where load bearing will likely be on the plans below (note truss layout)
* Where will single headers likely be used?
* Where will dbl headers or lvl beams be needed?

Extra credit for core / beginning students

Need some extra credit? (Core students only) Download this file, print it and draw in all basic electrical components for each room, including one exterior light & two receptacles. Bring it in before the module exam for blueprints.

Auto safety design & application

We will build in stages and install the components systematically ;)

Examples of telephones in masonry

For students in the masonry course, here are examples of what we discussed recently. I was able to stay a little late and get these photos this afternoon...

Spring break!

Everyone have a great time off with family & friends. See you in 10 days...

SCHS International Festival

3rd block crew

More skill saw training.

Combines learning with auto-tech

Efforts of construction & auto students will combine to complete new installations for safety & cleaning beginning this week. New paper towel holders were purchased for both programs by Mr. Giuliano & anchored to the walls of both respective programs by students. Also basins have been stripped and cleaned as part of needed maintenance. Plans will be started to complete a 75 ft. safety rail in the auto tech lab by advance carpentry students this week too. I will be posting pictures showing progress in coming days. Stay tuned...

4th block demonatrations

Power tool safety training begins this week

Eye protection
GFCI protection
Lower guard check
Unplugged for adjustment
Keep work area clean
Other workers at safe distance
Material to be cut secured by clamp or assistant
Correct use of cutting guide(s)
Accurate measurement & straight cuts
Demonstrate proper blade changing

1st Block 2011b

A great crew of masonry & carpentry 1

Last ones of the EXPO last week

The metals & welding work display

Pretty awesome stuff!

A few more pics

4th block

Beautiful day to check on school construction progress!

Power tool training to begin

We should wrap up hand tools this week & move deeper into power tools before spring break!

At the 2011 skills USA EXPO

Collaborating with Carpentry & Masonry

Students begin work on floor framing from piers laid by the brick masons. When verified by the builder site level, the blocks were perfectly laid. Square, plumb, level - 3 things that make the build process go quickly & easily.

Masonry Class Activities

Things are progressing well with the students and hands on masonry skills. We start a full scale wall project on a multi-part project with Carpentry 1 students next week if things remain on schedule...