Free Standing Photo Frame Project

Resources and details for producing a free standing photo frame using a range of materials and processes to develop students skills, knowledge and understanding of a variety of techniques. Including marking out and accuracy, cutting wasting and drilling, vacuum forming, line bending, compression moulding, wood jointing, adhesives and finishes, use of CAD/CAM and laser cutting as well as a comparison between hand making and CAD/CAM techniques and the iterative design process, should you wish students to go on and design, develop and model their own design for the frame part of the products as a further skill building exercise. This project is design to use mainly offcuts of material in the main to keep material costs down and was developed as part of the ‘catch-up’ curriculum to deliver a varied range of skills and techniques to help prepare students for GCSE. Can be easily used as just a FPT or as an in depth project to suit needs of students.