Design and Technology: Assembling and Joining Parts

Assembling and Joining Parts

The assembling and joining section of our KS3 and KS4 D&T software gives students the information they need to recognise the joining methods used in products and to make informed decisions when considering joining methods in their own design and technology work.

The KS3 D&T assembling and joining parts section includes:

Temporary fixing methods
Semi permanent fixing methods
Permanent fixing methods
Silver soldering & brazing (+ animation)
cleaning after soldering
pickling (+ animation)
soft soldering
tinning the soldering iron
using a soldering iron
using a blow torch
tinning parts to be soldered
joining metals by forge welding
joining metals by gas welding
joining metals by electric arc welding
joining metals by riveting (+ animation)
- rivet types
- countersunk head riveting
- snap head riveting
- pop riveting
pop riveting tools
joining wood: gluing wood to wood
wood joints (animation)
- the reason that wood joints are used
- butt joint
- lapped joint
- tongue and grooved joint
- finger joint / comb joint
- dovetail joint
- lapped dovetail joint
- housing joint
- corner bridle joint
- through mortice and tenon joint
- stopped mortice and tenon joint
- "T" halving joint
- bare faced tenon joint
- dowelled joint
- cross halving joint
- "T" bridle joint
gluing laminates to sheet materials
joining wood using screws
joining materials using adhesives.