Module One Day One

I arrived early and was directed to a workshop where i met 12 other newbies just like me. They ranged from property developers to actors so it was a mixed bunch. Our first task was a health and safety assessment about how to lift objects safely followed by demo/practical in pipe bending. There were about 8 different bends which we were shown which consited of:

1. 90 degree single bend
2. a 45 degree bend
3. 2 opposite 45 degree bends (s shape or 45 degree "passover")
4. 2 90 degree bends in 2 planes ( s shape with one leg bent straight up instead of flat)
5. a 3 bend passover (a straight pipe with an 'v' shaped bend in it _/\_)
6. a 2 bend passover as above without the last bend. (_/\ )
7. a 4 bend passover ( _/ \_)

i managed to get through thee first 3 bends before lunch and went through quite a bit of copper pipe.
All of the bends were to be be accurate to 1 degree and measurements had to be accurate to within 2mm.


After the lunch break it was into the classroom for some plumbing theory and health and safety.