Metalworkmerit badge boy scouts of america metalworking. Hi all, just a few comments about the bsa metalworking merit badge. Right click on a workbook name to save or print the optional workbooks. Compose a bugle call for your troop or patrol to signal a common group activity, such as assembling for mealtime or striking a. Geology is one of the elective merit badges for the william t.
You still must satisfy your counselor that you can demonstrate each skill and have learned the information. Work harden a piece of 26 or 28gauge sheet brass or sheet copper. Metalwork merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Because this merit badge offers four options, show your counselor which additional safety rules apply to the discipline you choose and. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. This workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare to meet with your merit badge counselor. This workbook has been developed to help aid scouts in. Mar 28, 2010 i have been toying with the idea of teching the metalworking merit badge to my scout troop for a while now, and may finally do it. Please bring your authorized blue card and merit badge workbook.
Note the amount of effort that is required to overcome the yield point. The requirements were last issued or revised in 2017 this workbook was updated in june 2017. Metalwork merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This badge has many complex parts that need to be achieved in order to earn the badge. This is another excellent merit badge for young scouts. Name the different mechanical and thermal cutting methods. Communication merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. Geocaching merit badge helps and documents scouter mom.
These workbooks can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet. This merit badge pamphlet is one in a series of more than 100 covering. You still must satisfy your counselor that you can. Make an original design for a piece of patrol equipment. Metalwork 3 scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and basic metalworking techniques.
Describe to your counselor how to be safe while working with metal. Merit badge counselors may not require the use of this or any similar workbooks. If you have any suggestions i would love to hear them. Design and build a simple electrical or electronic device such as an amplifier, radio, or an electric motor. Scoutingbsametalwork merit badge wikibooks, open books. Com iron refining oil refining diamonds gold coal 3. Scoutingbsawelding merit badge wikibooks, open books. This merit badge requires all participants to wear long pants and closed toe shoes. Select a manufactured item in your home such as a toy or an appliance and, under adult supervision and with the approval of your counselor, investigate how and why it works as it does. Introduced classes that are designed to fulfill the innate desire to make things by hand, from. Please note that the use of any workbook is merely for note taking and reference and completion of any merit badge workbook does not warrant, guarantee, or confirm a scouts completion of any merit badge. Put a 45degree bend in the metal, then heavily peen the area along the. Name the metals that are combined to form these alloys. Get in touch with the merit badge counselor and explain that you want to earn the badge.
You can and should use the scoutmaster bucky welding merit badge workbook to help get a head start and organize your preparation work. The lightning patrol has the following suggestions for those interested in completing the badge during our troop meetings. Define the terms native metal, malleable, metallurgy, alloy, nonferrous, and ferrous. Light of christ activity book boy scouts of america. Note the amount of effort that is required to overcome the yield point in this unworked piece of metal. Then they will practice using these tools and techniques before concentrating on the more intricate skills of one of four metalworking options. Form a decorative twist in a piece of square steel. There is a mechanism for unit leaders or others to report concerns to a council advancement committee on summer camp merit badge programs. This is a project on paper, not a reallife project. Use patterns either provided by your counselor or made by you and. This december we will be working on the metalwork merit badge. Welding merit badge class preparation page scoutmaster bucky.
Choose one method and describe how to use the process. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for providing the full and complete answers. Click a merit badge name below for the current requirements. Scoutbook boy scouts metalwork merit badge requirements. No one may add or subtract from the official requirements found in boy scout requirements pub. Need help with metalworking merit badge copper alloys i. Need help with metalworking merit badge copper alloys. Read the safety rules listed in the metalwork merit badge pamphlet. Scouts are strongly encouraged to use a merit badge worksheet to show that they have done the preparation work for the merit badge. Include a discussion about fires caused by smoking in the home, cooking, candles, fireplaces, and electrical appliances.
Visit with an engineer who may be your counselor or parent and do the following. A guide for merit badge counseling advancement and the merit badge plan as part of the advancement program of the boy scouts of america, the merit badge plan is one of the most unique educational tools ever devised. Metalwork merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but. Metalwork merit badge scouts will begin their work on this merit badge by learning about the properties of metal, how to use simple metalworking tools, and the basic metalworking techniques. Apr 05, 2019 scouts working on the metalwork merit badge learn how to safely work with a variety of types of metal. Bilingual spanish and english activity book for tiger cub and wolf cub scouts of the catholic faith to use while working on their religious emblem award. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for. Include each components dimensions on your sketch, which need not be to scale. Use the horn of the anvil by forging a ushaped bend. Describe how to anneal a nonferrous and a ferrous metal. Download the workbook for the plumbing merit badge in adobe pdf format from the u.
Scouts working on the metalwork merit badge learn how to safely work with a variety of types of metal. Printable checkoff sheet for metalwork merit badge. While working on the geocaching merit badge, scouts learn to safely find and record geocaches. The projects you complete as you work on this merit badge make it one of the most handson badges. The counselor may ask to meet you to explain what is expected and to start helping you meet the requirements. Enhancing our youths competitive edge through merit badges. Introduction to merit badges badges are below you can learn about sports, crafts, science, trades, business, and future careers as you earn merit badges.
Pick two of the six and explain how their work is related. Merit badge pamphlets are reprinted annually and requirements updated regularly. Mar 18, 2014 so i want to start teaching the metalworking merit badge in my troop. All of the boys i have taught have been really excited and all that started have finish with great results. So i want to start teaching the metalworking merit badge in my troop.
You dont need to have had rank advancement to be eligible. Prepare a written project plan demonstrating the steps below, including the desired outcome. Show that you know first aid for, and the prevention of, injuries or illnesses that could occur while welding, including electrical shock, eye injuries, burns, fume inhalation, dizziness, skin irritation, and exposure to hazardous chemicals, including filler metals and welding gases. Name three ferrous alloys used by modern metalworkers. Create a sketch of two objects to make from sheet metal. I start out with teaching the safety that is in the handbook also the requirements can be found on the web also. Discuss this professionals work and the tools required in this line of work. It all seems pretty easy except for one requirement which i have copied and pasted below. Scouts must be able to discuss any items completed as preparation works or as written work.
Soften the work hardened piece from requirement 3a by annealing it, and then try to remove the 45degree bend. Name two nonferrous alloys used by preiron age metalworkers. Put a 45degree bend in the metal, then heavily peen the area along the bend line to work harden it. Usually there is a place to log your find and sometimes leave or take a. Scouts should have these prerequisites done before the welding class. Scoutingbsawelding merit badge wikibooks, open books for. Use the systems engineering approach to help you decide how it should work and look. Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes sound, and explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind instruments. Metalworking merit badge blacksmithing, general discussion.
Do experiments to show the differences in strength and heat conductivity in wood, metal, and plastic. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. The requirements were last issued or revised in 2012 this workbook was updated in june 2017. A geocache is a place you can find using a gps global positioning system unit. Workbooks can help scouts organize notes, listen actively, and document their work. The work space provided for each requirement should be used by the scout to make notes for discussing the item with his counselor, not for. Name the most frequent causes of fire in the home and give examples of ways they can be prevented. Bsa metalworking merit badge the way bladesmiths forum board. Any boy scout may earn any merit badge at any time. Download official bsa engineering merit badge workbook. Advancement is the process by which a scout progresses from rank to rank in scouting. Because this merit badge offers four options, show your counselor which additional safety rules apply to the discipline you choose and discuss them with your counselor. Boy scout merit badge is unfortunately unavailable.
They explore different types of metalwork and the various career opportunities for people who enjoy using metal. Discuss with your counselor the additional safety rules that apply to the metalwork option you choose for requirement 5. I have been toying with the idea of teching the metalworking merit badge to my scout troop for a while now, and may finally do it. Merit badge workbook this workbook can help you but you still need to read the merit badge pamphlet.
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