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I used Fusion 360 for the drawing.

This video is the method and resource I use when I teach it to my students. Other than that I'm sure there are many other resources out there than mine on making dog tags. Thanks for watching!

I just use this project to introduce a lot of basic shop concepts to my students. We make them from metal you could get at any big box store. Not sure where to buy bulk blanks from. Thanks for watching!

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Glad the video helped! Thanks for watching!

I'm sure there is but I have not found an easy way. We tried putting threads on the end of a scrap piece of rod and then using nuts to hold it on, but it didn't look good and was more effort than it was worth

I would imagine any hardware/big box store would have metal you could use for this. If you have any local fabrication shops they would probably have the metal for these too.

Any hardware store would probably have metal for this. If you have any local fabrication shops they should have metal for this project as well I would think.

You always want to be wearing safety glasses of some sort when you are cutting metal. I generally always cut away from my body when using hand shears. After some practice you will get the feel for where the metal might go as you're cutting and then you can angle it away from you for safety.

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You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!

Is this a question about marking the lines?

Interesting, I've always been taught to do it the way I showed on the video. But that would make sense as I can see how that tear drop shape would make it more rigid. I'll have to play around with it to see if I could teach it that way without just making it harder for my students to make it without a bunch of dents in their hems.

I have no idea. I just teach my students how to make them.

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Good question, just one step at a time I reckon.

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Generally it looks better with the tabs on the outside. But it also rounds that corner off better so you don't have a sharp edge that could cut you when you move the box around.

I'm not sure it would I guess. The neck plate is supposed to help relieve the stress on the holes like a washer on a nut. If you drill the holes the wrong size or use the wrong screws the neck probably won't hold either. In my class the only times this has happened with the neck is when my students forgot to use their neck plate.

The way we make them, they would not hold liquid.

@@shopclassbuilds Alright. Thanks!

I teach at a general public high school. Fortunately we still offer shop classes to teach trade skills.

Yeah I do want to learn at some point, right now it's just a priority thing and I haven't wanted to make it a top priority. If you have any resources I'd be interested though!

Thanks! That sounds cool! I've got welding coming up after the semester break. I may have to try something like that out. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! I've got more planned, just slow with the making of videos. Thanks for watching

Because the metal we use is untreated and straight from a local manufacturing plant we need to prep the metal before painting. To do that we just sand the box with 80-120 grit sand paper to remove any rust, grease, and grime. Then we run it wash it up with some water and some paper towels. Once it's dry we can apply the paint. Thanks for watching and sorry it took me so long to reply.

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Yeah it's not a common shape that they have premade. I just used a simple square/rectangle and grouped it with a cylinder. Sorry for the late reply, the end of the school year is always a busy time.

I think it was around 24 to 25 gauge. But we have used anything from 22-26 gauge for these boxes over the years. Thank you for watching!

Thank you and thank you for watching!

Thanks for watching! I like that idea but usually when I teach this in my classes the students have barely had experience using a hammer so we hold off on teaching them to weld until a little later in the year.

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Thank you! Pretty simple design, which works good for the level of students I teach. I agree they look much better with some paint on the. Thanks for watching!

Thank you!

Sorry for the late reply, heading into the end of the school year always gets a bit hectic. In the link in the description you'll find an article on this project, which has my Project Handout but that's all I've created for it at this point. I use this at the beginning of the year so I don't grade it based on a rubric, its mostly completion grade to get the students started off on the right foot in the class. And I just explain it in class. I do have it written out on our LMS class site but haven't made a document for a description. Thanks for watching!

You're welcome! Did you have a favorite shop class project you did in school? I'm constantly moving my shop classes back towards old school projects instead of the newer tech based ones I try and most of my students don't grasp into.

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Thanks! Yeah it has even changed a lot in the 12-13 years I've been teaching. All of this newer more advanced equipment is a bit hit or miss with my students. Some love it, some want nothing to do with it because they have to use a computer. So the old school shop class projects are definitely still around and preferred by most of my classes.

Thank you and you're welcome!