The weekly updates on the progress are recorded as follows:
Week 1
As per the instruction by the Tutor, week 1 one was completely about discussion and finalising of the Punch tool to select.
After a team discussion, we finalised our choice and we had built a rough sketch on the dimensions. The over all discussion were finally shown to our Tutor - choice of dimension, design, etc.
Further suggestions were noted down and bored in mind while working.
Please put pointers over the image for descriptions.
 Finalising the dimensions. |  Finalising Design. |  Rough sketch of the design. |
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 Discussed Dimensions |
Week 2
Once the rough sketch was finalised, the team members were asked to make a proper Orthographic drawing of the Design.
A rough drawing on SolidWorks have been made in order to have a better understanding of the whole design and extensive research were carried out on the dimensioning which in turn allowed us to make an accurate drawing.
Once the dimensions were finalised, proper individual orthographic drawings were made including the dimensions following with the standards.
 SolidWorks (Rough Design) |  SolidWorks (Rough Design) |
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 Reference of dimensions taken from the SolidWorks for details. |  Individual Drawings. |
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 |  This designed has been approved by our Tutor and so this dimension will be used for the Final Solidworks design, |
Week 3
The following week was about completing individual design on SolidWorks.
The following Gallery slides shows the individual designs made individually by the Team members.
 Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
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 Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
 Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |  Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
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Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. | Shots taken while making individual 3D design. |
Simultaneously, working on the 3D modelling on Solidworks, we have also learned the manufacturing processes carried out to build a centre punch.
For the manufacturing process, please click the button given below.
Week 4
After submission of all the documents, the tutor has asked us to do brief research on what tools were necessary on a typical lathe machine to get the desired shape and dimension of the design of our specimen.
The details were given on the research part of the blog. You can click the button below and visit the bottom section of the page to read further information.
 Group discussions and research. |  Group discussions and research. |  Group discussions and research. |
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Week 5
After all the understanding and knowledge gained regarding the tools and machine used for manufacturing, we have set off for manufacturing.
It was one small Engineering Industry in Ras Al Khaimah, containing all the machines required for manufacturing the Centre Punch.
The visit to the industry and some pictures of the progress made has been shown below.
 The final product, |  Confirming the dimensions. |  Final product after the cool |
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 Final product after the cooling oil. |  The milling to make the hexagonal |  At the chuck of the milling machine. |
 Assembling at milling machine. |  Applying the specifications. |  For hexagonal shape in milling. |
 Milling |  20151111_103708_edited |  Cleaning the specimen after knurling |
 Tools working on the specimen. |  Tools working on the specimen. |  Applying different codes. |
 Tools working on the specimen. |  Tools working on the specimen. |  Applying codes. |
 Tools working on the specimen. |  Applying codes to function. |  Introducing different tools to spec. |
 Introducing different tools to spec. |  Introducing different tools to spec. |  Intoducing the work piece. |
 Assembling on CNC lathe |  Assembling the tool |  Assembling tool onCNC lathe machine |
 CNC lathe machine |  The visit on industry |  CNC lathe machine |
 The work space |  Visit on the Industry |  Visit to industry |
Week 6
To have better quality of the tool in terms of material structure, heat treatment was required. Before we can apply heat treatment, we researched on this topic at this week so we can apply the heat treatment to specimen.
The details of the Heat treatment can be found by clicking on the button below, and going on the Heat Treatment section of the page.
Week 7
This week was to carry out the Heat Treatment as well as Testing of the materials.
The material undego Hardening followed by quenching and then tempering.
The images were shown below.
 Heat Treatment at 750C |  Heat Treatment at 750C |  Quenching to hot water immediately. |
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 Quenching to hot water immediately. |  Quenching to hot water immediately. |  Tempering the material at the tip |
 Tempering the material at the tip |  Tempering the material at the tip |
At the same day itself, we have carried out the testing of the punch.
A thick metal surface was given to us where we had to hit and put a mark on the given on the metal surface.
The images were shown below.
 The punch after heat treatment |  The punch after hitting on the metal |  The hammer which helped to drive |
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 The metal piece |
A short video of the testing has been shown below.