This summarises all the current safety advice associated with teaching ceramics in schools. It includes storing handling and disposing of materials, using and maintaining kilns and ceramics machinery.
The cutting to required length of workpieces from stock bars or rods of both ferrous and non-ferrous material using a power saw. Power sawing can be done by reciprocating power hacksaws, by metal cutting band saws and by special chop saws designed for cutting metal.