Development of a portable compact plate beveller/ Michael S. Benigay, Anthony B. Bojocan, Christian A. Caguioa, Jaylou L. Gasmin, and Russel D. Robeso .--

Bachelor's thesis

College of Industrial Technology .-- Bachelor of Engineering Technology major in Mechanical Technology option in Welding Technology: Technological University of the Philippines, 2023.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

The development of compact plate beveller is designed to improve a safe and effective
bevel edge preparation for welding specimen that is very important for a welder before
performing the welding procedure. The researchers encountered a lot of problems in plate
beveling due to the lack of a proper tool for plate beveling which leaves us to using portable
grinders that produces uneven angles on the faying surface of the beveled plate. The
prototype is designed to edge prepare the metal plate by beveling it faster and ensuring the
precise angle of the bevel required. The prototype is designed to help students, welders,
and welding practitioners to lessen the time and exerted effort in beveling the plate. The
prototype consists of four major parts such as the three-c shape base metal connected to
each other, a precision mill cutter a power machine bearing, high tinsel screw, and a kill
switch. The test result showed that the prototype meets all the expectation and scope and
limitation of the prototype. The device and all test data were processed as expected in terms
of functionality, efficiency, economy, safety aesthetic, the prototype was evaluating by
twenty (20) evaluators, five from welding department and fifteen respondents from
different machine and welding fabrication shops. With an overall mean of 4.49 a
satisfactory that is highly acceptable the respondent or evaluators show that the compact
plate beveller is working properly with safety feature and all the parts needed prices is
downright affordable in the industrial market