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This week at Tech I made a dustpan. We made it out of a sheet of metal. We traced the template onto our sheet and then cut the pieces we didn't need with tin-snips. Then we folded the sides together and pop-riveted the folds. Then I cut a handle and pop-riveted it onto the dustpan. I am proud of making this, next time I would make sure the bottom of the dustpan was even because one part was higher than the other. This is a photo of it. 

How to make a can sausage cooker

At tech we have been making a sausage cooker from recycled cans. These are the instructions.

• Find a can and a metal rod
• Use the sander to sand the top of the can off
• Use a hole punch to make a hole in the bottom of the can. Make sure it is the size of the rod
• Use the vise to bend the rod into a U shape.
• Then make short pieces of rod for the stands for the cooker
• Then spot weld the short pieces to the bottom of the U shaped stand 
• Now use the gas torch to bend the front piece into a U
• Now put the can through the rod and there you have it, a sausage cooker. 

It should look like this.

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This week at Technology we made Berry Muffins, made from Weet-Bix. I have no photo because I ate them all! Here is the recipe. They were very tasty and I recommend you should try making them this weekend.

• 1 cup white flour
• ¼ cup wholemeal flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ½ cup castor sugar
• 6 Weet-Bix, finely crushed
• 1 cup raspberries, frozen
• 1 cup blueberries, frozen
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup Soy milk
• 3 tbs margarine, melted

1. 
   
2. Sift flours, baking powder and cinnamon into a large bowl.
3. Stir through sugar, crushed Weet-Bix and berries.
4. Combine egg, Soy milk and margarine.
5. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring gently until just combined.
6. Spoon mixture into lightly greased muffin tins.
7. Bake in a moderately hot oven, 190?C, for 30 minutes.