3M/Tools And Their Uses

Question 1

What are safety wire pliers?

Answer 1

These are three-way pliers that hold, twist, and cut.

Question 2

What are tubing benders?

Answer 2

Used to bend tubing to desired shapes without crimping the tube.

Question 3

What is a gasket cutter-hollow punch?

Answer 3

These devices are designed to cut gasket material to desired shapes.

Question 4

What is a tube flaring tool?

Answer 4

Used to put the proper 45-degree flare in the end of tubing.

Question 5

What are tube cutters?

Answer 5

Cuts soft tubing to desired lengths.

Question 6

What is a packing puller?

Answer 6

Used to remove packing from the inside of pumps and valves.

Question 7

What is a gear puller?

Answer 7

Allows you to remove press-fitted gears and bearings from shafts.

Question 8

What is a flexible retrieval tool?

Answer 8

Used to grab small articles that fall into hard-to-reach areas.

Question 9

What is an inspection mirror?

Answer 9

Allows you to see in hard-to-see areas.

Question 10

What is a die-tap-handle?

Answer 10

A. Used to clean existing threads and cut new threads in metal.
B. Used to clean existing threads and cut new threads in plastics.
C. Used to clean existing threads and cut new threads in hard rubber.

Question 11

What is a screw extractor?

Answer 11

Used to remove broken screws, bolts, and studs.

Question 12

What are ratchets and sockets?

Answer 12

Use detachable sockets to turn nuts or bolts.

Question 13

What is a slugging wrench?

Answer 13

Used when large metal fasteners are encountered, and ordinary tools will not suffice.

Question 14

What is a strap wrench?

Answer 14

A. Designed for pieces of equipment that ordinary wrenches will mar or damage.
B. Used to disconnect scuba tanks from dive tank valves.

Question 15

What are spanner wrenches?

Answer 15

Used to loosen fittings on fire hoses.

Question 16

What is a disk sander?

Answer 16

Used to remove paint and rust.

Question 17

What is an electric drill?

Answer 17

Uses many different sized drill bits to drill holes.

Question 18

What is a paint scraper?

Answer 18

Used for removing paint.

Question 19

What is a die grinder?

Answer 19

A. Used to grind away excess material and come equipped with a grinding wheel.
B. Also can be replaced with a rotary wheel wire brush or a rotary cup wire brush.

Question 20

What is a drill?

Answer 20

Used to drill holes, using many different sized drill bits.

Question 21

What is an impact wrench?

Answer 21

Used to remove a large quantity of nuts or bolts.

Question 22

What is a paint chipper?

Answer 22

A. Used to remove paint and rust.
B. Needle Chipper
C. Portable Pneumatic Descaler

Question 23

What is a chain hoist?

Answer 23

Used to permit small movements and gentle handling of loads. Can be done by hand or by machine.

Question 24

What is a ratchet hoist?

Answer 24

A. Used to permit small movements and gentle handling of loads.
B. Can be used by hand or motor operated.

Question 25

What is a hydraulic jack?

Answer 25

A. Lifting, pressing, and bending B. Pushing and pulling C. Spreading D. Clamping operations

Question 26

What is a machinist scale?

Answer 26

A steel measuring stick.

Question 27

What is a feeler gauge?

Answer 27

Used to measure small openings.

Question 28

What is a dial indicator?

Answer 28

Measures movement of close tolerance items.

Question 29

What is a sounding tape?

Answer 29

Used to measure the depth of the fuel tanks.

Question 30

What are telescoping gauges?

Answer 30

B. Measure the inside of holes | C. Measure dimensions where measurements cannot be taken with a standard micrometer.

Question 31

What are mechanical calipers?

Answer 31

Used to measure both inside and outside dimensions.

Question 32

What is a dial slide caliper?

Answer 32

A. Can read inside and outside dimensions. B. Measure things with a high degree of accuracy. C. Utilize a dial to read the measurement.

Question 33

What is a vernier slide caliper?

Answer 33

Used to determine close tolerance measurements.

Question 34

What is an outside micrometer?

Answer 34

Used to measure the outside diameter and thickness of objects.

Question 35

What is an inside micrometer?

Answer 35

Used to measure the inside of a hole or a cylinder.

Question 36

What is a depth micrometer?

Answer 36

Used to measure the depth of holes or slots.

Question 37

What is a dial torque wrench?

Answer 37

Utilizes a dial and pointer to indicate the torque achieved.

Question 38

What is a beam-type torque wrench?

Answer 38

A. Uses a deflecting arm to read torque. | B. Uses a stationary beam to read torque.

Question 39

What is a clicker-type wrench?

Answer 39

Clicks when a specific torque is reached.