7.3 Tools Flashcards
What are the 2 lengths of steel rules?
6 inch and 12 inch
What tool is used to measure things high up several feet?
Flexible steel tape
When using a ruler where should your eyes be when reading the measurement?
Above the measurement line on the ruler
What tool tests squareness
Set square
What do radius gauges measure?
Inside and outside radius
What does a protractor measure?
Angles from 0 - 180 degrees
What is a feeler gauge used for?
Measuring fine thickness
What is a ball gauge used for?
Measuring size of holes
What should you use for marking out?
Steel rule
What are dividers used for? And when is accuracy difficult?
Scribing arcs or circles on material. When the legs are wide open
What should scribing be done on?
A scribing block
What is the combination set?
Elaboration of steel rule, 3 attachments
What are ball pein hammers used for?
Shaping metal
What are straight and cross pein hammers used for?
Shaping metal and small nails
What are claw hammer used for?
Used as a lever
What are copper and hide hammers used for?
Shaped metal without leaving marks
What should you do when choosing your hammer?
Access what is needed for the job
What are punches used for and what is needed to use them?
A hammer to hit the punch onto a material for marking out
What are punches made from?
Steel
What are 60 degree and 90 degree centre punches used for?
60 - light work 90 - indentation
What do automatic centre punches not require?
A hammer
What are starting punches used for?
Starting a holes for a bolt/hole
What are parallel pin punches used for? (Clue if needed, used to remove ……..)
Mainly used to remove rivets
What are saws used for?
Cutting material or creating notches
What direction should the blade be pointing on a saw?
Away from you, cutting direction
What is the pitch on a saw blade?
Space from one tooth to the other
What are the three blades you can get for a saw?
Coarse, medium, fine
What does clearance provide when sawing?
Blade catching onto material
Describe use of the hacksaw back and forward using pressure
Forward with pressure, backwards without pressure
What is the use of a file?
Remove material and different rates
What are flat files used for?
Flat or convex surfaces
What are triangle files used for?
Internal angles greater then 60 degrees
What are square files used for?
Enlarging holes
What are round files used for
To file small radius
What are half round files used for?
To file larger radius
What are single cut files used for?
Smooth surfaces and one direction
What are double cut files used for?
Fast material removal, both directions
What are rasp cut files used for?
Rough cut, used in both directions
What are dreadnaught files used for?
Heavy cuts in one direction
What cleans a dirty file?
Metal brush thingy
What is the shank on a drill bit?
The metal rod that goes into the chuck
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What is the cutting edge of a drill bit?
Entire cone cutting edge of drill
What is the land on a drill bit?
Portion between body and flutes
What is a flute on a drill bit?
Helical grooves which can carry fluid
What is the clearance on a drill bit?
Dunno tbf
What are the limits
Minimum and maximum permanent sizes of a component
What are the three types of fit types
Clearance fit
Interference fit
Transition fit
What is a clearance fit
Where there is a space between the two parts (shaft is always smaller than the part it fits into)
What is an interference fit
No space between the parts (shaft is always larger than the part it fits into)
What is a jobbers drill?
Twist drill to cut holes in metal sheet
What is a transition fit
It’s a range of fits which can be either clearance or interference. (Shaft can be larger or smaller than the space)
What is a taper shank drill?
Has a taper brev, idk
What is an extension drill?
Has long shank for reaching limited access areas
What are the two systems of fits
Hole basis system
Shaft basis system
What is the hole basis system
Where the range of fits is obtained by manufacturing the hole to a fixed size and the shaft size is varied