Handtools Flashcards
(120 cards)
What are the three categories of tools used for measuring and layout?
- Measuring tools.
- Layout tools.
- Marking tools.
What tools are used for measuring?
Rules, tapes, squares, dividers, trammels, fish-tapes and electrical testers. (7)
What tools are used for lay-out?
Rules, squares, wrap-arounds, trammels, dividers, contour markers, straight-edges. (7)
What tools are used for marking?
scribers, soap stone markers, trammels, contour markers, dividers, chalk lines, punches. (8)
Some tools are specific to their function, while others perform more than one function. t or f?
true.
What is a micrometer caliper (‘mike”) used for?
it is a measuring tool that is used in welding when it is necessary to obtain very accurate measurements (within 0.001”)
What lengths do steel rules come in?
- 15cm to 30cm for metric
2 6” or 12” for imperial
The simplest and most common measuring tool is ?
the steel rule (common rule)
A metal or wood folding rule is used for measuring and comes in sizes?
- 0.6m to 2m
2. 2” to 6’
metal or wood folding rules are not relied on for accurate measurements because?
Certain amount of wear develops at the joints.
As opposed to rules, straightedge…
do not have graduations incorporated along the edges.
Straightedge lengths
- 1’ to 10’
2. 305 mm to 3m
Straightedges are usually chamfered for better accuracy t or f ?
true.
the two purposes of straight edges are
- to mark straight lines on the workpiece
2. to check if the surface material is flat.
two types of measuring tapes
- short line tapes
2. long line tapes
long line tapes can be made off
- cloth, fibreglass or metal and have a loop at the end.
Squares are primarily used for..
Checking accuracy of an angle or for laying out lines.
Squares can be used for both measuring and layout, t or f?
true. Most squares have a rule marked on their edges.
Most common use of a carpenters square(framing square, construction or two foot square) is
For layout and squaring of large patterns.
Try squares (set square, machinist square) are made up of
- a thick wood or metal stock called a beam.
2. a thin steel blade.
The most versatile square in the pipe trades is the
Combination Square.
A combination square is made up of four parts
- The steel rule
- Square head
- Centre head
- Bevel Protractor.
Levels are used to ensure work is..
true horizontal (level) or true vertical (plumb).
Wrap-arounds are designed to..
serve as a guide for making a straight line around a piece of pipe so that the end may be squared ( wrap around 1 1/4 times)