power saws

Question 1

power hacksaw is classified in what group

Answer 1

cut off saws

Question 2

What blade is best for long life

Answer 2

Fully hardened, molybdenum high speed steel

Question 3

Power hacksaw blades lengths range from what

Answer 3

12 to 40 inch

Question 4

4 different cut off saw machines

Answer 4

Power hacksaw
Horizontal band saw
Abrasive cut off saw
Cold circular cut off saw

Question 5

Teeth of a blade are forced into the work piece how

Answer 5

By gravity or hydraulic pressure

Question 6

The speed of power hacksaws are expressed how

Answer 6

Strokes per minute (spm)

Question 7

How are horizontal band saw sized

Answer 7

According to the largest peice of material they can cut

Question 8

How do band saw express there cutting speeds

Answer 8

Surface feet per minute (sfpm) or
Surface meter per minute (smpm)

Question 9

Two types of band saws

Answer 9

Horizontal band saw
Contour band saw

Question 10

What is the most commonly used cut off saw

Answer 10

Horizontal band saw

Question 11

Contour band saw also known as what

Answer 11

Vertical band saw

Question 12

Contour band saw is used for what

Answer 12

Shaping metal

Question 13

what is set

Answer 13

the way the individual teeth or groups of teeth are bent out of line with the blade body

Question 14

blade gauge is what

Answer 14

thickness of the body of the blade

Question 15

what is blade kerf

Answer 15

width of the cut the blade makes in the workpiece

Question 16

4 contour band saw accessories

Answer 16

work holding jaw
power feeding table
gravity feeding attachment
ripping fence

Question 17

what increases blade life

Answer 17

coolants and lubricants

Question 18

what are power feeding tables used for

Answer 18

heavy workpieces to maintain a constant feed rate through the blade

Question 19

3 common saw blade materials

Answer 19

high carbon steel
bimetal
tungsten carbide

Question 20

3 types of teeth forms

Answer 20

hook
skip
standard

Question 21

what 2 teeth forms have 0 degree rake angle

Answer 21

standard
skip

Question 22

what angle does a hook tooth have

Answer 22

positive rake angle

Question 23

high carbon steel blades are best suited for what materials

Answer 23

soft materials such as
mild steel
aluminum
brass and copper

Question 24

why are bimetal blades better then high carbon steel blades

Answer 24

they have faster cutting speeds and better durability

Question 25

tungsten carbide blades are the same as bimetal except what

Answer 25

they have carbide tipped teeth

Question 26

3 common sets on a blade

Answer 26

raker wavy straight/alternate

Question 27

what is pitch

Answer 27

number of teeth per inch

Question 28

what is constant pitch on band saw blades

Answer 28

uniform spacing of teeth gullet depth rake angle through length of blade

Question 29

what is variable pitch on band saw blades

Answer 29

varies in tooth size depth and gullet reduces noise and harmonics

Question 30

soft material requires what blade

Answer 30

coarse

Question 31

hard material requires what blade

Answer 31

fine

Question 32

friction saws cut up to what speeds

Answer 32

15,000 sfpm

Question 33

3 types of abrasive grits

Answer 33

aluminum oxide silicone carbide diamond

Question 34

4 types of bonding materials

Answer 34

resinoid rubber metal fibre or fabric

Question 35

What is band tracking?

Answer 35

Band tracking is the position of the band as it runs on the wheels