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Measuring tools provide a convenient and easy way to compare object dimensions against:
each other |
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a standard |
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a drawing |
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perfection |
Measuring tools give easy access to the wide variety of standard dimensions that are used to categorize and classify objects.
You've bored a large hole in a piece of wood to insert a doorknob. Which of these tools would you use to smooth the edges of the hole?
plane |
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chisel |
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file |
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rasp |
Files consist of diagonal rows of fine teeth and are used for fine finishing work to smooth, polish, or shape objects. Rasps are files with larger teeth that are used for coarse finishing work. Both files and rasps are designed to be inserted into detachable handles.
This tool is a(n) __________.
inside micrometer |
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inside caliper |
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outside caliper |
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outside micrometer |
Micrometers provide accuracy to the thousandths of an inch and come in outside and inside varieties. An outside micrometer is used to measure outside thickness, such as the diameter of a bolt, while an inside micrometer is used to measure the inside dimension of an object, such as the diameter of the hole of a nut or the width of a channel.
When compared to drilling, boring makes __________ holes.
smoother |
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rougher |
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smaller |
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larger |
Drilling is the process of making small holes in wood or metal while boring is the process of making larger holes.
Which of the following statemements about chucks is not true?
a chuck is tightened and loosened using a chuck key |
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a chuck's size indicates the largest diameter drill bit that will fit |
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a chuck's size indicates the largest circumference drill bit that will fit |
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electric drills utilize a chuck to hold the drill bit |
Electric drills utilize a chuck to hold the drill bit. A chuck's size indicates the largest diameter drill bit that will fit. A chuck is tightened and loosened using a chuck key.