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Which of these saws is used with a miter box?
back saw |
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crosscut saw |
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hacksaw |
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rip saw |
A miter box utlizes a back saw (a fine toothed saw with a rigid strip of steel opposite its blade edge) to make cuts in wood at a specified angle.
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?
chisel |
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rasp |
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file |
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plane |
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.
The primary difference between a standard level and a bullseye level is which of the following?
a bullseye level can measure across two dimensions |
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a bullseye level has only one bubble to center |
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a standard level has only one bubble to center |
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a standard level can measure across two dimensions |
Levels utlize a fluid-filled tube containing a bubble that is centered when the surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb) along the direction of the tube. While a standard level can measure along a single dimension, a bullseye level is circular and can indicate the levelness of a two dimensional plane.
You need to secure two pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. Which of the following tools is most appropriate?
clamp |
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pliers |
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pincers |
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rubber band |
A clamp applies pressure to prevent two objects from moving relative to each other, for example, to keep to pieces of wood together while the glue between the dries. A clamp is commonly made of metal and shaped like the letter C with a perpendicular flat-edged plate providing variable pressure between it and the top of the C as a screw to which it is attached is tightened and released.
Inside and outside micrometers measure inside and outside:
diameters |
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lengths |
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angles |
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tolerances |
Micrometers measure the diameter of cylindrical objects. Outside micrometers measure the external diameter of cylinders and inside micrometers measure the internal diameter of the cylinder's hole.