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The primary difference between a claw and a ball-peen hammer is which of the following?
their size |
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their striking end |
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their non-striking end |
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their handle shape |
The most common striking tool is the hammer and the most common variety of hammer is the claw hammer. The claw hammer has two ends, one to drive nails and one to remove nails. Ball-peen hammers replace the claw with a rounded end that's used to round off the edges of metal pins and make gaskets.
Which of the following would be used to make a drilling guide mark in a sheet of metal?
screwdriver |
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center punch |
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pin punch |
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chisel |
A punch is narrow and is used to drive objects like nails (pin punch) or for making guide marks for drilling (center punch) or patterns in wood or metal.
This tool is a(n) __________.
outside caliper |
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inside caliper |
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inside micrometer |
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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.
This tool is a(n) __________.
awl |
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screwdriver |
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chisel |
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punch |
A punch is narrow and is used to drive objects like nails (pin punch) or for making guide marks for drilling (center punch) or patterns in wood or metal.
The __________ is an initial shallow saw cut made as a guide to prevent the saw from slipping sideways on subsequent more powerful cuts.
groove |
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guide |
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kerf |
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channel |
When you start sawing by creating a kerf it will help prevent the saw from slipping sideways when you begin the power strokes that do most of the cutting.