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Which of the following is the primary difference between pliers and pincers?
pliers are designed for large objects, pincers are designed for small objects |
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pincers are designed for large objects, pliers are designed for small objects |
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pliers squeeze, pincers cut or pull |
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pincers squeeze, pliers cut or pull |
Pincers provide a mechanical advantage that's used to cut, pinch or pull an object. The force applied to pincers is concentrated to a point or to an edge of the tool which allows pincers to be brought very close to a surface. Pincers are typically used for removing objects from a material to which they've previously been applied, for example, to pull nails from wood.
The __________ is an initial shallow saw cut made as a guide to prevent the saw from slipping sideways on subsequent more powerful cuts.
kerf |
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groove |
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guide |
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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.
This tool is a(n) __________.
screwdriver |
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chisel |
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awl |
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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.
Which of the following would provide the most accurate measure of the diameter of a solid cylinder?
outside micrometer |
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inside micrometer |
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ruler |
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tape measure |
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.
Which of the following statements about drill bits is not true?
drill bits are primarily left-handed |
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drill bits are primarily right-handed |
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drill bit size maxes out at ½" for metalworking |
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drill bit size maxes out at ¼" for woodworking |
Drill bits remove material to create holes. They come in a variety of sizes, maxing out at ¼" for woodworking and ½" for metalworking. The majority of drill bits are right-handed which means they cut while rotating in a clockwise direction.