Chapter 03—Tools and Fasteners
1. When using a hacksaw blade to cut steel, which of the following statements is False?
Install the blade with the teeth pointing away from the handle
Use a blade with greater tpi (teeth per inch) to cut thicker steels
Apply slight pressure on the forward stroke
Use a 24 tpi blade to cut copper tubing
2. The use of which of the following hand and shop tools requires you to wear eye protection?
3. Which of the following statements about hand tools is NOT true?
Lift a file slightly on the return stroke
A knife is safest when its blade is dull
A punch should not be driven too deeply into a bore
A large screwdriver handle can deliver more torque
4. Which of the statements below about the use of hand tools is TRUE?
Use your thumb to help guide the hacksaw blade until the cut is started
A slightly damaged, slotted screwdriver tip can be dressed using a hand file
Pull on an adjustable wrench so that the force bears against the movable jaw
Use a box-end wrench when there is insufficient access above a bolt
5. When measuring the thickness of a component measuring around .0015 inches, which of the following measuring tools
would be most accurate?
6. When measuring backlash between gears, which of the following measuring tools should be used to provide an accurate
reading?
dial indicator with a magnetic base
7. Which of these statements about a standard micrometer is TRUE?
The thimble is divided into 50 equal divisions
A complete turn of the thimble moves the spindle through 0.050 inches
20 complete rotations of the thimble moves the spindle 0.500 inch
It should be stored with the spindle locked firmly against the anvil