Mechanics Tools Video Questions Name ______X104
Hand Tools
1. What needs to be placed on a file before it is used?
2. Why should you avoid touching freshly filed surfaces?
3. What is a single flare and what is a double flare used for?
4. Sketch a cross section of a single and double flare
5. How many legs do pullers usually carry?
6. What is meant by blade pitch?
7. How many hacksaw blade teeth should always be touching the material being cut?
8. How wide should the blade of a flat screwdriver be relative to the screw head width?
9. Describe the end of a properly serviced flat screwdriver.
10. What is the difference between Phillips and posi-drive?
11. How many sizes of Phillips screwdriver are there?
12. What are 2 advantages of an Allen head screw & key combination?
13. What is an impact screwdriver used for?
14. List 6 types of sockets
15. List the 4 sizes of square drives
16. What is the purpose of an extension?
17. What is the purpose of a universal joint?
18. What is the main weakness of a ratchet?
19. What is the main advantage and disadvantage of a breaker bar?
20. What 2 questions need to be answered before choosing a hand tool?
21. How should a wrench be used to avoid injury?
22. Describe a combination wrench (2 parts).
23. Why does a flare nut wrench loosen or tighten more effectively than an open end wrench?
24. What are the 2 common uses of vice grips?
25. What is the purpose of circlip (snap ring) pliers?
26. What is the most common cutter?
Measuring Tools
27 How accurately can measurements be made with a steel rule?
28. List 3 types of measurements where different micrometers can be used.
29. What 2 parts of the outside micrometer touch the material being measured.
30. Where would a telescoping gauge be used instead of other measurement methods?
31. What is needed along with a telescoping gauge to measure an inside diameter?
32. What are feeler gauges used to measure?
33. What can a dial indicator be used to measure?