Casting and fixing - Tools and equipment

Multiple Choice

Which tool is useful for cleaning up moulds and making good of mitres in plastering?

• Busks

• Shellac brush

• Gauging trowel

• Buckets and bowls

Multiple Choice

What are trowel and square, and leaf and square used for in plastering?

• Filling in minor moulding detail work

• Applying large amounts of plaster

• Mixing plaster

• Cleaning up moulds

Multiple Choice

Why are soft rubber buckets and bowls preferred for casting plasters?

• They are cheaper than other materials

• They can be 'cracked out' without splitting

• They are easier to clean

• They mix plaster better

Multiple Select

Select all correct statements about shellac brushes used in plastering.

• They are used to spread shellac on a plaster reverse mould.

• They must be kept in shellac pot or methylated spirits after use.

• Normal paint brushes are preferred over solvent/oil brushes.

• Solvent/oil brushes shed fewer bristles than normal paint brushes.

Multiple Choice

Which tool is essential for cutting canvas and fibreglass matting in a workshop?

• Scissors

• Scraper

• Fine toothed saw

• Mitre box

Multiple Choice

Why is it important for a scraper to be of good quality in plastering workshops?

• Because it is used for delicate work

• Because it is used for heavy-duty and messy work

• Because it is only used for cutting plaster casts

• Because it is used to measure angles

Multiple Choice

Which of the following tools is specifically used to cut angles set at 90 degrees and 45 degrees?

• Mitre box

• Scissors

• Chalk line

• Scraper

Multiple Select

Select all the correct statements about the use of a chalk line in plastering.

• It provides a straight line to fix the cornice to.

• It is used to measure the thickness of plaster.

• It is used around the perimeter of the room at the depth and projection of the mould.

• It is used for cutting plaster casts.

Multiple Choice

Which tool is traditionally used for measuring, apart from a tape measure?

• Metal rule

• Spirit level

• Plumb bob

• Trowel

Multiple Choice

What are the typical angles that a set square is used to measure?

• 90 and 45 degrees

• 60 and 30 degrees

• 120 and 60 degrees

• 180 and 90 degrees

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about shellac is correct?

• It is used to seal plaster moulds and is flammable.

• It is used to reinforce casts and is non-flammable.

• It is mixed with water to weaken.

• It is only used in furniture making.

Multiple Select

Select all the purposes of wooden laths in plastering.

• To reinforce casts

• To provide a fixing point within casts

• To measure angles

• To provide a guide when running in situ

Multiple Choice

What is the main purpose of using canvas/hessian scrim in plastering?

• To add color to plaster

• To reinforce casting

• To make plaster waterproof

• To speed up drying

Multiple Choice

Casting and fixing fibrous plasterwork requires a variety of tools. Which of the following is NOT typically considered a general tool for this process?

• Trowel

• Hammer

• Spirit level

• Paintbrush