Chapter 6 Tools and Equipment

A spring-loaded valve installed on oxyacetylene torches as a safety device to prevent flame from entering the torch hoses.

• bottoming tap

• chassis dynamomometer

• Flashback arrestor

• micrometer

A mixture of lead and tin with a low melting point for connecting wires.

• solder

• pullers

• split ball gauge

• wad punch

An accurate measuring device for inside bores, usually made with a dial indicator attached to it.

• Die Stock

• cross-arm

• dial bore gauge

• micrometer

A thread-cutting tap designed to cut threads to the bottom of a blind hole

• chassis dynamometer

• solder

• parallax error

• micrometer

An accurate measuring device for internal, external, and depth measurements that incorporates fixed and adjustable jaws.

• dial bore gauge

• Die stock

• Vernier calipers

• cross-arm

A gauge that expands and locks to the internal diameter of bores; a caliper or outside micrometer is used.

• split ball gauge

• dial bore gauge

• telescoping gauge

• chassis dynamometer

A type of hammer that has a cushioned head to reduce the amount of head bounce.

• Dial bore gauge

• dead blow hammer

• bottoming tap

• intermediate tap

An accurate measuring device for internal and external dimensions.

• Micrometer

• dial bore gauge

• split ball gauge

• telescoping gauge

In reference to fasteners, the amount of force it takes before a fastener breaks.

• Vernier calipers

• solder

• tensile strength

• wad punch

A type of punch that is hollow for cutting circular shapes in soft materials such as gaskets.

• Vernier calipers

• wad punch

• die stock

• micrometer