When operating the drill press, what should be done with long hair?

• Hold it away from the drill bit with one hand

• Put it under a cap or hair net and keep your head away from moving parts

• Get a haircut

• . Keep your head back away from moving parts

What type of drill press chuck should be used with a straight shank twist drill?

• Universal 3-jaw chuck

• Jacobs chuck

• Morse tapered chuck

• Any of these are acceptable

Which item(s) of protective equipment is/are absolutely necessary when operating the drill press?

• Leather gloves

• Leather apron

• Steel toed shoes

• .Safety glasses

Which of the following conditions would be unsafe when operating a drill press?

• Floor is slippery from spilled cutting oil

• Drill area is cluttered with tools and scrap

• The belt guard is loose

• All of above

If the material being drilled begins to revolve, you should _________.

• turn off the drill press and free the material

• tap the materiall lightly with a hammer to free it from the bit

• stop it with your hands

• move the drill press table to foul the rotating piece of material

To select the proper twist drill, one should check _________.

• size, sharpness and type of shank

• . drill speed

• lubrication needed

• length of the drill cutting lips

Before turning on the drill press the operator should _________.

• tighten the drill press table locking clamp

• . clamp work in a vise

• remove the chuck key

• all of the above

Which is not a safe way to secure metal while it is being drilled?

• Hold it firmly by hand, but securely on the drill press table

• In a drill press vise

• Clamp

• Between supports mounted on the drill press table

Which should be done while drilling metal with the drill press?

• Change speed of the drill press

• Maintain enough feed pressure to keep the bit cutting at all times

• Keep the drill press quill locked

• Lubricate the chuck

When a bit seizes it may __________.

• a. break the bit

• cause the vise to turn

• cause the bit to slip in the chuck

• all of the above