Power Tools Demonstration

What do you do if the tool you are using has a defect or stops working?

• Keep using it?

• Swap it out with another tool?

• Cease using it immediately and report to your supervisor.

• All of the above?

Should you use two power tools at the same time?

• Yes?

• Maybe?

• No?

• Not sure?

What is considered a Hazard while using a power tool in the following?

• Water?

• Faulty guard?

• Split power chord?

• The Operator?

• All the above?

Is it best to adjust a power saw or electric plane blade height with?

• The power chord plugged in and on?

• Your fingers near the blades?

• The power unplugged from power source and using   the fitted adjustment screw?

• A screwdriver?

How many hands should you hold a power tool with?

• One Hand?

• Share with your mate?

• Firmly with two hands?

• Just flick the switch and let it go?

How do you determine the direction of grain in timber?

• Smell it?

• Look at it closely and determine the grain direction?

• Just guess?

• Run a hand plain over the timber to see what direction it cuts smoothly?

Which of the following timbers are considered hard woods?

• Pine?

• Balsa?

• Custom Wood?

• Paulownia?

How many blades are fixed to the drum of an electric plane?

• Four?

• Two?

• Six?

• One?

What type of glue is used in the surfboard's lamination process?

• Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA)?

• Super Glue?

• Pecks Paste?

• Araldite?

Legally what should power tools and extension leads have done every three months if used commercially?

• Thrown away and buy new ones?

• Spray some WD40 lubricant on them?

• Be tested and tagged by a licensed electrician?

• Get the apprentice to have a look over them?