Sanders Safety Test

1. When using a sander, do not ____________________ your work.

• lean too close to
• hold
• move
• check

2. When sanding, protect your eyes from flying chips and torn abrasive paper by ______________________.

• wearing regular eye glasses
• wearing approved eye protection
• standing in the operator's position
• standing away from the operator's position

3. You should not use a sander belt _________________________.

• for plastic materials
• that has been used
• for long pieces
• with torn edges

4. If the belt does not run ________________________, turn the machine off and report it to the teacher.

• on the edge of the rolls
• in the center of the rolls
• at a fast rate of speed
• perpendicular

5. Always keep articles that you are sanding ___________________________.

• in contact with the work table
• in a water cooler
• on a flat place
• an inch above the table

6. Do not use sanding belts or discs that are _________________________.

• 80 grit or finer
• used on metal
• loaded with pitch and/or worn out
• garnet or silicon carbide

7. Do not try to shorten the sanding process by pressing hard on your work or holding the sander in one spot for a long time. This will burn your work and may cause the belts or discs to break and _________________________________.

• become expensive
• cause extra work
• be replaced
• injure you

8. Be sure to use only half of the sanding disc moving __________________________. If the wrong half is used, the work may be thrown upward.

• upward
• downward
• on the right
• on the left

9. Before you turn on the power, check carefully to see that the abrasive disc is ______________________ to the disc and has no loose or torn edges.

• tightly cemented
• cemented loosely
• trimmed close
• welded

10. Do not put ________________________ on top of the Orbital sander.

• your hand
• pressure
• the power cord
• work