1.6 Tools, Equipment & Measuring Devices

Engineers use many different tools. There are two main categories of tool: _______ and power tools.

• Hand tools

• Software

• Gardening tools

• Measuring tools

What is the main difference between hand tools and power tools?

• Hand tools are powered by electricity.

• Power tools require manual labor.

• Power tools are powered by electricity, fuel, or compressed air.

• Hand tools are powered by compressed air.

Power tools can either do things that cannot be achieved with hand power, or complete hand-power tasks more quickly and ____.

• slowly

• inefficiently

• efficiently

• manually

Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of hand tools and power tools?

• Power tools are always better than hand tools.

• Hand tools are always better than power tools.

• The suitability of hand tools or power tools depends on the task.

• Both hand tools and power tools are unnecessary.

Fill in the blank: Maintenance engineers will have a range of different tools at their disposal. At times, it will be essential to have both a hand tool and a power tool because certain jobs will require both types to be used. For example, a screwdriver and an electric screwdriver. This shows that both hand tools and power tools have their own _______.

• A) disadvantages

• B) advantages

• C) uses

• D) limitations

Which of the following is a common hand tool?

• Hammer

• Drill

• Lathe

• Welder

Which of the following is a common hand tool used for checking perpendicular angles?

• Spirit level

• Engineer's square

• Stanley knife

• Chisel

Which of the following is not a common hand tool?

• Allen/hex keys

• Cordless drill/driver

• Drill

• Tap and die set

Fill in the blank: A _______ is used to create screw threads inside a hole.

• Screwdriver

• Tap and die set

• Socket set

• Chisel

Fill in the blank: A _______ is used for smoothing rough surfaces.

• A) Jigsaw

• B) Belt sander

• C) Impact driver

• D) Nibbler