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WorksheetsUnit 211 table saws
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 18mins
A top guard on a circular saw should be positioned
as close to the workpiece as possible
At least 50mm from the work piece
covering the exposed blade below the table
covering the side cof the blade
What does PUWER is stand for?
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Requirements
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Restrictions
Prolonging and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
the extension table fitted at the back of a circular saw must not be positioned:
Less than 1200mm from the centre of the saw
blade
Less than 1200mm from the riving knife
Less than 1200mm from the saw teeth
Less than 1200mm from the operator
What type of tooth pattern should a crosscut saw
have?
Positive hook
Negative hook
Positive pitch
Negative pitch
What does TCT stand for?
Technically crafted tip
Tungsten carbide tip
Tungsten carbon tip
Tensile carbon tip
What should be the minimum length of a push
stick?
400mm
425mm
350mm
450mm
What are positive tooth pattern saw blades
suitable for?
Cutting along the grain
Cutting deep cuts
Cutting hardwoods
Cutting across the grain
A saddle uses on a circular rip saw bench will
assist with:
Deep cuts
Angled cuts
Using negative tooth pattern saws blades
Using positive tooth pattern saw blades
What should you do if you find a circular saw
bench with a missing guard?
Use the machine as long as long as you have told
your employer
Use the machine as long as you have been trained
Not use the machine and report to your employer
straightaway
Not use the machine and carry on with another
job
What is the most efficient form of dust collection
within a joiner’s workshop?
Fixed ducted system
Portable vacuum with hose
Dust bag attached to machine
Sweep up at end of job
The riving knife on a circular saw bench can act as a
form of:
Safety switch
Guard
Support for the timber
Guide for the timber
What type of saw blade is best for ripping hard abrasive
timber such as oak?
Negative tooth pattern with TCT teeth
Positive tooth pattern with TCT teeth Negative tooth pattern with TCT teeth
Negative tooth pattern with mild steel teeth
Positive tooth pattern with mild steel teeth
Cutting hard abrasive timber will:
Prevent accurate cutting
Dull the cutting edge more quickly
Require the use of a push stick
Prevent the need of cleaning the saw blade
What is the total width of the saw cut called?
Set
Pitch
Gauge
Kerf
The riving knife on a circular rip saw bench will help:
Prevent binding
Cause binding
With extraction
Hold the saw blade
What is the most efficient method of timber
conversion?
Through and through
Quarter sawn
Box heart
Radial sawn
For saw blades of less than 600mm diameter the riving knife should be
Within 50mm of the top of the saw blade
Within 50mm of the top of the saw bench
Within 25mm of the top of the saw blade
Within 225 from the saw bench
Circular saw blades are used for ripping if they have
positive hook
Dr Hook
Negative hook
Dental hook
What type of conversion is in the photograph
Through and through
Boxed heart
Quarter sawn
Tangentle
What regulations govern machinery in the workshop?
HASAWA
PUWER
PPE
BLUWER
When operating a table saw, you should stand:
To the right side of the blade if possible
To the left side of the blade.
Directly in line with the blade.
Not in direct line of the blade.
Identify Part E
Depth Hand Wheel
Tilt Hand Wheel
Power Switch
Miter Gauge
What is a man made timber
Marine ply
MDF
OSB
All of the above
What is the purpose of a riving knife
To stop timber bending
To ensure timber passes round the blade without binding and producing kickback
To ensure the timber binds and produces kickback
to prevent cupping
How far away from the blade does the riving knife sit
12mm
6mm
11mm
8mm
Which one of the following best describes fixed extraction
A vacuum cleaner
A dust bag
Leaving a window open
Ducting running to a single point
If a ripping blade is used to cross cut then the will
cut slowly
grab the timber
burn the timber
Not cut
What builds up on a blade that cuts only soft wood.
resgin
oil
water
shavings
Which one of the following should be carried out first when changing a blade on a table saw
Remove the riving knife
Isolate
Remove the guard
Loosen the knut
What is this saw component
Carbon brush
top guard
Riving Knife
Blade shim
How soon should a blade stop spinning when turned off
10 seconds
20 seconds
15 seconds
5 seconds
What is this called
wedge jig
stair jig
What type of blade is this
negative
Positive
You have found the riving Knife is thinner than the saw blade is this a fault
yes
possible
No
Why would you spin the blade first after changing before its started up
to make sure that it works
To make sure the blade is on straight
to check it goes round
Air drying is the traditional way to dry timber
False
True
If you cut into a piece of metal buried in some timber would that be classed as a foreign body
Yes
No
How far should the blade protrude above the top of the timber you are cutting
It should be just below the surface
come through as far as possible
Just show above the top of the timber
be Buried in the timber
kiln drying is the modern method of drying timber
True
False
Oak, Ash, Beech are all types of hard wood
True
False
