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WorksheetsJointer Safety Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the minimum size a board must be to be passed through the jointer safely without using a push stick?
12" long by 4" high
12" long by 6" high
10" long by 4" high
10" long by 6" high
Your fingers must be a minimum of ______________ inches from the cutting blades at all times.
3
2
4
1
True or False: You can not use the jointer if someone is WITHIN 3' of you (1 arms length)
true
false
In the event that a piece of wood is less than the required minimum height allowed for holding the wood with your hands, then you should:
use a push stick and a block so your fingers are not near the blades
use a mallet
make a classmate do it
watch your fingers very carefully as you push it through the jointer
What is the amount of material that will be removed from each pass through the jointer?
1/16"
1/8"
3/16"
1/4"
What type of grain are we cutting when using the jointer?
edge grain
end grain
surface grain
True or False: You should always cut in the direction that the grain is going with the wood to prevent tear out.
true
false
What does the guide fence do?
ensures that the material is kept at a perfect 90 degrees as it passes through the blade
it serves no purpose
it gets in the way of your material and shouldn't be used
How can we check that the guide fence is perfectly square?
Using a square
using your eye
you do not need to check
using a ruler
What hand tool does the jointer replace?
block plane
chisel
mallet
awl
What is the difference between the in feed and out feed tables?
the in feed table is lower than the out feed table
the out feed table is lower than the in feed table
there is no difference between the in feed and out feed tables
What is the purpose of the jointer?
to create a working edge that is perfectly square for us to use
to give us a rough edge to use
i don't know. Mr. Wetzel just said its important
What do we put on the edge of our material after we ran it through the jointer?
a letter X
a letter Y
we do not need to mark the side we put through the jointer
True or False: It is ok to move the blade guard with your hand as you are pushing your material through the blade.
true
false
True or False: It is ok to have your hands over the blade while it is spinning.
true
false
