WorksheetsUnit 308: Woodwork machinery
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name this machine
Rip saw
Dimension saw
Cross cut saw
Chop saw
Which type of blade is this?
General purpose
Multi purpose
Cross cut
Rip saw
A Riving Knife should be ..
Positioned at least 12mm away form the blade
Thinner than the kerf but thicker than the body of the circular blade
Removed if not needed
Attached to the top guard
What is used to pre-set the dimension of a haunch when using a morticing machine?
The vertical adjustment
The collet chuck
Depth stop
The horizontal adjustment
Wood chips constantly flying out the top of a surface planer during use will indicate?
Slow feed rate
Fast speed rate
Blocked or full extraction
Blunt blades
The tracking adjustment on a narrow band saw
Keeps the blade central on the wheels
Prevents the blade moving from side to side
Prevents kick back
Keeps the blade tension correct.
The cutter block on a surface planing machine
is square in section
Has only one cutter
Has limited blade protection
is removed whilst changing the blades
What must be carried out and recorded every week on any working equipment.
A full clean
At least two operations per week
A full inspection
check the plug or switch
What document provides the service interval and criteria for a machine.
Puwer
Manufacturers literature
HASAWA
Risk assessment
Where is the lubrication applied to a mortice machine?
Vertical adjustment
Isolation switch
Grease points
depth stop
When changing the blade on a wood machine the nut must be...
Held using a wing nut
held using a split pin
tightened with an air wrench
tightened by hand with a spanner
What should be used to accurately check surface planer knives for projection whilst being changed?
A setting gauge at the ends and the middle of planer bed.
A combination blade
A brass dolly along the length of the knives
a steel rule along the blades.
What action should be taken when cutting mortices in resinous timbers?
Non action required
Increase the auger clearance.
Attach the LEV to the machine
Loosen the depth stop
Which of the following actions is the first to carry out if you discover a mechanical fault on a circular saw?
Inform your best mate
Inform your supervisor
Isolate the machine
Inform the supplier
What is this piece of equipment
Circular guard
Riving knife
Depth stope
Sharks fin
What should you do if the a bearing is worn on a band saw?
Apply extra grease to the bearing
Isolate the machine and replace
Contact the HSE
Leave it and use a different machine
The shape of the teeth on a rip saw should have a positive hook. True or false?
True
False
The material used on the cutting edge of a surface planer blade is?
Folded cobalt steel
low carbon steel
Micro crystalline diamond
Tungston Carbide
Which of the following is a fault on a circular saw machine.
Top guard to close to the work piece
Rip fence pulled back during cross cutting
Saw blade stopping within 8 seconds after activating the stop button
The riving knife thinner than the body of the blade.
Loose chippings on the floor is a hazard when morticing ? True or False?
True
False
Which type of blade should be used when cutting along the grain?
Positive hook
Negative hook
How do do straighten a curved piece of timber on a surface planer?
Plane the ends first
Plane the middle first
which two methods will help you cut tight curves on a band saw?
By pushing the timber through slowing to allow the blade to follow the curve
Push the timber through quickly to ensure it follows the curve.
Use a wider blade if possible
use a narrow blade if possible
How do you support long timbers when using a mortice machine?
The vice is designed to lock all timbers in securely
Roller stands at each side of the mortice machine
Use the haunch stops
Tighten the vertical depth stop
What two things must you do prior to cutting large sheet materials on a dimension saw
check and tighten the fences
take of your goggles to allow you to see better
Nothing
Ensure you have a 2nd person in place to take off at the other side of the machine
The tensioner on a band saw
Can be adjusted if the blade stretches
Stops the blade moving around
adjusts the fence
should be left slack
