Basic Static Machines 1

A Static Machine is:

• Portable easy to move around

• Generally bolted down to the ground

• Usually battery powered

• Lightweight

A crown guard on rip saw should be set at

• 13mm above the piece of timber, or board being cut

• 40mm above the piece of timber, or board being cut

• Where ever you feel is safe

• Out of the way, Don't use it

What is the primary function of a rip saw

• Cut material to a given size along it's length

• For docking material

• For thicknessing a piece of timber

• For cutting curved shapes

A Tungsten tip saw blade: (Choose 2)

• Remains sharper for longer and provides a cleaner cut

• Will get to hot when cutting

• Make to much noise

• Can cut multiple materials ie: Timber, plastics, aluminium

Choose 3 pre operational statements when using a bandsaw

• The blade is correctly tensioned

• All guards are fitted correctly

• Do not stand on the right hand side of the blade

• The blade is tracking correctly

Choose 3 Operational statements when using a bandsaw

• Do not stand on the right hand side of the bandsaw

• Never attempt to open any guards

• Do not force feed the cut

• The blade type suits the material to be cut

The minimum length you can plane using the surfacer is

• 5 X the distance between in feed and out feed tables

• 3 X the distance between in feed and out feed tables

• What ever you feel is safe

• 7 X the distance between the in feed and out feed tables

The maximum thickness that can sanded by the wide belt sander

• 3mm

• 0.5mm

• 0.8mm

• 0.3mm

The maximum thickness that can be taken off when using the thicknesser

• 5mm

• 10mm

• 3mm

• 20mm

The main function of the slide carriage on a panel saw is

• To play on like slippery slide

• To carry the material

• Somewhere to put your tape measure

• Give you something to hold onto