Unit R014 - Engineering Manufacture - Topic Area 1 - Retrieval B

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Match the saw to the name

• Bandsaw

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• Junior Hacksaw

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• Hacksaw

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Answer explanation

Hacksaw - Used for quick removal of material.

Junior Hacksaw - Used for accuracy and finer cuts.

Bandsaw - Used for cutting larger sections and for carrying out repeated cuts with the use of a backstop.

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Select the shearing machine below.

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Answer explanation

Shearing is cutting sheet metal with a set of blades. Shearing machines can be manually powered with a pedal or the use of a motor. Usually the bottom blade is fixed and the top blade will move up and down however as seen in the GIF it can be the other way around. Many engineers will refer to them as guillotines.

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This is a ​ (a)   . They are usually ​ (b)   mounted. The ​ (c)   column at the rear allows the bed to ​ (d)   up and down for larger products.

• pillar drill
• floor
• large
• move
• bench drill
• bench

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The image shows a lathe. Label the lathe from the options below.

f

e

d

c

b

a

Tail Stock

Chuck Guard

E - Stop

Tool Post

Foot Brake

Saddle

Answer explanation

The tailstock is at the opposite end to the chuck. Here you will usually insert drills, centres and boring bars.

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Reorder the following steps for drilling a hole using a conventional pillar drill.

• Clamp material into vice, insert drill into chuck.

• Mark hole location.

• Start up machine and drill material.

• Lower chuck guard.

• Centre punch hole location.

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This shows the draw filing technique. When would you use it?

• When the handle is damaged.

• If you want to remove a lot of material quickly.

• To flatten and level the workpiece.

• To make it really shiny.

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Match the following files to their name.

• Round

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• Tri Square

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• Square

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• Flat

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• Half Round

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A single cut file is often used with​ (a)   pressure to produce a fine​ finish or to put a ​ (b)   edge on blades.

• light
• keen
• heavy
• course
• blunt

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An M6 thread needs a ​​ (a)   tapping drill.

An M8 thread needs a ​ (b)   tapping drill.

An M10 thread needs a ​ (c)   tapping drill.

• 5mm
• 6.8mm
• 8.5mm
• 6mm
• 8mm
• 10mm

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This is a counter bore. Select the hole profile it would leave behind.

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