Belt/Disc Sander Safety Quiz

What personal protection equipment should be worn when using the belt/disc sander?

• Safety glasses, dust mask, hearing protection and gloves

• Safety glasses, dust mask, and gloves

• Nothing

• Safety glasses and dust mask

Where should the stock being sanded be held if the sanding disc rotates in a counterclockwise direction?

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• All options are acceptable

What may happen to an operator who reaches across the rotating sanding disc to turn the
sander off?

• Nothing, this is a relatively safe move

• Saw dust will likely be thrown toward your face.

• May receive a serious cut on the hand or arm from the rotating sanding disc, clothing may be pulled into sander

• The sander may throw a disc off and hit your hand or arm

When a precise angle is needed on the stock, what accessory can be used with the belt/disc
sander to achieve the desired angle?

• Protractor head

• Sliding tee bevel square

• Table Stop

• Miter head

Why is it important to check the direction of rotation on a disc sander

• If you sand on the wrong side the force on the piece will be working against your hand pressure

• It really doesn't matter unless you are in Australia.

• To make sure the grain does not fragment against the breaker bar

• in order to prevent the sand paper from ripping

Why is it important to keep the stock moving against the sanding surface

• Because I said so

• You could burn the wood

• Its not, NEVER do this

Which of the following is a belt/ disc sander

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You must report IF there is a tear in the belt or a flap hitting every time the belt goes around its wheels to the instructor a soon as possible.

• True

• False