Identify different bench work tools and their uses.

Bench work is important in engineering because it develops certain skills in a fitter. What skills must a fitter possess according to the passage?

• Accuracy, patience, and ability to use hand tools

• Speed, creativity, and teamwork

• Leadership, communication, and negotiation

• Physical strength, agility, and endurance

Fill in the blank: Vices are widely used tools for ______ different jobs in position during various operations carried out in a fitting shop.

• gripping

• cutting

• painting

• measuring

Look at the image and choose the correct type of vice:

• Parallel jaw vice

• Hand vice

• Machine vice

• Pipe vice

A 'V' block usually works in conjunction with which of the following?

• Hammer

• U-clamp

• Screwdriver

• Pliers

Normally, this tool is used in conjunction with either a ________ or marking table.

• surface plate

• workbench

• lathe

• drill press

What is another name for the try square?

• Carpenter's square

• Engineer's try square

• Mason's square

• Drafting square

What is a bevel gauge used for?

• Measuring length

• Testing or setting angles other than right angles

• Cutting wood

• Marking circles

Files of different types are the principal hand tools used by a fitter. All the files, irrespective of their shape, size and grade, essentially consist of two main parts. Name the two main parts of a file.

• a toothed blade and a pointed tang, which is fitted in a handle.

• a smooth surface and a rounded tip.

• a serrated edge and a wooden grip.

• a flat body and a curved handle.

What is the main purpose of scraping in bench work?

• Painting surfaces

• Obtaining a fine surface finish and removing convex spots from machined surfaces

• Welding metal parts

• Measuring dimensions

Fill in the blank: All the chisels are forged from bar stock of _________

• carbon steel

• aluminum

• copper

• stainless steel