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1
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What plastic is used in 3d printing

A

PLA

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2
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What makes PLA plastic different from normal plastics

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Its a biopolymer, and is biodegradable

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3
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What does plasticity mean

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How easily a plastic can be bent, or changed shape, without cracking or breaking

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4
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What is a digital vernier calliper

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The very accurate measuring thing

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5
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What is the very accurate measuring thing

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A digital vernier calliper

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6
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What is a coping saw used to cut

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woods or plastics, especially to cut bends

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7
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What is a tenon saw used for

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Cutting straight cuts in wood

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8
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What is a tri-square

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Used to draw 90 degree angle

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9
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What is used to draw a 90 degree angle

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Tri-square

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10
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What is the saw to cut straight cuts in wood

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Tenon saw

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11
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What is the saw to cut curved cuts in wood or plastic

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coping saw

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12
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What is a plain head or slotted scredriver

A

Flat, one line screwdriver

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13
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What is a flat, single line screwdriver

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Plain head screwdriver. Or slotted scredriver

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14
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What is a pozidriv head screwdriver

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Cross roads

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15
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What is a mallet

A

Used to hit chisels

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16
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What is a marking gauge

A

Used to score parallel lines

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17
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What is used to score parallel lines

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A marking gauge

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18
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What is a rasp

A

A very course file

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19
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What is the name of a very course file

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A rasp

20
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What is a hacksaw used for

A

To cut through metals

21
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What is the real name for sandpaper

A

Abrasive paper

22
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What is used to mark metal

A

Scriber

23
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what is a ball pein hammer

A

Hammer used to hammer metals, e.g to change its shape

24
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What are the three types of file

A

Flat file
Round file
Three square file

25
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Which file has a triangular cross section

A

Three square file

26
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What is a centre punch

A

Used to leave an indentation on metal, so a drill will not slip

27
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What is used to hit a centre punch

A

A ball pein hammer

28
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What is used to leave an indentation on metal so drills wont slip

A

A centre punch

29
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What are tin snips

A

They are “pliers” used to cut thin sheet metal

30
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Why are tin snips better than a hacksaw

A

They leave a cleaner finish

31
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What is used to cut thin sheet metal

A

Tin snips

32
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What are the 3 types of permanent joins in metal

A

Soldering
Brazing
Welding

33
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What is soldering

A

Melting a low melting point metal (solder), around a joint

34
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What is brazing

A

Similar to soldering, but using brazing rods, which melt at 800 degrees C

35
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What metal is used in brazing, and what is the melting point

A

Brazing rods, melts at 800 degrees C

36
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What is welding

A

Melting a strong filler metal, to join two pieces of metal

37
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What are nuts

A

The thing that screws on to bolt (smaller)

38
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What are bolts

A

The rod with a thread

39
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What is used to stop nuts shaking loose

A

Spring washers, keeps tension on the nut

40
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What are nylock nuts

A

Have a blue nylon insert, which the bolt cuts a thread into, stoping shaking loose

41
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What are the nuts used on aeroplanes

A

nylock nuts

42
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What is managed forestry

A

Planting trees as you cut them down

43
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What does FSC stand for

A

forestry stewardship council

44
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Why be sustainable?

A

People are more inclined to purchase sustainable products
Governments can pass laws, giving an environmental standard for products

45
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What are plastics made from

A

Oil

46
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What are the 6 rs

A

reduce
reuse
recycle
rethink
repair
refuse

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