INTRO Chap 3 Flashcards
A heavy-duty tool used to drive posts or other large stakes.
Sledgehammer
To prevent injury when pulling a nail, be sure the material holding the nail is blank securely before you pull.
Braced
Be sure to what and a what on the tool.
keep balanced footing and a firm grip
A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled (sloped) edfe.
Chisel.
Used to cut and shape wood, stone and metal.
Chisel
Don’t use a chisel head or hammer that has what?
Become mushroomed or flattened.
You don’t use to cut or split concrete or stone.
Cold Chisel
Don’t ever use a screwdriver near what?
Live wires or as an electrical tester
Have serrated teeth that grip flat, square, round or hexagonal shapes.
Tongue and groove pliers.
They include different combinations of sockets (the part that grip the nut or bolt) and ratchets (handles) that are used to turn the sockets
Socket wrench sets.
You place the torque wrench on the object to be fastened, such as a blank
bolt.
Hold the head of the wrench with one hand to supports the bolt and to make sure it is properly blank
aligned.
A folding rule is better than cloth or steel tape for measuring vertical distance because……
of its stiffness.
A folding rule is also known as///
Stick Rule
For chalk lines, you stretch the line tightly between two points and then snap it to release a what
Chalky line to the surface.
Utility Knife models that have a retractable blade
are the safest.
When using a utility knife, you place some scap i.e. piece of wood under the object you are cutting. Why?
This will protect the surface under the object.
The standard blade of a compass keyhole saw is what?
12-14 inches long with 7 to 8 tpi/
This saw cuts curves quickly in wood, plywood or wallboard. It is also used to cut holes fore large diameter pipes, vents and plugs or switch boxes.
Compass keyhole saw
Why must you brace yourself while sawing?
So you are not thrown off balance on the last stroke.
After you have used the file, you what?
Brush the filings between the teeth with a file card.
When using a file card you what.
Push in the same direction as the line of the teeth.
You what with bent frames.
Discard clamps
You don’t get what on the clutches.
lubricant
3 basic shovel blade shapes
Round
Square
Spade
Used to dig holes or remove large amounts of soil.
Round Bladed Shovel
Used to move gravel or cleanup construction debris.
Square-bladed shovel
Used to move large amounts of soil or dig trenches that need smooth, straight sides.
Spade
When working with a pick…you always check to ensure what?
The head is fixed firmly to the handle.
