Woodshop study guide
What safety protection is needed when using drills or drivers? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Safety goggles / ear protection
A drill chuck typically has how many jaws? - CORRECT ANSWER-Three
Which tool is best for driving screws into wood? - CORRECT ANSWER-Driver
How can you prevent boring holes into our tables? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use
sacrificial wood
How can you prevent splitting your material when driving a screw? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Pilot hole
What is a simple way to gauge the depth of your hole when drilling? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Measure from the tip of drill and use tape to wrap around drill bit to mark it
A ______________ wrench is used to adjust the length of the piloting bit, when using
a countersink bit. - CORRECT ANSWER-Allen
What is the most common way that students break our precious drill bits? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Not having good contact between bit and hardware
What features of the jigsaw make it better for cutting large shapes, or large panels of
wood? - CORRECT ANSWER-The long skinny saw bit makes it easy to maneuver
What is the difference between coarse-tooth and fine-tooth blades? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Coarse tooth has fewer and larger teeth for bigger projects while Fine
tooth has many smaller teeth for more intricate work
Which blade is best choice for cutting a 2.5 inch diameter circle out of ¼" plywood. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Fine Tooth
Can a jigsaw be used to pierce shapes out of planar wood? And what tool is
necessary first to do so? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes, Fine Tooth
Should the blade be touching the edge of the material before you start up the saw? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No, start the saw before making contact with the material
, How many clamps are best for holding your workpiece? - CORRECT ANSWER-Two
Where should your non-trigger hand be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER-On front
hand grip and away from blade
Before touching or changing blades you should first make sure of these two things? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The saw is unplugged and off / The blade is hot so use
caution
Why use a drill press over a hand drill? - CORRECT ANSWER-90 degrees to work
surface, don't have to push as hard into your piece
What are the most commonly used bits for drill press? - CORRECT ANSWER-Flute,
Forstner, Spade
What tool is used to tighten a bit into the chuck? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chuck Key
T/F The table should always be unlocked before beginning to drill into your material.
- CORRECT ANSWER-False
Why would you ever want to raise or lower the table? - CORRECT ANSWER-Closer
or farther from the bit depending on the length
Do you need to put the drill press into reverse to pull out? - CORRECT
ANSWER-No, there is not reverse
What is the machinist vise used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Drill in small piece of
wood
What is a safe way to drill into a dowel rod? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use a V block
What type of blade does the panel saw have? - CORRECT ANSWER-Circular
What is the saw mounted onto? - CORRECT ANSWER-Carriage
What is the name of the type of cut that is vertical? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cross cut
What safety protection is needed when using drills or drivers? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Safety goggles / ear protection
A drill chuck typically has how many jaws? - CORRECT ANSWER-Three
Which tool is best for driving screws into wood? - CORRECT ANSWER-Driver
How can you prevent boring holes into our tables? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use
sacrificial wood
How can you prevent splitting your material when driving a screw? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Pilot hole
What is a simple way to gauge the depth of your hole when drilling? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Measure from the tip of drill and use tape to wrap around drill bit to mark it
A ______________ wrench is used to adjust the length of the piloting bit, when using
a countersink bit. - CORRECT ANSWER-Allen
What is the most common way that students break our precious drill bits? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Not having good contact between bit and hardware
What features of the jigsaw make it better for cutting large shapes, or large panels of
wood? - CORRECT ANSWER-The long skinny saw bit makes it easy to maneuver
What is the difference between coarse-tooth and fine-tooth blades? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Coarse tooth has fewer and larger teeth for bigger projects while Fine
tooth has many smaller teeth for more intricate work
Which blade is best choice for cutting a 2.5 inch diameter circle out of ¼" plywood. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Fine Tooth
Can a jigsaw be used to pierce shapes out of planar wood? And what tool is
necessary first to do so? - CORRECT ANSWER-Yes, Fine Tooth
Should the blade be touching the edge of the material before you start up the saw? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No, start the saw before making contact with the material
, How many clamps are best for holding your workpiece? - CORRECT ANSWER-Two
Where should your non-trigger hand be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER-On front
hand grip and away from blade
Before touching or changing blades you should first make sure of these two things? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The saw is unplugged and off / The blade is hot so use
caution
Why use a drill press over a hand drill? - CORRECT ANSWER-90 degrees to work
surface, don't have to push as hard into your piece
What are the most commonly used bits for drill press? - CORRECT ANSWER-Flute,
Forstner, Spade
What tool is used to tighten a bit into the chuck? - CORRECT ANSWER-Chuck Key
T/F The table should always be unlocked before beginning to drill into your material.
- CORRECT ANSWER-False
Why would you ever want to raise or lower the table? - CORRECT ANSWER-Closer
or farther from the bit depending on the length
Do you need to put the drill press into reverse to pull out? - CORRECT
ANSWER-No, there is not reverse
What is the machinist vise used for? - CORRECT ANSWER-Drill in small piece of
wood
What is a safe way to drill into a dowel rod? - CORRECT ANSWER-Use a V block
What type of blade does the panel saw have? - CORRECT ANSWER-Circular
What is the saw mounted onto? - CORRECT ANSWER-Carriage
What is the name of the type of cut that is vertical? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cross cut
