Maintenance Construction Helper Test
A caliper is shown at number
not shown
Which of the following is best to use to remove large nuts or bolts
open-end wrench
A trisquare is shown at number
16
Which one of the following is commonly used to make scratch marks on sheet metal?
38 (nail set)
Which tool is most commonly used in setting the head of number 34?
39 (center pencil)
The tool that is best to use to make shoulder cuts on a tenon is number
41 (Back Saw)
To make a wood screw flush with the wood surface, it would be best to use tool number
41 (counter sink)
The tool that would be best to use to make a hole 5 1/2 inches in diameter in a wooden floor is number
50 (Key Hole Saw)
For bending reinforcing bars in a foundation, it is usually best to use
a hickey
The tool best used to hold an object to be filed is
a vise
The special type of saw used on a power saw, for cutting material such as cement brick and sheet metal, is called a/an
abrasive cutoff wheel
The wrench that is used in a manner similar yo a screwdriver is a/an
allen wrench
Once a hacksaw has started to bite into a piece of conduit the strokes in cutting should
be short, but change so as to use all of the blade
The craft worker that is most likely to used tool number 26 is the
bricklayer
Figure 59 is a
butt gauge
The tool commonly used for testing the hardness of metal before cutting it with a hacksaw blade is a
carborundum stone
The part of the drill press used to hold the drills is called the
chuck
Which of the following practices is most important in keeping tools from rusting?
coat tools with a little bit of oil
Traps are put in an air compressor line to
collect water
The air receiver on an air compressor in daily use should be blown out
daily
A tool used in plastering, consisting of a two-handled float for finishing is a
darby
Figure 58 is a
flooring chisel
A plastering tool useful as a hand table in order to carry plaster is called a
hawk
When cutting pipe with a manually-operated pipe-cutter, the direction or directions the cutter should be rotated around the pipe
is clockwise, only
The tool used to determine whether a pipe is plumb is a
level
The chief difference between trowels used for plastering and trowels used for cement finishing is that the plastering trowel is generally
lighter and longer
Combination, duckbill, and long nose are names used to identify
pliers
of the following, the best tool to use ton smooth the inside of the cut-off en of a pipe is a/an
reamer
Figure 39 is a
rip saw
Of the following, the best type of saw to use to cut a 3-foot long, 2x6 down to a 3-foot long, 2x4 is a
rip saw
Of the following, the other tool you will most likely need when using a star drill in concrete is a
rotary hammer
A rat-tail file is
round
Shovels used for mixing concrete by hand should have a
round point
Figure 34 shows a
scratch awl
Which of the following is the best hammer to use for pounding a damaged signpost anchor into the ground?
sledge
Figure 38 is a
sliding bevel
A pipe wrench is least likely to be used for loosening a pipe
tee
Which of the following tools would most likely be used to repack a brick mortar joint? A/an
tuck pointer
The size of a chisel is determined by the
width
The offset screwdriver is most suitable for
working in tight corners
