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Sunday, 23 September 2012
Monday, 17 September 2012
MIG WELDING
The "Metal" in Gas Metal Arc Welding refers to the wire that is used to start the arc. It is shielded by inert gas and the feeding wire also acts as the filler rod. MIG is fairly easy to learn and use as it is a semi-automatic welding process.
SOME OF MA WORK
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
DRILLING AND TAPPING
Today i went to do drilling and tapping with steve (tutor). It was a good experience for me. Images of the work i have done in workshop
TOOLS USED DURING..
Sunday, 2 September 2012
HAMMERS & HACKSAWS
1.What is the name of the hammer most commonly used in automotive engineering?
ANSWER- Ball Pein or engineers hammer
2.what would you typically use one for?
ANSWER- Used for flattening or peining a rivet.
3.why would you use a soft faced hammer?
ANSWER- used to tap a component
4.what type of hammer would you use to give a really strong blow to a chisel?
ANSWER- Lump hammer
5.what would you use a mallet for in automotive engineering?
ANSWER- used for moving things where it is important without giving any damage.
6.when would you use a dead blow hammer?
ANSWER- Designed not to bounce back when its hits something.
7. what can cause an hacksaw to clog?
ANSWER- If a blade cutting through a thick section of metal has too many teeth, in other words the pitch is too fine, they can clog up and stop cutting.
8. What can happen if the blade is to coarse for the job it is intended for?
ANSWER- If the blade is too coarse the saw teeth could be stripped off of the blade at it try's to cut.
9. What should you do before and after using a hacksaw?
ANSWER- use ppe
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