1. What is fitting?

ANSWER:- The term Fitting is related to the assembly of parts, after bringing the
dimension or shape to the required size or form, in order to secure the necessary fit.

2. What do you mean by bench work?

ANSWER:- work carried out at a bench in a laboratory or workshop.

3. Name the important tools used in fitter shop?

ANSWER:- Bench vice, Try square, Dot punch, Surface plate, Angle plate,
Steel rulers, Vernier caliper, Hacksaw, Files, Striking tools, Miscellaneous
tools.

4. Name some important fitting operations?

ANSWER:- The hand operations in fitting shop include marking,
filing, sawing, scraping, drilling, tapping, grinding, etc.,using hand tools
or power operate portable tools. Measuring and inspection of
components and maintenance of equipment is also
considered as important work of fitting shop technicians.

5. Differentiate between instruments and tools with examples?

ANSWER:-
• Tool - refers to a device with a particular purpose, that may require
some skill to use properly. Also, there is an implication that a tool is
operated by hand.
• Example:- hammer and saw etc.
• Instrument - refers to a device that may require a lot of skill to create
properly due to the complex nature of its construction.
Example:- scalpel and calipers etc.

6. What are the different types of vice?

ANSWER:- bench vice, machine , hand vice etc.

7. What the different types of hammers?

ANSWER:-
• Claw Hammer

• Ball Pein

• Cross and Straight Pein

• Cross Pein Pin Hammer

• Club Hammer

• Sledge Hammer
• Joiner's Mallet. ...

• Soft-faced Hammers.

8. Name different parts of ball peen hammer.

ANSWER:-
• Handle

• Head

• Throat

• Face

• Neck

• Cheek

• Claw

• Eye

9. Name the different types of chisels?

ANSWER:- Handle, Neck, Bevel, Blade, Steel hoop, Ferrule, Bolster,
Tang, Cutting edge.

10. Name the different types of marking tools and their purpose?
ANSWER:-
V-Blocks are precision metalworking jigs typically used to hold round metal rods or pipes for
performing drilling.
Surface plate is a solid, flat plate used as the main horizontal reference plane for precision
inspection, marking out and tooling setup.
Angle plate is a work holding device used as a fixture in metalworking.
Try square is a woodworking or a metalworking tool used for marking and measuring a piece
of wood.

11. Name the different measuring instruments used in fitting?

ANSWER:-
Caliper is a device used to measure the distance between two opposite sides of an object.
Vernier scale is a visual aid to take an accurate measurement reading between
two graduation markings on a linear scale by using mechanical interpolation.
Micrometre sometimes known as a micrometre screw gauge, is a device incorporating a
calibrated screw widely used for accurate measurement of components.

12. What is sawing?

ANSWER:
A tool or device for cutting, typically a thinblade of metal with a series
of sharpteeth.

13. Classify the Hacksaw blade according to its pitch?

 ANSWER:-

14. How Hack saw blades are specified?

ANSWER:- Standard hacksaw blade lengths are 10 to 12 in (250 to 300 mm). Blades can
be as small as 6 in (150 mm). Powered hacksaws may use large blades in a range of sizes,
or small machines may use the same hand blades.

15. What is chipping?

ANSWER:- removal of metal with a cold chisel and hammer .
16. Which type of vice is used for chipping?
ANSWER:- bench vice
17. Distinguish between hot chisel and cold chisel?
ANSWER:-
• cold chisel:- A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on
its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood
•Hot chisel:- A hot chisel is used to cut metal that has been heated in a forge to soften
the metal. One type of hot chisel is the hotcut hardy, which is used in an anvil hardy hole
with the cutting edge facing up.

18. How are files classified according to the coarseness and spacing between
the rows of teeth?
ANSWER:- mill file , hand file, square file, flat file etc.

19. Name the various types of files and corresponding uses?

ANSWER:- • veneer knife file:- to sharpen veneer knives
• cross cut file:- to sharpen cross cut saws.
• web saw files:- to sharpen rotary blades.

20. What is straight filing?

ANSWER:- it involves pushing the file lengthwise cross the work marking contact on
the forward stock.

21. What is cross filing?

ANSWER:- Cross filing is so commonly used that it could be considered 'normal' filing.
Examples of tasks that require cross filing include deburring the edge of a piece of metal,
removing scale from pipes and sharpening a chainsaw.

22. What is tapping?

ANSWER:- the process of cutting thread by using a trap.

23. What is the difference between a divider and a calliper?

ANSWER:-
• Divider :- a measuring compass, especially one with a screw for making fine
adjustments.
• Caliper:- an instrument for measuring external or internal dimensions, having two
hinged legs resembling a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.

24. How are callipers classified?

ANSWER:- Most popular are:
1. Vernier Caliper.
2. Inside Caliper.
3. Outside Caliper.
4. Divider Caliper.

5. Dial Caliper.
6. Digital Caliper.

7. Oddleg Caliper.
8. Micrometer Caliper

25. What is the work-holding device in fitting?

ANSWER:- they are efficient and accurate devices that are used for holding lathe
during operation.

26. Mention the tools are used in fitting?

ANSWER:-
27. What is the use of surface plate?
ANSWER:- A surface plate is a solid, flat plate used as the main horizontal reference
plane for precision inspection, marking out, and tooling setup

28. Which type of file is used for filing flat surfaces?

ANSWER:- equal files that are parallel in width and length .

29. Which type of tools is used for cutting external threads on bars or tubes?
ANSWER:- External threads, such as for bolts and studs, are made by
using a tool called a DIE, which is applied to a specific diameter of rod for the
size and pitch of the threads you want to cut. Both taps and dies can
be used to either cut new threads or repair damaged threads.
30. Mention the types of fitting commonly used?
ANSWER:- marking tools, measuring tools, testing tools.

31. What is the use of rule depth gauge?

ANSWER:- an instrument for measuring the depth of openings,
grooves, recesses, and so on. The depth gauge uses as its base
the surface from which the measurement is to be made.
32. What is the use of bevel protractor?
ANSWER:- A bevel protractor is a graduated circular protractor with
one pivoted arm; used for measuring or marking off angles.
Sometimes Vernier scales are attached to give more precise
readings.

33. What is meant by drilling?

ANSWER:- Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut a hole of circular
cross-section in solid ... Drills used for horizontal drilling are called drifter drills.

34. Name the material used in the manufacture of the surface plate?
ANSWER:- Cast-iron surface plates are now frequently used on
production floors as a tool for lapping granite surface plates to
achieve certain grades of accuracy.

35. What is use of surface plate?

ANSWER:- it used as the main horizontal reference plate for precision making out
and tooling set up.
36. What is angle plate?
ANSWER:- An angle plate is a work holding device used as a fixture in metalworking.

37. What is the use of centre punch?

ANSWER:- a tool consisting of a metal rod with a conical point for making an
indentation, to allow a drill to make a hole at the same spot without slipping.

38. How are welding process classified?

ANSWER:-
• gas welding
• arc welding
• resistance welding
• solid state welding
• thermo Chemical welding

39. What is arc welding?

ANSWER:- a technique in which metals are welded using the heat generated by an
electric arc.

40. What is an electrode?

ANSWER:- An electrical conductor used to contact with a nonmetallic part of a
circuit.

41. What is arc length?

ANSWER:-
Arc length is the distance between two points along a c section of curve.

42. What is plasma and fusion welding?

ANSWER:-
Fusion:- fusion welding is a process that uses heat to join or fuse two or more
materials by heating them to melting point.
Plasma:- plasma welding process uses an electric arc created between an electrode
and the torch nozzle.

43. What are the defects in welding?

ANSWER:-
• Weld cracks
• spatter
• incomplete fusion
• incomplete penetration

44. What are the functions of coated electrodes?

ANSWER:-
 It improves the weld quality.

45. What are different types of electrodes?

ANSWER:-
• Cathode
• Anode

46. What are the different types of welding joints?

ANSWER:- Butt joint, Corner joint , lap joint, Tee joint, Edge joint.

47. What is the use of chipping hammer?

ANSWER:- A chipping hammer is a tool used to remove welding slag
from a weld and welding spatter from along side welds.
48. What is flux?

ANSWER:-
Welding flux is a combination of carbonate and silicate materials used
in welding processes to shield the weld from atmospheric gases.

49. What are the compositions of electrode?

ANSWER:-
There are so many different types of welding electrodes! A 7018 is different from a
7024, a 6010 or 6011. Different flux chemistry changes the characteristics of the arc,
how it performs, and in what positions.

50. What is the temperature of arc welding?

ANSWER:-
3,000 to 20,000 °C.
51. What is the thickness of sheets used in sheet metal applications?
ANSWER:-
the thickness of sheet metal is commonly specified by a traditional,
non-linear measure known as its gauge. The larger the gauge
number, the thinner the metal. Commonly used steel sheet metal
ranges from 30 gauge to about 7 gauge.

52. What is trammel point?

ANSWER:-
Trammel points are pairs of clamp mounted compass points that are used on a
woodworking beam compass.

53. What do you mean by snip?

 ANSWER:-
cut (something) with scissors or shears, typically with small quick strokes.

54. Name the some metals in sheet metal work?

ANSWER:-
There are many different metals that can be made into sheet metal,
such as aluminium, brass, copper, steel, tin, nickel and titanium.

55. What are different sheet metal operations?

ANSWER:-
Sheet metal forming, also called stamping,
involves operations such as cutting, drawing, spinning etc
on sheets.

56. What is the carbon percentage of mild steel?

ANSWER:- 0.05% to 0.25%
57. Classify plain carbon steels.
ANSWER:-
• Mild steel carbon.
•Medium steel carbon.
•High steel carbon.
•Very high steel carbon.
58. What percentage of carbon in mild steel?
ANSWER:-
Mild (low carbon) steel: approximately 0.05% to 0.25% carbon content with up to 0.4% manganese
content (e.g. AISI 1018 steel). Less strong but cheap and easy to shape; surface hardness can be increased
through carburizing.

59. What percentage of carbon in high carbon steel?

ANSWER:-
High carbon steel: approximately 0.55% to 0.95% carbon content with 0.30 to 0.90% manganese content Very
strong, used for springs and high-strength wires.

60. What are the advantages of gas welding?

ANSWER:-
• Do not use electricity
• stronger than brazing
• able to weld thin metal
• not as much sparks