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WTP 1UNIT
JOSEPH M. GALAN RME
INSTRUCTOR
FITTING TOOLS

• IN MANUFACTURING PROCESSES ARE BROADLY

CLASSIFIED INTO FOUR (4) CATEGORIES
1. CASTING PROCESSES
2. FORMING PROCESSES
3. FABRICATION PROCESSES
4. MATERIAL REMOVAL PROCESSES
• IN ALL THESE PROCESSES, COMPONENTS ARE
PRODUCED WITH THE HELP OF MACHINES OF
MANUAL EFFORT. TO OBJECTIVE OF A FITTER IS
REQUIRED AT VARIOUS STAGES OF MANUFACTURE
STARTING FROM MARKING TO ASSEMBLING AND
TESTING THE FINISHED PRODUCT OR GOODS.
• WORKING ON COMPONENTS WITH HAND TOOLS
AND INSTRUMENT, MOSTLY ON WORK BENCHES IS
GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS “ FITTING WORK”
• BENCH WORK GENERALLY DENOTES THE
PRODUCTION OF A PART BY HAND ON THE
BENCH.
• FITTING IS THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PARTS
TOGETHER BY REMOVING MATERIALS
FROM THE PARTS TO SECURE THE
NECESSARY FIT, AND MAY OR MAY NOT
CARRIED OUT AT THE BENCH.
• WORK TO BE DONE ON THE BENCH FOR FITTING WORK
MAY BE CLASSIFIED AS:
1. MARKING
2. SAWING
3. CHIPPING
4. FILING
5. SCRAPING GRINDING
6. DRILLING
7. REAMING
8. TAPPING
9. DIEING
1. FITTING TOOLS
1. JOB HOLDING DEVICE
2. STRIKING TOOLS
3. CUTTING TOOLS
4. MEASURING, MARKING AND
TESTING TOOLS
1.1 JOB HOLDING DEVICE
VICES IS THE MOST COMMON TOOL FOR
HOLDING WORK.
EX.
BENCH VICE, LEG VICE, PIPE VICE, HAND VICE,
PIN VICE AND TOOLMAKER’S VICE
VICES
VICES
VICES
COMMON PARTS OF VICES