Exam 4: Portable Power Tools

The ____ takes a straight blade and is used primarily for cutting curves.

An edge guide or a straightedge clamped to the work being sawed creates a ____, properly used, it ensures much more accurate cuts than can be achieved using a saw freehand.

A ____ holds the router in an inverted position below a table, and the bit is adjusted to protrude through an opening in the tabletop.

When unplugging a tool, pull the cord, not the plug, to avoid wear.

Plates, or ____, are made of compressed beech and come in three standard sizes: 0, 10, and 20, with 0 being the smallest of the three.

The ____ is probably the most widely recognized and used of the portable sawing tools.

____ can be used to make cuts in the center of a piece of stock.

A good drill will come with three batteries and a battery charger.

____ are used to make quick, accurate crosscuts.

____ sanders are sometimes called finishing sanders, and they come in different sizes and configurations.

Blades with fewer, larger teeth make faster cuts than blades with a greater number of small teeth.

A ____ sander is normally used only for the beginning stages of the sanding process or to rapidly remove material.

A ____ is an angled cut made along the edge or end of a board.

The router works by cutting away material with a spinning bit.

____ fasteners work on compressed air, meaning that a compressor is required.

A ____ can be used for light router work, and it has the advantage of being smaller and lighter than regular routers, and therefore it is easier to manipulate.

Brad nailers shoot brads, which are larger than nails.

Never make a cut when the material being cut spans ____ supports.

One of the simplest ways to store router bits is to drill a series of 1/4- or 1/2-inch holes in a piece of scrap material to insert the shanks of the bits into.

When using the ____ router, the depth of cut is set before the tool is turned on.