Mid Term Review

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Mid Term Review

• Homework Check
• Glue-up
• Turning
• Band saw

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Glue-up

• Answers

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What 3 things should you check before you apply
any glue?

1. Dry fit each joint
2. Check for square
3. Check for flat

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What 2 things should you check when you
dry-assemble?

1. Check dimensions
2. No distortion

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How should you spread the glue?

• Thin film on all mating surfaces
• Why?
• Ensure the greatest possible glued surface area

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How long does it take yellow glue to cure?

• 2 hours at room temperature

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How should you arrange the clamps?

• Arrange clamps above and below 6 apart

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Which clamp should you tighten first?

• Start in the center

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When should you stop applying pressure?

• When an even bead of glue along the top edge

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What trick can you use to make your boards flush?

• Mallet and scrap wood
• C-clamp

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Turning

• Answers

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What is a blank?

• A square block of wood 1/8 wider than the
• widest diameter of the finished spindle

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Why is it important to get the blank centered?

• Youll remove a lot of extra material to get an
• even cylinder

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What are the 3 steps to get the blank centered?

1. Draw corner to corner lines on both ends
2. Punch the two intersections with an awl
3. Use the indent to line up the lathes drive center
   and tail center

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How much should you tighten the tailstock?

• Enough that the piece wont spin freely by hand

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Where should you position the tool rest?

• 1/8 from the widest part of the blank

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What are the 2 keys to success?

1. Drop the tool into the cut
2. Move with the legs and hips

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Turn a cylinder in 2 steps

1. Step 1 Start with a taper
2. Step 2 Finish with a cylinder

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A perfect cylinder actually starts as a series of

• gentle, overlapping tapers that eventually get
  evened out.

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Where should you start your cut as a right handed
person?

• Start cutting at the headstock always work from
• right to left

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How should you position your body?

• Keep your arms and upper body fixed in the
• same position and generate side-to-side
• movement from your legs

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What should you never do?

• Never stab the work piece with the gouge

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How do you use a parting tool?

• Point the tool straight at the blank

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Band Saw
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What can you do with a bandsaw?

• Cut curves
• Rip / re-saw lumber
• Cross cut short pieces
• Cut irregular shapes

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What are some common parts of a bandsaw?

• Pair of wheels
• Thin rotating blade
• Table
• motor

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What are some common sizes of bandsaws?

• Bench top
• Floor model

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What does the size of a bandsaw determine?

• The stock size

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Where should the blade be positioned?

• In the center of the wheels

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What is the purpose of the blade tension?

• Keeps the blade tracking properly

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What happens if the blade tension is too high?

• Blade will break

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Where should you set the guides?

• Back of the blade should barely touch the rear
  guide
• Blade should just touch bearing guides when
  lateral pressure is applied

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Where should you not put your hands?

• On the cut line

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Where should you keep your hands when you are
cutting off a small piece of waste?

• Keep both hands on the main piece

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How should you move the stock against the blade?

• Slowly, steadily and firmly

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What will happen if you cut a radius smaller than
the blade?

• The blade will bind and can jump off the wheel

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What type of blades should you use to cut sharp
curves in narrow stock?

• Narrower blades
• 1/8 - 1/4

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What type of blade should you use on hardwoods?

• Finer pitch blade