The most common sizes of lathes are 9 to 30 inch swing with a capacity of 16 inches to 12 feet between centers.
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True
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False
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The carriage is a heavy, rugged casting made to support the working parts of the lathe.
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True
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False
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On a lathe, the headstock is clamped on the right-hand side of the bed.
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True
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False
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The tailstock is used to move the cutting tool along the lathe bed.
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True
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False
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On a geared-head lathe various speeds are obtained by changing the flat belt and the back gear drive.
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True
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False
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The apron handwheel usually moves the carriage by means of rack and pinion gear.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The quick-change gearbox provides the drive for the lead screw and feed rod.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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A shear pin in the end gear train prevents damage to the gears in case of an overload.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The quick-change gearbox obtains its drive from the headstock spindle through the end gear train.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
10.
The compound rest may be rotated at any angle.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The value of one graduation on a metric-graduated micrometer collar is .05 mm.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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Cutting speed is the rate at which a point on the work radius passes the cutting tool in one minute.
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True
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False
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Feed is the distance the cutting tool travels in one minute.
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True
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False
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14.
The r/min for rough turning a 2-inch diameter piece of machine steel (CS90) using a high-speed steel tool bit is 90 r/min.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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The r/min for finish turning a 2-inch diameter bronze shaft (CS100) using a high-speed tool bit is 200 r/min.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The r/min for rough turning a 2-inch diameter aluminum shaft (CS200) using a high-speed tool bit is 400 r/min.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The r/min for finish turning a 4-inch diameter machine steel shaft (CS100) using a high-speed tool bit is 200 r/min.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
18.
When the diameter of as workpiece must be turned to an accurate size, graduated micrometer collars should be used.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
19.
When setting the depth of the cut, the graduated collar should be held firmly.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
20.
When accurate diameters must be machined in a lathe the compound rest should be set to 84 degrees, 16 minutes.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
21.
When machining round work, rough-turn all diameters to within .01 inches of the required size.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
22.
.050 inches of material should be left on a flat surface for grinding.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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When machining flat surfaces, the largest surface should be machined last.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
24.
The finish diameter is protected from the chuck jaws by placing hard metal between the jaws and the work.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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It is not advisable to rough turn small diameters first because the work may bend.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
26.
The work should be cut off longer than required when machining in a chuck in order to allow the part to be held in the chuck.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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All measurements should be taken from one end of the workpiece in order to prevent accumulative errors.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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The workpiece should be heated before finish turning in order to ensure accurate measurements.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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The groove should be cut a little deeper than the major thread diameter for the internal section to be threaded.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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Work should never extend more than three times the diameter beyond the chuck jaws.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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Metal expands due to the friction caused by the machining process.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
32.
A built-up edge is a layer of compressed metal from the material being
cut, which adheres to and piles up on the face of the cutting tool edge.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
33.
The working zone is the area in which the work material is deformed during cutting.
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True
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False
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The cutting tool interface is that portion of the face of the cutting tool on which the chip slides as it is cut from the metal.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
35.
Crystal elongation is the distortion of the crystal structure of the work material that occurs during a machining operation.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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Plastic deformation is the deformation of the work material that occurs in the shear zone during a cutting operation.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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Plastic flow ids the flow of metal that occurs on the shear plane.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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Discontinuous chips are produced when brittle metals are cut under poor cutting conditions.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
39.
The type 1 chip is a continuous ribbon produced when the flow of metal
next to the tool face is not greatly retarded by a built-up edge or
friction at the chip-tool interface.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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The most desirable type of chip is the discontinuous chip.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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The shear zone is the angle of the area of material where plastic deformation occurs.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
42.
One of the methods by which heat is created during machining is metal deflection.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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A greater amount of pearlite is present in high-carbon steel because of the higher carbon content.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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White cast iron is cooled slowly after casting.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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Gray cast iron is cooled rapidly after casting.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
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Pure aluminum is generally easier to machine than most aluminum alloys.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
47.
Copper has high electrical and thermal conductivity.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
48.
Bronze is an alloy of copper and zinc.
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True
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False
Correct Answer B. False
49.
Cement-carbide cutting tools can be used efficiently at temperatures up to 1600 degrees Fahrenheit.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
50.
Machinability describes the ease or difficulty with which metals can be machined.
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True
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False
Correct Answer A. True
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