VIVA VOCE Questions

1. What is filing?
Filing is a material removal operation. It is carried out as an after treatment and done
after chipping. It serves to remove the burr from the cut and clean the face of the cuts
and to finish the final shape of a work piece.
2. What do you mean by bench work?
The production of an article by hand on the bench.
3. Name the important tools used in fitter shop?
steel rule ,calipers,Divider,vernier caliper,micrometer,vernier height gauge , Surface plate,
Scriber, Punch, V-block, Angle plate, Try-square
, etc.
4. Name some important fitting operations?
1. Making out 6. Grinding
2. Sawing 7. Drilling
3. Chipping 8. Reaming
4. Filing 9. Tapping
5. Scraping 10. Dieing
5. Differentiate between instruments and tools with examples?
Instrument is used for measuring and marking purpose
Tools are used for cutting purpose
6. What are different types of vice?
Bench vice, Leg vice, Pipe vice, Hand vice, Pin vice and Toolmaker's vice.
7. What are different type of hammers?
Ball peen, Straight peen, Cross peen, Tinners mallet, Riveting hammer
8. Name different parts of ball peen hammer
Ball pen, cheek, poll, striking face, neck, handle
9. Name different types of chisels?
Diamond Point chisel
Flat chisel
Half round chisel
Cross cut/ cape chisel
10. Name the different types of marking tools and their tools?
Surface plate, Scriber, Punch, V-block, Angle plate, Try-square
11. Name the different measuring instruments used in fitting?
Steel rule, calipers, Divider, vernier caliper, micrometer, vernier height gauge
12. What is sawing?
Hack sawing is the quickest method of serving, shaping and slotting cold mild steel work
piece.
13. Classify back saw blade according to its pitch?
14teeth/25mm-cutting of thin material of all types such as tubes, pipes
10 teeth /25mm-cutting of all materials types with small and medium dimensions
6 teeth/25mm-cutting of all material types of greater thickness
4teeth/25mm-cutting of soft material types of greater thickness

14. How Hack Saw blades are specified?

It is specified by its length
15. What is chipping?
Hack sawing is the quickest method of serving, shaping and slotting cold mild steel work
piece.
16. Which type of vice is used for chipping?
Leg vice
17. Distinguish between hot chisel and cold chisel?
Cold chisel-it is a metal working chisel with a solid, hardened steel cylindrical shaft about 6
inches long
Hot chisel-it is used to cut and shape red hot steel pieces
18. How files are classified according to the coarseness and spacing between the rows of
teeth?
Files with the greatest spacing between teeth are called rough, with the least spacing between
the teeth are known as dead smooth
Grades of files:
Rough having 8 teeth/cm
Coarse 10 teeth/cm
Bastard 12 teeth/cm
Second cut 16 teeth/cm
Smooth 20 to 24 teeth/cm
Dead smooth 40 teeth/cm
19. Name the various types of files and corresponding uses?
Flat, Hand, Square, Pillar, Round, Triangular and Half round file
Flat file - It is used commonly for general work; it is double cut on face and single cui on
sides.
Hand file - It is used for finishing flat surfaces.
Square file - It is used for filing square corners, square and rectangular opening: splines and
keyways.
Pillar file - It is used for narrow works such as slots and grooves.
Round file - It is used for filing curved surfaces and enlarging holes of circular cross section
Triangular file - It is triangular in cross section, double cut and tapers towards the
point, used for filing corners. Which have less than 90o
Half round file - It is less than half round used in filing curved surfaces. It is tapered and has
double cut
20. What is straight filing?
Pushing the file length wise across the work, making contact only on the forward stroke. It is
typically used to rapidly remove material
21. What is cross filing?
The file is pushed across the surface to be filed from the top to handle
22. What is tapping?
It is a process of cutting a thread inside a hole so that a cap screw or bolt can be threaded into
the hole
23. What is difference between a divider and a caliper?
Divider-both the legs are straight with sharp hardened points at end
Caliper-used to transfer and compare a dimensions from one object to another where the
measurement cannot be made directly
24. How are calipers classified?
Types of calipers are:
1. outside caliper
2. inside calliper
3. Odd Leg calliper
4. Divider
5. Vernier calliper
6. Micro meter
25. What is the work holding device in fitting?
The bench vice is a work holding device
26. Mention different tools used in fitting?
steel rule ,calipers,Divider,vernier caliper,micrometer,vernier height gauge , Surface plate,
Scriber, Punch, V-block, Angle plate, Try-square, etc.
27. What is the use of surface plate?
It is square or rectangular in shape, made of grey cast iron of solid design. The surface is ground
and scraped to very high accuracy. It is used for testing the flatness of work or for measuring or
layout the work
28. Which type of file is used for filing flat surfaces?
Hand file - It is used for finishing flat surfaces.
29. Which type of tools is used for cutting external threads on bars and tubes?
Die is used for making external threads
30. Mention the types of filing commonly used?
Flat, Hand, Square, Pillar, Round, Triangular and Half round file
31. Name the principal parts of micrometer?
Anvil, spindle, thimble, sleeve, frame
32. What is the use of rule depth gauge?
It is used to obtain the measurement quickly in 64th of an inch or 1/2mm by simply adjusting
the rule to the required depth
33. What is the use of Bevel protractor?
Used for measuring and marking the angles
34. What is mean by drilling?
Drilling is cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut a whole of circular cross section in solid
materials
35. Name the material used for manufacturing surface plate?
GREY CAST IRON
36. What is angle plate?
Angle plate: It is made of grey cast iron. It has two planed and ground surface at right
angles to each other. It is used along with surface plate to hold the jobs in vertical
position for marking
37. What is the use of center punch?
It is usually used to mark the centers of a hole when drilling holes
38. What is welding?
Welding is the metallurgical process of joining two metals by application of heat with
without pressure and filler material.
39. How are welding process classified?
Welding processes can be broadly classified under two broad, sub classes:
Plastic welding / Pressure welding
Fusion welding / Non Pressure welding
Plastic Welding (or) Pressure welding: In this type of welding, the metal pieces to be joined are
heated to its plastic state and then joined together by the application of pressure without the addition
of filler material. Ex: Forge welding, Resistance welding, etc.
Fusion welding (or) Non pressure welding: In this type of welding, the metal pieces to be joined
are heated to molten state and allowed to solidify without the application of pressure. A filler
material is used during the welding process. Ex: Arc welding, Gas welding, Thermite welding, etc.
40. What is arc welding?
The principle of arc welding is that, when two conductors of an electric circuit are touched
together momentarily and then instantaneously separated slightly, an electric arc is formed...
41. What is an electrode?
A conductor through which electricity enters or leaves an object, substance or region
42. What is arc length?
The distance along the curved line making up the arc
43. What is plasma and fusion welding?
Plasma welding- it is an arc welding process where electric arc is formed between an
electrode and a work piece
Fusin welding-it is a welding process in which melting is used to connect two objects made
of similar materials
44. What are the defects in welding?
Welding defects:
1. Cracks
2. Distortion
3. Incomplete penetration
4. Inclusions
5. Porosity and Blow holes
6. Poor fusion
7. Spatter
8. under cutting
45. What are the functions of coated electrodes?
The flux acts as a shield to protect the arc and also to protect the weld pool
46. What are different types of electrode?
Consumable Electrode - It melts and supplies Filler metal to the weld
Non - Consumable Electrode - It does not melt but separate filler metal is to
be added to the weld.
Bare electrodes: It consist of metal or alloy wire without any flux coatings.
Flux covered (coated) electrodes: Which have flux covering the metal or alloy. The
flux acts as a shield to protect the arc and also to protect the weld pool
47. What is flux coated electrode?
Flux covered (coated) electrodes: Which have flux covering the metal or alloy.
48. What are the different types of welding joints?
Lap Joint
Butt Joint
T-Joint
L-Joint
49. How are welding joints tested?
General test
Inspection procedure
Destructive tests
Performance test
Acid etch test
Guided bend test
50. What is the use of chipping hammer?
Chipping hammer is used for chipping the slag coating on weld surface
51. What is flux?
In metallurgy, a flux (derived from Latin fluxus meaning flow) is a chemical cleaning
agent, flowing agent, or purifying agent
52. What are the compositions of electrode?
It is made up of two parts, the actual metal and the flux coating
53. What is the temperature of arc welding?
500-600 oC
54. What is the thickness of sheets used in sheet metal applications?
16-30 GAUGE
55. What is trammel point?
Trammels or trammel points are the sockets or cursors that, together with the beam, make
up a beam compass.
56. What do you mean by snip?
Snips: This tool is used for cutting thin metal sheets
57. What do you mean by stake?
Stakes: Stakes are nothing but anvils, which are used as supporting tools and to form, seam,
bend or rivet, sheet metal objects. They are made from wrought iron, faced with steel
58. Name different types of stakes?
NEEDLECASE STAKE BOTTOM STAKE
HORN CONDUCTOR STAKE CREASING STAKE WITH HORN
CANDLEMOLD STAKE BEAKHORN STAKE
COMMON SQUARE STAKE HATCHET STAKE
COPPERSMITH SQUARE STAKE SOLID MANDREL STAKE
BLOW HORN STAKE
59. What do you mean by single and double cut file?
ANS-Single cut files have the teeth cut in parallel in 70o to one edge.
Double cut files have teeth at 70o to an edge and another set running across those at 45o to
other edge
60. Name commonly used materials for preparing files?
Hardened steel