Machine Shop Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• drill : a tool used to make holes.
• lathe : a machine where the part spins.
• steel rule : a metal measurement ruler with graduations of either decimal, fractional or metric units.
• pitch : the spacing between each thread in a specified thread size.
• filing : the operation of removing sharp edges on a part using a hand file.
• calipers : measuring instrument with dial. not as precise as micrometer.
• layout fluid : a translucent blue film applied to metal work pieces to scribe lines to show machined features.
• tap : a cutting tool used to make an internal thread.
• digital readout : an electronic display that shows exact positioning of a machine tool.
• fishtail : an alignment tool used to set single point threading tool on a lathe.
• tap wrench : a tool used to hold a tap to turn by hand.
• blueprint : a fully dimensioned drawing showing all the information needed to manufacture a part.
• feed : a mechanical setting on a machine tool to engage movement of a cutting tool into the work piece.
• mill : a machine where the cutter spins.
• estop : a large red button found on every machine to shut off machine in the event of an emergency.
• facing : machining the end surface of a round work piece in the lathe.
• sfpm : surface feet per minute, how much linear surface move past the cutting edge in a minute of time.
• chamfer : an angled machined edge on a part.
• spindle : the part of the machine tool that holds either the part or the cutting tool.
• rpm : revolutions per minute, how many turns an object makes in one minute of time.
• center punch : a tool used to stamp a point into a work piece to form the center of a drilled hole.
• micrometer : precision measuring instrument.
• height gauge : a measuring and layout tool used to scribe lines for part layout.
• countersink : an angled machined edge on a hole.
• vise : a work holding device that holds parts to be worked on.