Emergency stop button purpose?
Instantly halts drill press for safety.
Feed lever function?
Raises or lowers the chuck.
What is drill press ‘Speed’?
Revolutions per minute (RPM).
What is drill press ‘Feed’?
Rate the bit penetrates the material.
3 main drilling steps?
- Prepare table, 2. Drill, 3. Clean up.
2 functions of drill bit flutes?
Remove chips and carry lubricant.
Which part of the bit goes in the chuck?
The shank (the ‘stick’ part).
4 ways to indicate drill size?
Number, fraction, letter, and metric (mm).
3 tools for pre-drilling prep?
Center punch, automatic center punch, ball peen hammer.
Difference between taps and dies?
Taps cut internal threads; dies cut external threads.
Tapered tap use?
To begin the tapping process.
Plug tap use?
To create threads in through-holes.
Bottoming tap use?
To cut threads to the bottom of a blind hole.
Solid hexagonal die use?
To clean or rethread existing threads.
Split die use?
To cut new threads (held in a die stock).
