MECH8031

Fall 2023

MIDTERM EXAM

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● Generally speaking, a jig plate thickness should be ___ONE______ to

_TWO______ times the tool diameter.
● What is meant by the term: “Referencing” for Jigs and Fixtures-“Referencing” is a
dual process of positioning the workpiece relative to the work holder and the
work holder relative to the cutting tool.

TRUE or FALSE (Circle T or F)

 ● A renewable bushing holds the liner bushing for interchanging and repeated
use-FALSE
● Clamps can be placed anywhere on the workpiece as long as it restrict
movement-FALSE
● A tool designer should be able to make CAD drawings or sketches-TRUE
● An important process of the tool design process is always Note-Taking-TRUE
● Safety of the operator should always be a factor in the tool design-TRUE
● Referencing the workpiece is accomplished with clamps-FALSE
● Fixtures can only be used for machining-FALSE
● The 3-2-1 principle of locating restricts all 12 degrees of freedom-FALSE
● A jig should be clamped to the work table for maximum strength-FALSE
● The feed direction of the cutting tool should be towards the clamp-TRUE
● Nesting is a form of locating-TRUE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE (Circle One)

Where should locators contact the part:

● Anywhere on the part

● Across from a datum surface
● On a machined surface
● As close to each other as possible

Duplicate Locating is also known as:

● Redundant Locating
● Nesting
● The best method of locating any shaped part
● Fool proofing

How much clearance space is between the jig plate bushing and the workpiece :

● 1-2 times the drill diameter

● 1/2 to 1-1/2 times the drill diameter
● 1/4” to 1/2” if it is imperial units
 ● All of above

“Foolproofing” is a term used to describe:

● Fooling the operator to load the workpiece incorrectly

● Interchanging a renewable bushing in a liner bushing
● The prevention of a part to be located or loaded incorrectly
● Locating a rectangular part using the 3-2-1 method

The Jig that is best suited for drilling holes in multiple surfaces of a rectangular part:

● Sandwich Jig
● Box Jig
● Milling Jig
● Table Fixture

A Tool Designer should:

● Be able to use CAD software or make a sketch

● Have technical math skills such as Trigonometry
● Understand manufacturing methods, tools, and processes
● All of the above

Three General Purpose work-holders are:

● Liner, Renewable, Press-fit

● Collet, Chuck, Vice
● Drill jig, Milling jig, Drill press
● Table jig, CNC lathe, CNC mill

Three General Tool Body types are:

● Plate, Table, Indexable

● Open, Closed, Box
● Pins, Bushings, Clamps
● Cast, Welded, Built-Up

The three principal forms of locating a part are:

● plane, concentric, radial

 ● x,y, and z coordinates
● rotational, linear, and axial
● pins, v-blocks, and clamps

Which of the following hole tolerances best describes a press-fit condition for drill
bushings/dowel pins:

● plus or minus 0.0005”

● minus 0.0005” to minus 0.0008”
● plus 0.002”
● plus or minus 0.008”

Locating and clamping can both be achieved by:

● a vice
● a 4-jaw chuck
● a 3-jaw chuck
● all of the above

The designer should be present when building the work-holder because:

● It avoids any chance of misinterpretation of documents

● The operator can use any assistance necessary
● It speeds up the process
● All of above

MATCH the correct letter from the Right Column with the description from the left

● Guides the Reamer-B ______ (A) Tool Body

● Prevents improper loading of a workpiece-D ______ (B) Bushing
● Producing parts with consistent accuracy-E ______ (C) Tool Thrust
● Directed towards the tool body or supports-C ______(D) Fool-Proofing
● Mounting area for the clamps and locators-A ______ (E) Repeatability

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● Draw a simple sketch in the space provided to show the top view, front view and
right side view of the 3:2:1 principle of locating for a rectangular workpiece.
3-2-1 Principle of Location used in Jig & Fixtures:

● It is also known as the six-pin or six-point location principle. In this, the three
adjacent locating surfaces of the blank (workpiece) are resting against 3, 2, and
1 pins, respectively, which prevent 9 degrees of freedom.
● The rest three degrees of freedom are arrested by three external forces, usually
provided directly by clamping.
The 3-2-1 principle states that the six locators are sufficient to restrict the required
degree of freedom of any work piece. In this, motion is restricted using clamps and
locators. A three-pin base can restrict five motions, and six pins restrict nine motions.
Methodology of 3-2-1 Principle: For this, refer to the below figure;
● The workpiece is resting on three pins, A, B, and C, which are inserted in the
base of the fixed body.
● The workpiece cannot rotate about the axes XX and YY or move downward.
● In this way, the five degrees of freedom 1,2,3,4 5 have been arrested.
● Two pins, D and E, are inserted in the fixed body in a plane perpendicular to the
plane containing pins A, B & C.
● The workpiece cannot rotate about the Z axis or move towards the left.
● Hence, the addition of pins D and E restricts three more degrees of freedom,
namely 6, 7, and 8
● Another pin F in the second vertical face of the fixed body arrests the degree of
freedom 9.