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100

The square thread that is the industrial standard today is the:

modified

basic

Acme

late common

modified

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API is an acronym for:

American Pipe-Industry

Alberta Petroleum Institute

American Petroleum Institute

Alberta Petro-Chemical Industrial

American Petroleum Institute

100

What are the increments used for each base line when you work in the imperial measurement system mode?

inches

100

The left/right motion direction for a vertical machining center is the:

X axis

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What is the lead of the following thread?

1-8 UNC double start 2A-LH

0.250 inch

200

Which thread has flank angles of 7 and 45 degrees?

Acme

Buttress

Unified

Whitworth

Buttress

200

When cutting an API thread on a lathe, the threading tool is set:

perpendicular to the taper

29 degrees to the taper

perpendicular to the machine axis

14 1/2 degrees to the machine axis

perpendicular to the machine axis

200

What is the least input increment for most machining centers when working in the imperial measurement system?

0.0001 inches

200

Which positioning style is it when you specify programmed coordinates from the program zero point?

absolute positioning

200

The up/down motion direction for a vertical machining center is the:

Z axis

300

What is the lead of the following thread? 

1 3/4-4 Acme-2G-LH

0.250 inch

300

What is the lead of a 3/8-16 UNC double start thread?

0.125 inches

300

The fore/aft motion direction for a vertical machining center is the:

Y axis

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The origin of the rectangular coordinate system as it is used with a CNC machining center is called the: 

program zero point

300

What is the pitch of a 3/8-16 UNC double start thread?

0.0625 inches

400

What are a worm thread and worm wheel used for?

to transmit motion and reduce speed

400

What taper does an NPT thread have?

0.750 inch per foot or 1 degree 47 minutes

400

The machine origin position from which all program zero assignment values are taken is called:

the programmed point of the cutting tool 

the program zero point

the work shift value

the zero return position

a consistent Z surface on workholding device

the zero return position

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When are you required to include a polarity sign in a coordinate value?

When the value is negative.

400

Program zero assignment values are the: 

lengths of each tool used in the program

distances from the zero return position to the program zero point in each axis

length, width and height of the workpiece

distances from the program zero point to the spindle nose

distances from the zero return position to the program zero point in each axis

500

When are multiple start threads used?

when you want to increase the lead of a thread without having to use a deeper, coarser pitch

500

How is clearance provided on basic general purpose and stub ACME threads?

the major and minor diameters are altered

500

If the program zero is in the lower left hand corner of a workpiece, what polarity do all of the X and Y coordinates within the workpiece have?

positive

500

In order to specify motion commands in a CNC program, you must be able to specify positions through which you want cutting tools to move. What system do you specify these coordinates in?

the rectangular coordinate system

500

Name 3 translational thread forms.

-Acme

-Square

-Buttress