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+# Mechanical Level 2
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+Mechanical Level 2 
+Tools
+2890 The Hawk Collective
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+Hand Tool Identification and Purpose
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+Hammer
+Original Intended to drive and remove nails. Our team most often uses it as a heavy “persuader” to move objects into place. 
+Most of the time the surface of the persuaded object is damaged in the process. 
+Safety: Striking hard surfaces can cause bits of the hammer or bits of the object to break off that can damage humans around you. 
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+Soft faced hammer used to tamp objects together. 
+The better choice to use when “persuading” 
+Types
+Deadblow -has sand in it to reduce bouncing
+Non-marring - rubber will not leave a skid mark on the object
+Double Sided - has two types of materials on them with different attributes such as hardness or marrablitiy. 
+Mallot
+Safety: Mallots can bounce in unpredictable directions when striking surfaces
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+Generic name for a marking device normally consisting of a pointed or sharp hard metal object used like a pencil to make marks in softer materials like wood aluminum or plastic.
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+Also called a “Scratch Awl”
+Scribe
+Safety: Pointy OUCH!
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+Used to remove edges after metal is cut or drilled. 
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+Deburring Tool
+Safety: Working with sharp edges. 
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+A device used for rotating screws with matching head shapes. 
+Philips, Slot(flathead), Square, and Torx are the most common. We work almost exclusively in Hex Socket Cap.
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+Screwdriver
+Safety: Not to be used as a Wago or Pry bar.
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+One of the most common used tools on our team. The main two sizes we use are 3/16 and 5/32. 
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+Can be ballended or square. Ball-end allows you to get at a screw at angle other than perpendicular but has less surface contact and is more likely to strip. 
+Come in metric and standard sizes. If it seems loose you might be in the wrong group.
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+Allen Key/Hex Key
+Safety: 
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+Can have special functions, but all are used to check for perpendicular or to make marks perpendicular to a plane.
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+Square
+Combination 
+Safety: 
+Speed
+Builders
+TriSquare
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+Used to put a small indentation into a material to limit the amount of drill bit “skating” on a smoothe or rounded surface.  
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+Can be spring loaded/mechanical or manual
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+Center Punch
+Safety: Can put “large indentions” in flesh.
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+Used with special connectors to connect wire to devices without any soldering or external connectors. 
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+Wago Tool
+Safety: Can slip and implail if not used properly 
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+Used to hold or turn a nut or bolt. 
+Our team primarily uses one size  ⅜ with our ¼ -20 nylock nuts
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+Only us a crescent wrench as a last resort (after your fingers and teeth* have failed). 
+Wrench
+Safety: 
+*Sarcasm
+Box/Open Ended
+Socket/Ratchet
+Crescent
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+Pliers are used for grasping, twisting, clamping, and bending parts. 
+Often used to aid in assembling oversized parts.
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+As a last resort can be used on nuts and bolts. 
+Pliers
+Safety: 
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+Power Tool Identification and Purpose
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+We have a few bands saws that we use for the robot. 
+Metal- we have a green cordless and a larger black one. These have blades with small teeth. While we call these metal saws they do not cut all metals. If you are unsure ask. But as 
+Wood/plastic- lager grey bandsaw.
+Band Saw
+Safety: Safety lesson required before use. 
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJv2f6-014
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+We have modified a cordless chop saw to cut metal. We added a non-ferrous metal cutting blade (soft metals only), and an enlarged fence. 
+This saw does shoot shavigns out the back, so pay attention to what is directly behind it, such as another teams pit ! 
+-Securely clamp the item 
+-Let the blade come to full speed 
+-Let the blade do the cutting
+-Allow the blade to stop before lifting the blade out of the workpiece. 
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+Chop Saw
+Safety: Safety lesson required before use.
+Need to film a how to video. 
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+Drill presses are used to drill holes thought items.  They can be outfitted with sanders, counter boars and other items. 
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+A special “key” (chuck key) is used to tighten the “bit-heder”(chuck). 
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+When drilling through materials with smooth or round surfaces a center punch is used to “start” the hole by giving the drill bit a place to sit in. 
+Drill Press
+Safety: Safety lesson required before use. 
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+We use hand drills to make holes, grind and smooth edges,/holes, and install nuts and bolts. 
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+Speed is controlled by the gearbox switch on top and the trigger. Direction is controlled by the switch above the trigger. 
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+The chuck is tightened around the bit by hand or by hand assisted with the drill motor. 
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+Hand Drill
+Safety: 
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+The small metal lathe is used for many things. Most often the material is locked into a large multi-jawed chuck. The tools are then mechanically pushed up against the the surface of the material and shaved to change its shape. 
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+Metal Lathe
+Safety: 
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+Table Saw
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+Manual Mill- Our team has access to a manual mill that can be used to shape metals ( and woods and plastics) to a shape including slots and holes. 
+CNC Mill - we have retrofitted older mill that can be “driven” via a computer to make a repeatable shape or series of shapes in a material. These “cuts” can be coded using a numerical system called G-Code or you can use a software package that creates the G-Code from a graphical toolpath. 
+Mill
+Safety: Safety lesson required before use. 
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+CNC Router -  used to cut shapes out of metal plastic and wood. Also used to a limited degree to drill holes. 
+CNC Router
+Safety: Safety lesson required before use. 
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+To Achieve Mechanical Technician Level 2 
+Next-Mech Tech Level 3
+Review safety guidelines for each tool.
+Get supervised  “hands on time” with each tool. 
+Schedule an in person test with a Mechanical Trainer
+Cut and dress a piece of square tube  to size. Be no more than 1/16 out of spec 
+Drill two ¼” holes a specific distance apart. 
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+Wheels 
+Gearboxes 
+Chassis design
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