CNC Lathe Pre-Test

Todd Johnson

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  1. What is CAM?
  2. Your answer:
    Computers Assisting Machinists
    Computer Aided Manufacturing
    Computer Allied Machining
    Computation and Metallurgy


  3. What happens if you decide not to accept a tool path operation?
  4. Your answer:
    The tool path is not created, and the program shuts down.
    The tool path is created anyway, and you must change the drawing.
    The tool path must be deleted manually.
    The tool path is not created, and you may go back and revise the operation.


  5. You generate a toolpath by __________________.
  6. Your answer:
    selecting Toolpath from the Generate Menu
    starting the post processor
    clicking the Generate toolpath button on the Operations toolbar
    clicking the Go button


  7. Overshoot is defined by _________________.
  8. Your answer:
    How far beyond the centerline the cutoff tool will travel
    how far into the next layer a toolpath will go
    How far the cutting tool will travel beyond the end of the stock
    The absolute limit of usable stock


  9. Spindle speeds __________________.
  10. Your answer:
    stay the same regardless of the turning operation
    only change when you select a different material
    vary according to the turning operation and tool
    determine how fast the tool spins


  11. What is the workpiece origin?
  12. Your answer:
    The point where the first tool path begins.
    The point where the drawing begins.
    The point the X and Z axes meet.
    The point where the last tool path ends.


  13. What is the purpose of the post processor file?
  14. Your answer:
    Helps set layers for tool paths.
    Opens the NC browser window automatically.
    Allows spectraCAM to generate NC code for different machines.
    Selects tools for use in machining.


  15. When would you hide a toot path?
  16. Your answer:
    When you need to change it.
    When you need to select other geometries in the same area.
    When it is wrong.
    When you want to slow the rate that spectraCAM redraws the screen.


  17. When spectraCAM generates an NC file from a session, what information is it using?
  18. Your answer:
    Operations setup dialog box, NC Browser, Layer information.
    Previous NC files, this session, the post processor file.
    The post processor file, the Operations Setup dialog boxes, and tool paths.
    Tool paths, student files, CAD Drawings.


  19. What do you use to hold stock on the lathe?
  20. Your answer:
    Wire.
    Your lab partner.
    The chuck.
    Your hands.


  21. What is a Dry Run?
  22. Your answer:
    Another way to verify your NC program.
    Running the program with no stock mounted.
    A way to check that all tool motions make sense
    All of the above


  23. What is the purpose of the safety shield?
  24. Your answer:
    To hide the operator's view of the turning process.
    Protect the operator from flying chips.
    To make the machine look nice.
    All of the above


  25. When you design a part to be turned, what is the first step?
  26. Your answer:
    Perform a dry run.
    Determine stock size.
    Write the program.
    Sketch the part.


  27. Safety is ______________.
  28. Your answer:
    a position in Football
    the least important thing to think about when operating a lathe
    the most important thing to think about when operating a lathe
    something to consider when operating a lathe


  29. Profiling and parting tools are ______________.
  30. Your answer:
    tools used for cutting
    tools used for grinding
    tools used for boring
    None of the above


  31. The axes on a lathe are called the ________________.
  32. Your answer:
    X and Z axes
    J and l axes
    M and O axes
    R and T axes


  33. You should press the Emergency Stop button on the turning center when _______________.
  34. Your answer:
    never
    anytime you open the Safety shield
    you want to ask the instructor a question
    you are changing stock on the lathe


  35. Tool path verification is used ______________.
  36. Your answer:
    after a part is turned
    to home the lathe
    before a part is turned
    to jog the lathe


  37. An NC file _______________.
  38. Your answer:
    is never stored on the computer
    is where you keep all of your NC programs
    can be edited
    is used to fine tune the workpiece


  39. What is the Comments section at the beginning of an NC program for?
  40. Your answer:
    Test Instructions.
    Design statistics.
    Secret messages.
    NC program operating parameters.



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