Transcription of COMMON MAINTENANCE TOOLS AND THEIR USES
1 CHAPTER 1 COMMON MAINTENANCE TOOLS AND THEIR USEST ools are designed to make a job easier and enableyou to work more efficiently. If they are not properlyused and cared for, THEIR advantages are lost to of the type of work to be done, you musthave, choose, and use the correct TOOLS in order to doyour work quickly, accurately, and safely. Without theproper TOOLS and the knowledge of how to use them, youwaste time, reduce your efficiency, and may even chapter explains the specific purposes, correctuse, and proper care of the more COMMON TOOLS you willencounter as an ABE.
2 Also discussed briefly are otheraids to MAINTENANCE , such as blueprints and WORK HABITSLEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe theTool Control Program. List several good toolwork habits."A place for everything and everything in its place"is just good COMMON sense. You can't do an efficientrepair job if you have to stop and look around for eachtool you need. The following rules will make your jobeasier and EACH tool IN ITS PROPER STOWAGEPLACE. All V-2 divisions have incorporated a ToolControl Program as directed by the Aircraft Launchand Recovery Equipment MAINTENANCE Program(ALREMP).
3 The tool Control Program is based on the conceptof a family of specialized toolboxes and pouchesconfigured for instant inventory before and after eachmaintenance action. The content and configuration ofeach container is tailored to the task, work center, andequipment maintained. Work center containers areassigned to and maintained within a work center. Otherboxes and specialized TOOLS are checked out from thetool control center ( tool room).KEEP YOUR TOOLS IN GOOD them from rust, nicks, burrs, and YOUR tool ALLOWANCE COM-PLETE. When you are issued a toolbox, each toolshould be placed in it when not in use.
4 When thetoolbox is not actually at the work site, it should belocked and stored in a designated inventory list is kept in every toolbox tobe checked before and after each job ormaintenance action, to ensure that all TOOLS areavailable to do your work, and to ensure thatthey are accounted for after you havecompleted your EACH tool ONLY FOR THE JOB IT WASDESIGNED TO DO. Each particular type of tool has aspecific purpose. If you use the wrong tool whenperforming MAINTENANCE or repairs, you may causedamage to the equipment you're working on or damagethe tool itself.
5 Remember, improper use of TOOLS resultsin improper MAINTENANCE . Improper maintenanceresults in damage to equipment and possible injury ordeath to you or MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. Alwaysavoid placing TOOLS on or above machinery or anelectrical apparatus. Never leave TOOLS unattendedwhere machinery or aircraft engines are USE DAMAGED TOOLS . A batteredscrewdriver may slip and spoil the screw slot, damageother parts, or cause painful injury. A gauge strainedout of shape will result in inaccurate , the efficiency of craftsmen and thetools they use are determined to a great extent by theway they keep THEIR TOOLS .
6 Likewise, they are frequentlyjudged by the manner in which they handle and care forthem. Anyone watching skilled craftsmen at worknotices the care and precision with which they use thetools of THEIR care of hand TOOLS should follow the samepattern as for personal articles; that is, always keephand TOOLS clean and free from dirt, grease, and foreignmatter. After use, return TOOLS promptly to THEIR properplace in the toolbox. Improve your own efficiency byorganizing your TOOLS so that those used mostfrequently can be reached easily without diggingthrough the entire contents of the box.
7 Avoidaccumulating unnecessary the tool Control several good tool work are inspection mirrors used for?CARE OF HAND TOOLSLEARNING OBJECTIVES: List severalprinciples that apply to the care of hand are expensive; TOOLS are vital the need for THEIR use arises, COMMON sense plusalittlepreventivemaintenanceprolongs theirusefulness. The following precautions for the care oftools should be observed: Clean TOOLS after each use. Oily, dirty, and greasytools are slippery and dangerous to use. NEVER hammer with a wrench. NEVER leave TOOLS scattered about. When theyare not in use, stow them neatly on racks or intoolboxes.
8 Apply a light film of oil after cleaning to preventrust on TOOLS . INVENTORY TOOLS after use to prevent several principles that apply to the careof hand SAFETY EQUIPMENTLEARNING OBJECTIVES: Identify thetypes of personal safety protect you from danger, protective equipmentsuch as safety shoes, goggles, hard hats, and gloves areissued. The use of this equipment is mandatory oncertain jobs. THEIR use is a MUST, and there is noquestion about that. Be sure to USE THEM on any jobWHERE they are REQUIRED. They can protect youfrom a lot of SHOESSome safety shoes are designed to limit damage toyour toes from falling objects.
9 A steel plate is placed inthe toe area of such shoes so that your toes are notcrushed if an object impacts safety shoes are designed for use wheredanger from sparking could cause an explosion. Suchdanger is minimized by elimination of all metallic nailsand eyelets and by the use of soles that do not causestatic eye protection is of the utmost importancefor all personnel. Eye protection is necessary becauseof hazards posed by infrared and ultraviolet radiation,or by flying objects such as sparks, globules of moltenmetal, or chipped concrete and wood. These hazardsare ever-present during welding, cutting, soldering,chipping, grinding, and a variety of other operations.
10 Itis IMPERATIVE for you to use eye protection devices,such as helmets, face shields, and goggles (fig. 1-1),during eye-hazard use of goggles will limit eye goggles have plastic lenses that resist shatteringupon impact. Others are designed to limit harmfulinfrared and ultraviolet radiation from arcs or flames byuse of appropriate filter , eye damage can be excruciatinglypainful. PROTECT YOUR gloves whenever you are required to handlerough, scaly, or splintery objects. special flameproofgloves are designed for gas and electric-arc welding tolimit danger and damage from sparks and other hotflying objects (fig.)
