Not So Much Nothing

I had this class I thought really didn't get to anything this semester, but if this was the final we musta done something...

1. List and explain two (2) differences between a typical tabletop tablesaw and a typical contractor tablesaw.

2. Explain a major thing you should not do when cutting material on the table saw using the miter gauge.

3. List and define two (2) router body styles.

4. List and define two (2) router setups that allow the tool to follow a pattern.

5. Identify and describe a commercially available jig one might purchase to use in the shop, remember to tell me what it is used for & how it is done.

6. Identify and describe a useful, shop built jig we might have a use for; remember to tell me what it is used for & how it is done.

7. List and define two (2) joinery techniques that physically resist the joint coming apart (no nails, screws, or bolts please).

8. Sketch two (2) of the following: box corner, through mortise & tenon, rabbet miter, scarf joint, or half-lap.

9. List and define three (3) types of sheet goods that represent the best choices for the finished level of a stage platform.

10. What is the difference between a standard platform leg and a compression leg?

11. What sheet good looks like chip-board but isn’t chip board, and why might we elect to use it?

12. What is the most typical piece of lumber we order and what would be a disadvantage or ordering it narrower and ordering it wider?

13. What is “strap”, what is attractive about it, and what might we be able to use it for?

14. What is true about lumber and aluminum that is not true for steel, and why might it be important?

15. List an advantage and a disadvantage for using .125” wall steel tube.

16. List and explain three (3) reasons you might decide to build a Hollywood flat rather than a theatre flat.

17. Sketch out and define a “tumbler”.

18. Define “parallels” and list three (3) advantages of the fabrication technique.

19. Explain what a “stress-skin” is and list two (2) situations that are a good opportunity for their use.

20. What was the vocabulary for ordering 3/8” bending lauan, and which means which?

21. List and define (2) methods for hard coating 3d scenery. Give an advantage and a disadvantage of each.

22. What is “proof testing” and what load should I use in such a test?

23. A piece of hardware in a catalog is listed with a 400# WLL. The catalog also says WLL’s are determined with a 6:1 design factor. How much load can I put on this piece of gear in a standard overhead application?

24. Identify and explain two (2) advantages and two (2) disadvantages of a hemp set.

25. Explain the limiting factor for the travel of a hemp set.

26. Explain the reason(s) that it is sometimes difficult for the operator to get a contour curtain (Tab, Austrian…) to close.

27. Explain the operational, compositional, and structural differences between a standard roll drop and an Olio.

28. What are traveler carrier backpacks, what are they for, and how do they work?

29. List and define each of the three (3) basic types of knots.

30. What knot that we learned has a built in mechanical advantage, and what is it used for?