Scribd
Upload
353 views3 pages

Fitting Shop: 1.2.1 Bench Vice

The document discusses tools used in a fitting shop. It describes various work holding tools like bench vices, V-blocks, and C-clamps that are used to securely hold workpieces for marking and measuring operations. It also outlines marking tools such as marking tables, surface plates, angle plates, scribing blocks, try-squares, and scribers that allow fitters to accurately mark lines and check dimensions on workpieces. The fitting shop technicians use hand tools and portable power tools to perform operations like filing, sawing, drilling, tapping and grinding. Their work involves marking, measuring, inspecting components as well as maintaining equipment from initial manufacturing stages to final assembly and testing of products.

Uploaded by

MRINAL GAUTAM
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
353 views3 pages

Fitting Shop: 1.2.1 Bench Vice

The document discusses tools used in a fitting shop. It describes various work holding tools like bench vices, V-blocks, and C-clamps that are used to securely hold workpieces for marking and measuring operations. It also outlines marking tools such as marking tables, surface plates, angle plates, scribing blocks, try-squares, and scribers that allow fitters to accurately mark lines and check dimensions on workpieces. The fitting shop technicians use hand tools and portable power tools to perform operations like filing, sawing, drilling, tapping and grinding. Their work involves marking, measuring, inspecting components as well as maintaining equipment from initial manufacturing stages to final assembly and testing of products.

Uploaded by

MRINAL GAUTAM
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

FITTING SHOP

1.1 Introduction
Manufacturing processes are broadly classified into four categories; (i) Casting processes,
(ii) Forming processes, (iii) Fabrication processes, and (iv) Material removal processes.
In all these processes, components are produced with the help of either machines or manual
effort. The attention of a fitter is required at various stages of manufacture starting from
marking to assembling and testing the finished goods.
Working on components with hand tools and instruments, mostly on work benches is
generally referred to as ‘Fitting work’. The hand operations in fitting shop include marking,
filing, sawing, scraping, drilling, tapping, grinding, etc.,using hand tools or power operated
portable tools. Measuring and inspection of components and maintenance of equipment is also
considered as important work of fitting shop technicians.

1.2 Work Holding Tools

1.2.1 Bench Vice


The bench vice is a device
commonly used for holding the
work pieces. When the vice handle
is turned in a clockwise direction
the moving jaw forces the work
against the fixed jaw. The greater
the pressure applied to the handle,
the tighter is the work held. The
body of the vice is made of cast-
iron. Hardened steel plates with
serrations to ensure better gripping of the work are fixed on the faces of the two jaws. Jaw
caps made of soft material such as aluminium or galvanised iron (G.I) sheet are used to protect
finished surfaces of the work gripped in the vice. Vices are specified by the maximum width
that can be held or the maximum opening between the jaws, varying from 75 mm to 300 mm.

1.2.2 V-block with clamp


The V-block is a rectangular or square block with a V-
groove on one or both sides, opposite to each other. The
angle of the V is usually 90o. V-block with a clamp is
used to hold cylindrical work securely, during marking
of measurements or for measuring operations.
Material: C.I or hardened steel. Size: 50 to 150 mm.
Parallel Clamp
It is a simple screw clamp with parallel jaws to hold small jobs for working on them.

1.2.3 C-Clamp
This is used to hold work against an angle plate or V-block or any other surface, when gripping
is required. It is also known as G-clamp.

1.3 Marking Tools

1.3.1 Marking table


A marking table is a heavily build cast iron table used
for layout work on all sizes of jobs. This table provides
a flat surface to mark lines with the help of height gauge, angle plate, V-block or surface gauge
as per job requirements.
Surface plate
The surface plate is used for testing the flatness
of the work piece and other inspection purposes.
It is also used for marking on small works. It is
more precise in flatness than the marking table.
Surface plates are made of C.I. or hardened
steel, ground and scraped to the required
precision. Now-a-days surface plates made of
special granite stone are manufactured in wide
range of precision grades, colours and sizes. It
is specified by length × width × height × grade.
Example: 600 × 400 × 100 × grade A has a flatness
upto 0.005 mm.

1.3.3 Angle Plate


The angle plate is made of cast iron. It has two
surfaces machined at right angles to each other.
Plates and components which are to be marked
out may be held against the upright face of angle
plate to facilitate the marking or inspection.

1.3.4 Universal Scribing Block


This is used for scribing lines for layout work
and checking parallel surfaces.

1.3.5 Try-square
Try-square is used for checking the squareness
of small works, when extreme accuracy as not
required. The size of the try-square is specified
by the length of the blade. Ex: l0 cm,
30 cm etc.

1.3.6 Scriber
A Scriber is a slender steel rod, used to scribe
or mark lines on metal work pieces.

You might also like