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level: Tools and materials

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level questions: Tools and materials

Question	Answer
What type of silver is most commonly used when making jewellery	Sheet silver
What type of saw is recommended for use with silver sheet?	Piercing saw blade
What is the name of the tool used to draw an outline round which to cut on sheet metal?	Scribe
What is the name of the silver, often sold in strips, with a set melting point used to join separate pieces of silver when heated?	Solder
What are the three main types of solder used in silversmithing?	Easy, medium and hard
What is the name of the compound used to guide solder when joining two pieces of silver?	Flux
What is the tool used to hold pieces of metal, or to shape metal when working, that can have various shapes such as round nosed, flat nosed etc?	Pliers
What is the tool used to smooth and shape silver, that can either be flat or rounded?	File
What is the tool used to shape silver, that can either be metal, wooden or leather?	Hammer
What is the tool used to make small holes in pieces of jewellery?	Drill
What is the tool used to heat solder to melting point, or for annealing metal to make it easier to work, that can either be hand-held or connected to a gas cannister?	Blow torch
What should any work always be done on when using a blow torch?	Heat proof mat
What is the name of the wire used to hold pieces together when soldering?	Binding wire
What is the term used to describe the cutters used to cut through sheet metal or solder?	Snips
On a jewellers workbench, what is the part that most of the work is done on?	Bench peg
What is the acidic solution that is mixed with hot water, used to remove tarnish from a piece after each firing?	Pickle
What is the name of the piece of machinery that allows you to flatten out a piece of metal?	Rolling mill