FITTING

INTRODUCTION

Fitting consists of a handwork involved in fitting together components usually

performed at a bench equipped with a vice and hand tools. The matting components
have a close relation with each other, and when the function together is termed Fitting.
We have to use hand tools, precision tools and various operations, as well as the
details of the tool such as identification, material, parts, types, various uses,
manipulation, specification, care and maintenance etc.
 STEEL RULE

Blade
Stock

TRY SQUARE

SPRING TYPE OUTSIDE FIRM JOINT OUTSIDE

CALIPER CALIPER
 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN FITTING SHOP

1. Shop floor should be kept clean, free from debris, scrap, oil and
grease.
2. Do not touch the chip as it comes out of the job.
3. When using grinding machine protect your eyes with goggles.
4. Always work under sufficient light.
5. Do not wear loose dress.
6. Never use hammers with loose heads.
7. Provide guards between opposite vices.
8. Files must have well fitted handles.
9. See that the job is properly fitted to the vice.
10. Do not blow filing when hacksawing.
11. Ease up the pressure when hacksawing is nearly through.
12. Use the right tool for the right job.

MEASURING TOOLS AND MARKING TOOLS

1. Steel Rule : A steel rule is a direct reading measuring instrument used to

read an accuracy of 0.5mm. Available in various lengths, widths and thickness
with several graduations. They are made from high carbon steel, spring steel,
stainless steel and various alloy steel.

2. Caliper : It is a simple tool gauging legs. It is made of high carbon

steel and the measuring points are hardened and tempered. Calipers are mainly
classified into Spring type and Firm joint caliper.

Types : Outside Caliper - They are used to measure the outer dimensions
of the shafts, pulleys and square bars etc.
Inside Caliper - They are used to measure the inner dimensions of holes,
bores, slots etc.
Jenny Caliper - They are used in layout work for locating and testing
centre on cylindrical and other sections laying of distance from an edge and to
scribe parallel lines.
 FIRM JOINT INSIDE SPRING TYPE INSIDE
CALIPER CALIPER

ODD LEG CALIPER OR DIVIDER

JENNY CALIPER
3. Try square : It is a marking and checking instrument right angles. It is made of
two parts, the stock or beam made of cast iron and the blade made of highcarbon
steel. It is classified by the length of the blade from the edge of the stock. It is used to
check up the right angles and also for checking the flatness of the object.

4. Scriber : A scriber is a pointed tool used for marking lines on metals.

Scribers are made from highcarbon steel and the points are hardent and tempered.

Types : Straight Scriber, Bent type scriber, Offset scriber, Adjustable Scriber etc.

5. Divider : This tool consists of two pointed legs having a joint at the top
end. There are spring type and firm joint dividers. It is made from highcarbon steel and
the points are hardent and tempered. It is used to scribe circles, arcs, parallel lines
and laying of distance. To divide straight or curved lines into number of equal spaces.
To find the centre of a round bars. To transfer the dimension from a rule to job.

6. Universal Surface Gauge : It is often needed in connection with a

surface plate, to scribe lines at a given vertical height from the base of the work or test
the parallelism of the work. It consists of 6 parts. The major difference between the
ordinary and universal scribing block are (1) a clamping nut which will adjust the
movement of the spindle and (2) a fine adjusting screw which helps the fine adjustment
of the scriber point.

7. Angle Plate: If the shape is such that it does not have a base, it has to be
clamped to an angle plate. The faces of this plates are provided with slots to fasten the
work to the plate by bolt and nut. Solid angular plates and adjustable angle plates are
available.

8. Punches : Punches are important tools used for marking outward, locating
centre for holes. The punch marks are made along the marked out lines to make them
clear till the operation is over.
Punches are made from carbon tool steel of length 90 to 150mm. The head is hardened
and tempered. The point is ground to the proper angle according to the purpose of the
punch;
 SCRIBER

Edges and ends

machined square
Prick punch

Centre punch

Dot punch

ANGLE PLATE

Snug

Clamping nut
Scriber
Spindle

Fine adjustment
screw
Guide pin

V-groove
Base

UNIVERSAL SCRIBING BLOCK

(a) Dot punch : are used to make dots or points along the scribed line.
(b) Centre Punch : are used for locating the centre of holes to be drilled to keep
the drilling correct position.
(c) Prick punch: Punches are using for the above said purposes. Its point angle
are 300 or 400 so that their points are more sharp.

VERNIER HEIGHT GAUGE

The vernier Height gauge is used to measure the height of parts to an accuracy
of 0.02mm (0.001 inches).
The vernier Height gauge are available for the following lower and upper limits
of measurements 0-200, 20 to 250, 30 to 400, 40 to 500, 60 to 800 and 60 to 1000.
For making out the scriber is set for the specified height and the lines are
scribed by moving the scriber along the workpiece.

COMBINATION SET

It is a precision checking instrument as well as a measuring instrument. It

combines in one instrument a square head, a centre head and a Protractor head. The
three heads are used separately being held in at any desired position by nuts which
engage in a slot machined on the whole length of the beam at its back.
The beam which acts as a rule is marked in inches and centimetre for measuring
length or height as and when required.

Square Head : It has one edge square to the rule giving a right angle while the other
edge from a meter. It is also provided with a spirit level both 900 and 450 can be tested
by this head in conjuction with the rule.

Centre Head : With the rule fastened to it is called a centre head. It has two arms at
right angles to one another and is so set as the rule that this angle is exactly divided
centre of a round bar or shafts. This is placed usually at the end opposite to the square
head on the rule.

Protractor Head. : It is fitted at the centre of the rule is used to check, mark and
measure angles from 00 to 1800. It consists of a metal frame and graduated disc. The
disc is graduated from 00 to 1800 in both directions.
 1. Base
2. Beam scale
3. Vernier Attachment
4. Locking screw
5. Fine adjustment
6. Vernier scale locking screw
7.Scriber

VERNIER HEIGHT GAUGE

COMBINATION SET
 The adjustment is made by a screw, the head is provided with a spirit level to
help in levelling the work or setting it as an angle.

SURFACE PLATE

Surface plate is the basic tools used for marking. It is a plane table of fine
grained cast iron. Even though surface plates are made indifferent sizes and shapes,
the most common shapes are rectangular and square. The surface plate is specified
in it’s sizes.

V-BLOCK

This is a block of steel or cast Iron, which provide with V-shaped groove on it’s
top or bottom or both surfaces. All it’s faces are truly machined. It is used to hold round
bars during marking and drilling. The round bars clamped firmly on the V-block by a U
-clamp the slots cut at the 2 sides of the V-block.

CUTTING TOOLS

CHISELS

Chisels arae used for cutting and chipping away pieces of metal and are made
of carbon steel usually of rectangular, hexagonal cross section. They are forged to
shape roughly ground and then hardent and tempered. The edge is correct to the
cutting angle. Care being taken not to over heat the steel and draw the temper. The
cutting angles given to the chisel is determined mainly by the nature of the metal to be
chip. It varies between 350 and 700.

It is generally specified by the length and width of the cutting edge.

Types :

1. Flat Chisel : The flat chisel is the most common of all the chisels used in
engineering. It is the chisel which is used for most of the general chipping operation.
It may be used for removing surplus metal from surface of jobs.
 Flat Chisel

Cross cut shisel

Half round shisel

Diamond point chisel

Round nose Chisel

Parts of File
2. Cross cut chisel : The cross cut chisel or cape chisel as it is sometimes
called, is used cutting grooves in large surfaces. The cutting edge is slightly wider than
the supporting metal to provide clearance length of this chisel various from 100 to 400
mm, and width of the edge varies from about 4 to 12 mm.

3. Half round chisel : A half round chisel is particularly useful for cutting oil ways
or grooves in bearing, pulleys, and bushes. They are also used for setting over pilot
holes.

4. Diamond point chisel : It is made square at the point and then bevelled to
make a cutting edge. It is used to make a cutting edge. It is used for cutting grooves
and square corners.

5. Side Chisel : It is ground and bevelled on one side only. It is used for cutting
sides where flat chisels cannot enter.

FILES

The most widely used hand tool in an engineering shop is the file. A file is a
hardened piece of high grade steel with standing row of teeth.
The cuts all metals except hardened steel. The file consists of the following
parts, tang, heel, face, edge, and point.
Files are classified according to four principal factors, sizes, shape, grade and types
of cut of teeth.

(1) Size : The size of the file is its length. This is the distance from the point to the
heel.

(2) Shape : The shape of a file is its general out line and cross section, commonly
used shapes are as follows

a) Flat file : This is tapered in width and thickness and one of the most commonly
used file to general work. They are always double cut on faces and single cut on edges.

b) Hand file : This is parallel in its width and tapered in thickness. It is used for finishing
flat surfaces. It has one safe edge.

c) Square file : This square in cross section, double cut and tapered towards the
point used for filing square corners, enlarging square or rectangular openings.
Round File

Half round File

Square File

Triangular File

Safe Edge File

SURFACE PLATE

V- BLOCK
d) Round file : They are round in cross section and usually tapered towards the point.

e) Halfround file : Its tapered, double cut, and its cross section is not a half circle but
only about 1/3 of a circle. This file is used for round cuts and filing curved surfaces.

f) Triangular file : It is triangular in shape and it is used for filing sharp corners and
angles.

g) Knife edge file : It is shaped like knife edge, tapered in width and thickness and
double cut. They are used for filing narrow slots, notches and grooves.

h) Needle file : It is made in sizes from 100mm to 200mm of various shapes and
cuts, are extremely delicate and are used for fine work.

(3) Grade : It is the coarseness is spacing between the rows of teeth, they are
Rough, Bastard, Second cut, smooth, dead smooth and super smooth.

(4) Cut : Cut of files are classified into two groups :

(a) Single-cut, and (2) Double-cut

On single cut files, the teeth are cut parallel across the file at an angle of about
600 to the centre of the file. Double-cut file at an angle of teeth, the over-cut teeth being
cut at about 600, and the up-cut at 750 to 800 to the centre line.

HACKSAW

The hacksaw is used for sawing metals. A hand hacksaw consists of a frame,
handle, prongs, tightening screw and nut and blade.
The frame is made to hold the blade tightly. It is of two types :-
The solid frame, in which the length cannot be changed, and the adjustable frame,
which has a back that can be lengthened or shortened to hold blades of different
length.
Hack saw blades are made of either low alloy steel and a standard lengths
225, 250 & 300mm. Push type blades - those which cut in forward stroke only are
generally used. Two types of hacksaw blades are available, all hard and flexible. The
all hard blade is hardened through out and being more rigid - it is aid to an accurate
sawing in hard metals. It requires skill to use, as it is easily broken. The flexible blade
is hardened on the cutting edge only. They are suitable for general work for cutting.
 HACKSAW FRAME WITH BLADE

Ball peen Straight peen Cross peen

hammer hammer hammer

Peen

Eye
Wedge Head

Face

PARTS OF HAMMER
 STRIKING TOOLS

Hammers are used to strike a job or a tool. They are made of forged steel of
various sizes and shapes to suit various purposes. A hammer consists of 4 parts
namely, peen, head, eye and face. The eye is made oval or elliptical inside in shape
and accommodate the handle.

Hammers are classified according to the shape and peen.

1. Ball peen hammer : This is the most common hammer. The peen has a shape
of a ball which is hardened and polished, size varies from 0.11 to 0.91 Kgs.

2. Cross peen hammer : This is similar to ball peen hammer in shape and size
except the peen which is across the shaft or eye.

3. Straight peen hammer : This hammer has a peen straight with the shaft or
parallel to the axis of the shaft.

4. Soft hammer : When it is necessary to strike metal a blow with minimum

damage to the surface as off hammer called mallet is used. They are made of hard
rubber, copper, brass or commonly wood.

5. Double faced : Both faces are similar in shape and are striking faces. It is
used for heavier work and on flat surface in shops.

WORK HOLDING DEVICES

Vice : Vice the most common tool for holding the work various types of vices are used
for various purposes.

(a) Bench vice : The most commonly used vice is engineer’s parallel jaw bench
vice. It must be firmly fixed to a bench with nuts and bolts or screws.
The vice essentially consists of a cast iron body. A fixed jaw, a movable jaw-
both made of cast steel, a handle, a square the ended screw and a nut all made of
mild steel, separated cast steel plated called jaw plates are fixed to the jaws by means
of set screws and they can be replaced when worn. The holding faces of Jaw plate,
have teeth to hold the work firmly. The movement of the vice is caused by the movement
of the screw through the nut fixed under the movable jaw. The size of the vice is known,
by the width of it’s jaws.
BENCH VICE

PIN VICE

PIPE VICE
(b) Leg vice : The legvice used by black smith is suitable for heavy hammering,
chipping and cutting in fitters work.

(c) Pipe Vice: Pipe vice is used for holding round metals, tubes, pipes etc. In this
case the screw is vertical and the movable jaw works vertically. It grips the work at 4
points on its’s surfaces.

(d) Hand vice : The hand vice is used for gripping screws rivets, keys, small drills
and other similar objects which are too small to be conveniently held, in the bench
vice. It consists of two legs mad of mild steel which hold the jaws at the top and hinged
together at the bottom a flat spring held between the legs tends to keep the jaws open.
The jaws can be open and close by a wing nut which moves through a screw that is
fastened to one leg and passes through other.

(e) Pin Vice : Pin vice is used for holding round materials of smaller diameter
such as wire and pins during working. It also forms handles for small files. It consists
of a handle and tapered nose covering a small collect chuck at its end. The chuck
carries the jaws which are operated by turning the handle.

(f) Tool maker’s Vice : The tool maker’s vice is useful for holding small work
which required filing or drilling. It is made of mild steel. It consists of a fixed jaw and a
movable jaw, fixed with jaw plates. The movement is caused by the turn of screw through
the nut, fixed under the movable jaw.

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 Exercise No. 1

FILING PRACTICE
48

70
5

All dimensions are in ‘mm’.

Exercise No. 2

MARKING AND PUNCHING

20
10
17
7 8

60 5

All dimensions are in ‘mm’

 MODELS FOR PRACTICE

Ex.No. 1
Date :
FILING PRACTICE

Aim :-

Material Required :-

Tools Required :-

Operations to be carried out :-

PROCEDURE

Ex.No. 2
Date :
MARKING AND PUNCHING

Aim :-

Material Required :-

Tools Required :-

Operations to be carried out :-

PROCEDURE
 Exercise No. 3

L - JOINT
48

25 12

All dimensions are in ‘mm’

Ex.No. 3
Date :

L - JOINT

Aim :-

Material Required :-

Tools Required :-

Operations to be carried out :-

PROCEDURE