Marking Out Tools

• What are the marking out tools mentioned?

  • Pencil
  • Steel Rule
  • Engineer’s Square
  • Sliding Bevel
  • Try Square
  • Scriber
  • Odd Leg Callipers
  • Centre Punch
  • Spring Dividers
  • Marking Knife
  • Bradawl
  • Engineer Marker’s Blue
• What is the purpose of a pencil in marking out?


  For marking out lines on wood
• What is the function of a steel rule?


  For measuring and checking measurements
• What does an engineer’s square do?


  It marks out and tests right angles during engineering and metalwork projects
• What is a sliding bevel used for?


  To mark lines at various angles on wood
• What is the purpose of a try square?


  To mark lines at right angles and check squareness of edges and corners
• What is a scriber used for?


  For marking out metal
• What are odd leg callipers used for?


  For marking out the surface of sheet metal and checking parallel edges
• What is the function of a centre punch?


  To mark a dent in metal to prevent the drill from slipping
• What is a spring divider used for?


  For drawing circles, dividing lengths, and transferring measurements
• What is the purpose of a marking knife?


  To cut marks across the fibres when marking out wood
• What is a bradawl used for?


  To mark a dent in wood to prevent the drill from slipping
• What is engineer marker’s blue used for?

  To apply to the surface of metals to allow marks from scribers to show up