NIMS MMS FINAL EXAM 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The clearance for a counterbore pilot should be: - ✔✔.002 - .005
✔✔What is the allowance for a shaft measuring 1" dia. with an RC6 sliding fit (in
inches)? - ✔✔-.003
✔✔What does the acronym FN represent? - ✔✔Force fit
✔✔Continuous improvement and teamwork: - ✔✔increase production and profitability
✔✔ What is the safest way to remove chips from the lathe - ✔✔brush
✔✔Small chips left on the spindle nose of the lath should be cleaned to avoid - ✔✔run
out on work holding devices
✔✔Grease guns are used to insert grease into - ✔✔Zerk fittings on machine tools
✔✔What to use when you lube ways of a lathe, gibs of a mill - ✔✔lubricant found in the
central lubricating system (1 shots)
✔✔If a vertical mill table is loose with side play, how do you alleviate the side play? -
✔✔tighten the taper gib adjustment
✔✔Best source to find proper type lubrication schedule and maintenance for lathe
headstock - ✔✔preventative maintenance schedule and machine manual
✔✔General maintenance information for machine tools and machine work areas can be
found... - ✔✔in a general maintenance manual
✔✔Pinning refers to... - ✔✔loading the file with metal chips
✔✔Files should be stored... - ✔✔in a tool box separated from each other
✔✔The best way to clean chips from out of a file is... - ✔✔file card
✔✔What is the most common injury that may occur when working during a filing
operation? - ✔✔being stabbed with a tang (file without a handle)
✔✔The best lubricant to prevent wear and increase cutting efficiency for tapping
common steels is - ✔✔sulfur based oil
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The clearance for a counterbore pilot should be: - ✔✔.002 - .005
✔✔What is the allowance for a shaft measuring 1" dia. with an RC6 sliding fit (in
inches)? - ✔✔-.003
✔✔What does the acronym FN represent? - ✔✔Force fit
✔✔Continuous improvement and teamwork: - ✔✔increase production and profitability
✔✔ What is the safest way to remove chips from the lathe - ✔✔brush
✔✔Small chips left on the spindle nose of the lath should be cleaned to avoid - ✔✔run
out on work holding devices
✔✔Grease guns are used to insert grease into - ✔✔Zerk fittings on machine tools
✔✔What to use when you lube ways of a lathe, gibs of a mill - ✔✔lubricant found in the
central lubricating system (1 shots)
✔✔If a vertical mill table is loose with side play, how do you alleviate the side play? -
✔✔tighten the taper gib adjustment
✔✔Best source to find proper type lubrication schedule and maintenance for lathe
headstock - ✔✔preventative maintenance schedule and machine manual
✔✔General maintenance information for machine tools and machine work areas can be
found... - ✔✔in a general maintenance manual
✔✔Pinning refers to... - ✔✔loading the file with metal chips
✔✔Files should be stored... - ✔✔in a tool box separated from each other
✔✔The best way to clean chips from out of a file is... - ✔✔file card
✔✔What is the most common injury that may occur when working during a filing
operation? - ✔✔being stabbed with a tang (file without a handle)
✔✔The best lubricant to prevent wear and increase cutting efficiency for tapping
common steels is - ✔✔sulfur based oil
