NIMS MACHINING CERTIFICATION COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS

NIMS MACHINING CERTIFICATION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS

◉ How do you fix a magnetized edge finder? Answer: Demagnetize
it.


◉ What is 'training' a mill head? Answer: Squaring the head to the
table.


◉ What happens if the mill head spindle is not square? Answer: Face
milling creates a dished/irregular surface.


◉ What are characteristics of a properly reamed hole? Answer: Good
finish and accurate diameter.


◉ What does a chipped reamer tip cause? Answer: An oversized
hole.


◉ What is cutting speed? Answer: Tool RPM.


◉ What is feed rate? Answer: How fast the part or tool advances
(IPM or IPR).

, ◉ What type of reading tool is a dial caliper? Answer: Direct-reading
precision tool.


◉ What are plug gauges used for? Answer: Checking hole fit (Go/No-
Go).


◉ What is a bore gauge? Answer: Transfer tool for measuring holes.


◉ What does a thread gauge do? Answer: Checks threads per inch.


◉ What does a divider do? Answer: Scribes arcs, radiuses,
diameters.


◉ What is a small hole gauge? Answer: Transfer (indirect)
measuring tool.


◉ What must be used with a sine bar for accurate angles? Answer:
Gauge blocks (Joe blocks).


◉ What is the most accurate thread diameter to measure? Answer:
Pitch diameter.