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Technology and
Livelihood
Education
SMAW NCI – Module 1
Identify and Select Materials
and Tools

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
SMAW NCI - Module 1: Identify and Select Materials and Tools First
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Technology and
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SMAW NCI – Module 1
Identify and Select Materials
and Tools

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Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 7 Alternative
Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on SHIELDED METAL ARC
WELDING(SMAW)!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time.
You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being
an active learner.

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What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or Know
competencies you are expected to learn in the module.

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answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this module.

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the current lesson with the previous one.

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What’s More This comprises activities for independent

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Learned
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mastery in achieving the learning competency.
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In this portion, another activity will be
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Table of Contents

Content Page

What I Need to Know ------------------------------1

What I Know ------------------------------2
Definition of Terms ------------------------------4

Module 1 ------------------------------5
What’s in ------------------------------6

What’s New ------------------------------7

What is It ------------------------------8
What’s More - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -18
What I Have Learned - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19
What I Can Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -20
Assessment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -22
Additional Activities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -25
Answer Key - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26
References - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -27
What I need to know?

Welcome to the course of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)!

This Module is an exploratory and introductory course which leads you to

Shielded Metal Arc Work National Certificate Level I (NC I)1.

This is designed for you as grade 7 learners. It will identify your prior
knowledge, test your understanding and learn concepts and skills for you to be
able to do self-evaluation. As you go over the pages of this module, you will be
challenged to come out as a skillful person and competent in manipulating hand
tools.

The basic exploratory course and activities in this module can be of great
help in meeting the standard in the Exploratory Phase of Shielded Metal Arc
Welding.

After reading this module, you should be able to:

1. identify materials and tools;

2. select materials and tools for a specific job;

3. manipulate the tools and materials in a job.

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What I know

Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write the answer in your SMAW activity notebook.

1. Which type of wrench that is used for tightening hose and fitting connection
on oxy-acetylene unit?
a. Adjustable wrench c. Open-end wrench
b. Closed-end wrench d. Oxy acetylene wrench
2. What tool is used for loosening and tightening light and heavy nuts and bolts?
a. Hacksaw c. Screw driver
b. Hammer d. Wrench
3. What type of measuring tool that is made of tampered steel about 1/8-inchthick
and ¾ inch wide and 6to 12 inches long?
a. Pull-push rule c. Steel tape
b. Steel rule d. Try square
4. What tool that has a wedge-shaped and used to shear, cut, and chip metal?
a. Cold chisel c. Punches
b. Hammer d. Scraper
5. Which of the following tools does not belong to measuring tools?
a. Clamps c. Micrometer caliper
b. Combination square d. Steel rule
6. What kind of hand tool that is designed to turn screws?
a. Center punch c. Screwdriver
b. Hammers d. Try square
7. What type of file that is used for enlarging holes?
a. Flat file c. Round file
b. Mill file d. Square file

8. What kind of cutting tool that has a solid and adjustable frame? It is used in
cutting metals but of minimal thickness, width, and length.
a. Combination square c. Micrometer caliper
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b. Hacksaw d. Scraper
9. Which of the following tools does not belong to holding tools?
a. Clamps c. Tong
b. Pliers d. Try square
10. What kind of tool that is used for measuring or setting of distances, and to lay
out arcs and circles?
a. Dividers c. Helical- Ratchet
b. Files d. Philips
11. Which of the following tools does not belong to measuring tools?
a. Adjustable wrench c. Try Square
b. Pull-push rule d. Vernier caliper
12. It is used for straightening bending and deforming metals.
a. Ball-peen hammer c. Drill Vise
b. C-Clamp d. Scraper
13. A Driving tool used for removing slag on weld and with two faces, the tapered
from one side and round pointed on the other side.
a. Ball-peen hammer c. Chipping hammer
b. Flat file d. Tool maker clamp
14. The following are holding tools, except_______?
a. C- clamp c. Vise grip
b. Cold chisel d. Machinist vise
15. A tool used to grip the stock tight enough to hold the object.
a. Drill vise c. Tong
b. Plier d. Vise grip

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Definition of Terms

Adjustable wrench a tool with movable jaw which makes it adjustable to various
sizes of nuts
Ball peen hammer a tool for straightening bending and deforming metals
Chipping hammer used for removing slag on weld and with two faces, the
tapered from one side and round pointed on the other side
Cold chisel a wedge-shaped tool used to shear, cut and chip metal
Files made of high-grade steel hardened and tempered. A file
has rows of teeth that form, shape and finish metal by
removing small chips and smoothing rough edges of the
metal surface
Hacksaw a tooth cutting tool mainly used in cutting metals
like plates, pipes, rods, bars, angular, etc. but of
minimal thickness, width and length.
Measuring tools used to measure the dimension of an object or metal
Micrometer caliper a precision measuring instrument used to measure
dimensions in thousandths of an inch
Pliers a tool for holding, cutting and twisting wires
Punches-tools used for permanent marking on surface of metal Scraper
a tool for removing points, burrs, and sharp edges from metal surface and
similar parts
Try square instrument used to measure the squareness of an object
Vernier caliper a precision measuring instrument used to measure the
inside, outside diameter, as well as depth of hole and
slot
Dividers are used for measuring or setting of distances, and to lay
out arcs and circles.
Driving tool is a variety of steel tools used to install, repair and maintain
a variety of constructions.
Cutting tool is any tool that is used to remove some material from the
work piece by means of shear deformation.

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Module Identify and Select Materials and Tools

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Introduction

A lot of beginners who wants to learn on how to identify and select

materials and tools in welding get caught up thinking that there are tons of
welding tools they need and that they have to pay a lot for them.

If you are wondering what welding tools you need, this module is
designed for you to know the basic knowledge of tools and materials, its uses
and acquire the skills in manipulating them.

Let’s get started!

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What’s in?

Activity 1 Find Me:

Directions: Each puzzle contains four images that have something in

common. From a set of letters given below the pictures, supply
the missing letter to complete the word(s). Write your answers in
your SMAW activity notebook.

W_L_I_G T_ _L_

C _ T_ING TOO_S PL _ ER_

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What’s new?

Activity 2: Pair Me if you can!

Directions: Identify and classify the following items as to the different basic
hand tools and equipment. Write your answer on the column
below. Use your SMAW activity notebook.

Steel tape Hacksaw Adjustable wrench Machinist vise

C -clamp Ballpeen hammer Steel ruler Mill file

Chipping hammer Punches Try Square Tong

Measuring tools Cutting tools Driving tools Holding tools

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What is it?

This lesson is about the proper identification and classification of hand

tools. It covers the proper usage and its basic characteristics.

Uses of Hand Tools

To guide you in identifying common hand tools and their uses, pictures,
and illustration are provided for you

Four Classification of Tools

1. Measuring Tool is a tool used to measure the dimension of an object or metal.

Pictures Uses
a. Pull-push rule
A pull push rule is a measuring
tape that coils into a compact
case. It is used for measuring
long, short, straight lengths .

www.google.com

b. Steel tape
Similar to a steel tape rule except
for its flexible number of feet that
are marked on the tape. The tape
is 3/8-inch-wide and available in
lengths from 25 to 100 feet
www.princessauto.com

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c. Steel rule This is the most common tool used
in tool room. It is made of tampered
steel about 1/8-inch-thick and ¾
inch wide and 6 to 12 inches long.
The same style maybe obtained in
length from 1 to 48 inches.

www.123rf.com

d. Try square

Instrument used to measure the

square of an object.

www.google.com
e. Combination square

It is an instrument combined with

45°, 90° and a protractor.

www.grainger.com
f. Micrometer caliper

A precision measuring instrument

used to measure
dimensions in thousandths of an
inch.
www.pinterest.ph
g. Vernier caliper
A precision measuring instrument
used to measure the inside,
outside diameter, as well as depth
of hole and slot.

www.technologystudent.com

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h. Dividers

These are used for measuring or

setting of distances, and to lay out
arcs and circles.

www.amazon.com

2. Cutting Tool is any tool that is used to remove some material from the work
piece by means of shear deformation.

Pictures Uses
a. Hacksaw It is a tooth cutting tool mainly
used in cutting metals like plates,
pipes, rods, bars, angular, etc. but
of minimal thickness, width and
length. Sometimes this tool is
used for cutting plastic pipes and
other materials that suit to its
purpose.

www.stanleytools.com

b. Files are made of high-grade steel which

are hardened and tempered. Each
file has rows of teeth that form,
shape and finish metal by
removing small chips and
smoothing rough edges of the
metal surface. They differ in length,
shape, cut and coarseness.

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Kinds of files: a single-cut file used for filing and
finishing brass and bronze.
b.1. Mill file

is usually rectangular in shape and

tapered slightly in width and
b.2. Flat file
thickness. It is one of the most
commonly used files for general
work.

is intended for filing square or

b.3. Square file
rectangular holes.

is used primarily for enlarging

b.4. Round file holes.

is used for filing curved or

b.5. Half-round file
concave surfaces.

b.6. Triangular file

is used for filing surfaces that meet
at least 90º. It is exclusively used
for sharpening wood saws and for
smoothening rectangular opening.
It is also known as three-square
file.
www.depedbataan.com

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c. Cold chisel A wedge-shaped tool used to
shear, cut, and chip metal.

Types of cold chisel

c.1. Flat chisel is used for chipping flat surfaces;

cutting off rivets or metal fasteners,
thin sheets, and small bars; and for
general purposes.

c.2. Cape chisel has a narrow edge suited for

cutting narrow grooves or slots.

has a diamond- shaped cutting

c.3. Diamond-point chisel edge intended to cut V- grooves.

has a round nose

c.4. Round- nose chisel cutting edge for cutting round and
semi- circular grooves.

www.depedbataan.com

d. Scraper is used in removing points, burrs,

and sharp edges from metal
surface and similar parts. This tool
is made of hardened steel of
various shapes that fit according to
each purpose.

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Types of scrapers

d.1. flat scraper For the removal of the high spot

on metal surface.

d.2. sharper scraper For scraping the surface of

cylindrical bearing when fitting
shafts into place.

https://en.wikipedia.org

e. Punch/punches a tool usually in the form of a short

rod of steel that is variously
shaped at one end for different
operations (such as forming,
perforating, embossing, or cutting)
Kinds of punches

e.1. Prick punch A small center punch which is

also known as a layout
puncher. Its point is placed an
angle of 30 degrees.

has one end guard to a 90

e.2. Center punch
degrees’ conical point.

www.depedbataan.com

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3. DRIVING TOOL is a variety of steel tools used to install, repair and maintain a
variety of constructions.
Pictures Uses
a. Hammer
a.1. Ball-peen hammer is used for straightening bending
and deforming metals. It has two
faces. One is flat in striking cold
chisels and punches. The other
side the “peen” is rounded for
www.amazon.com
bending and shaping metals. Ball
peen hammer generally has a
a.2. Chipping hammer
wood or fiberglass handle
measuring 10-16 inches long.
Head weight ranges from 2-48 oz.
A 20oz hammer is good for general
purpose.
www.amazon.com used for removing slag on weld
and with two faces, the tapered
from one side and round pointed
on the other side.

www.r-techwelding.co.uk

b. Wrench It is used for loosening and

tightening light and heavy nuts and
Kinds of wrenches bolts.
b.1. An adjustable wrench
Has a movable jaw which makes it
adjustable to various sizes of nuts.
A heavy type of adjustable wrench
is the monkey/pipe wrench.

www.toolstation.com

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A type of wrench used for
b.2. Oxy acetylene wrench
tightening hose and fitting
connection on oxyacetylene
unit.

www.amazon.in

Pictures Uses
a. Clamps These devices have been designed
to hold work securely which
performing skills through grinding,
bending, fitting, and cutting of
metals.

a.1. Tool maker clamp Used for holding small parts both at
the bench and at the machine. This
tool is also known as a parallel
clamp.

www.wonkeedonkeetools.co.uk
a. 2. C-Clamp All-purpose clamp that is generally
used for all kinds of work.

www.amazon.com
a.3. Drill vise
A sturdy steel vise with movable jaw
that easily goes back or forth by
raising the handle.

www.amazon.com

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a.4. Hand vise V block with clamp Used to hold metal stocks for small
machining operation.

www.calmeenyv.com

A work holding tool for machining

a.5. Machinist vise
activity.

www.amazon.com

a.6. Vise Grip A tool used to grip the stock tight

enough to hold the object.

Used to hold the metal to be forged

and must be held securely while
www.amazon.com
working.

a.7.Tong

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www.depedbataan.com

4. HOLDING TOOLS is a tool that firmly holds any material together.

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b. Pliers

b.1. Combination
plier

www.gigatools.ph

b.2. Long Nose plier

en.wikipedia.org
are used for holding, cutting and twisting wires.

b.3. Side- cutting

plier

www.toolstation.com

b.4. Slip-joint
plier/Mechanical plier

www.grainger.com

What’s more?
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Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter of your answer in
your SMAW activity notebook.

A B
1.VISE GRIP
a. f.
2. STEEL TAPE

3.BALLPEEN
HAMMER

b. g.
4. C-CLAMP

5. SQUARE FILE
c. h.

6. HACK SAW

7. MACHINIST VISE
d. i.
8.CHIPPING HAMMER

9. COMBINATION
PLIER
10.COMBINATION
e. j.
SQUARE

What I have learned

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate name of tools described in
each statement below. Choose your answers from the given pool of
words inside the box. Place your answer in your SMAW activity
notebook.

1. A tool used to measure the dimension of an object or metal is called

Pull-push rule Wrench Dividers Punches

Chipping hammer Metal Tong Clamps

Tightening/loosening Pliers File

_____________.

2. ___________ is a tool used for loosening or tightening light and heavy nuts
and bolts.

3. _____________ are made of different sizes and appearance that are fitted to
their purpose. These are designed to hold work pieces securely.

4. __________are used for holding, cutting, and twisting wires.

5. _____________ are used for measuring or setting of distances, laying out arcs
and circles.
6. A _________ has rows of teeth that form, shape, and finish metal by removing
small chips and smoothing rough edges of the metal surface.
7. __________ a process where tools and equipment are adjusted based on
standard procedure.
8. ________ is used for removing slag on weld and with two faces, the tapered
from one side and round pointed on the other side.
9. _________is used to hold the metal to be forged and must be held securely
while working.
10. ________ are used for permanent marking on the surface of metal.

What I can do

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Test I. Matching Type:
Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write your answer in your
SMAW activity notebook.
Uses /Work Description Tools
1. Used for straightening
bending and deforming metal

2. Used for filing curved or

concave surfaces a.

b.
3. A flexible rule when extended
will support itself

4. Work holding tool for machining

activity.

c. d.
5. Used to grip the stock tight
enough to hold the object.

e.

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TEST II.
Directions: Write the correct name beside the tool. Use your SMAW activity
notebook for your answer.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

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Assessment

Test I. Multiple Choice

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the letter of your
answer in your SMAW activity notebook.

1. What instrument is used to measure the inside and outside diameter, as well
as the depth of hole and slot?
a. hacksaw c. screw driver
b. scraper d. Vernier caliper
2. Which type of file is used for enlarging holes?
a. flat file c. round file
b. mill file d. square file
3. Which type of tool is used for straightening, bending, and deforming metals?
a. ballpeen hammer c. Plier
b. Chipping Hammer d. Try square
4. What kind of tool is used to shear, cut, and chip metal?
a. Files c. Punches-tools
b. Maintenance d. Cold chisel
5. What tool is used in removing slag on weld?
a. Chipping hammer c. Hacksaw
b. Cold chisel d. Pliers

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Test II. Identification
Directions: Identify the following tools according to classifications.
Write:
m – for Measuring tools c – for Cutting tools
d – for Driving tools h – for Holding tools
Write your answers in your SMAW activity notebook.

1. 2.

3. 4.

5.

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6. 7.

8. 9.

10.

.
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Additional Activities

Activity!

Directions: Identify the following tools and its uses. Write your answer in your
SMAW activity notebook.
Measuring tools Cutting tools

1. Name: __________
1.Name: __________
2. Use: ____________
2. Use: __________

Driving tools Holding tools

1.Name: _______________ 1.Name: _______________

2.Use: _______________ 2.Use: _______________

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