Tool Identification

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Tool Identification

• By Johnny M. Jessup
• Agriculture Instructor/FFA Advisor

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Adjustable Wrench

• Turning various size nuts and bolts.

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Allen Wrench

• Turning hex head socket screws.

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Aviation Snips

• Cutting sheet metal.

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Ball Pein Hammer

• Hammering metal.

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Bar Clamp

• Clamping large sections of wood together.

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Bent Nose Pliers

• Reaching obstructive or awkward places.

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Bolt Cutters

• Cutting bolts steel rods.

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Bolt Die

• Cutting threads on bolts and rods.

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Bolt Die Stock

• Holder for bolt tie.

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Bolt Tap

• Cutting inside threads.

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Box End Wrench

• Turning hex head nuts and bolts.

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Brick Jointer

• Smoothing and designing masonry joints.

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Brick Trowel

• Placing and spreading mortar.

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Bulb Planter

• Planting and transplanting bulbs.

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Bush Axe

• Cutting bushes and under
  growth.

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Butt Hinge

• Hinge for narrow fencing.

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C Clamp

• Clamping two or more pieces of metal together.

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Carriage Bolt

• Bolting wood to wood or wood to metal.

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Castrator

• Tool for sterilizing male animals.

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Center Punch

• Starting holes in metal.

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Chain Saw File

• Sharpening chain saw file.

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Chalk Line Reel

• Making straight lines.

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Chipping Hammer

• Removing slag from welds.

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Circuit Breaker

• Protection from overload in electrical circuits.

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Circular Carbide Saw Blade

• Blade used on portable electric saw.

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Cold Chisel

• Cutting metal.

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Combination Oil Stone

• For sharpening and honing cutting tools.

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Combination Square

• Determining 45o and 90o angles.

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Combination Wrench

• Turning hex and square nuts and bolts.

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Common Nail

• Nailing boards together where holding
  power is desired.

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Compass

• Drawing circles.

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Compass Saw

• Cutting wood in close places.

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Concrete Finishing Trowel

• Smoothing concrete.

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Concrete Float

• Leveling concrete.

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Coping Saw

• Cutting curves and irregular cuts.

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Cordless Drill

• Drilling holes with a tool that uses a battery
  pack.

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Countersink

• Flaring top of hole for recessing head for
  flathead screw or bolt.

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Cutting Torch

• Cutting metal with heat.

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Deep Socket

• Turning nuts and bolts in depressed areas.

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Dehorner

• Removing horns from cattle.

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Diagonal Cutting Pliers

• Surface and diagonal wire cutting.

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Drift Punch

• Aligning holes.

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Drill Press Vise

• Holding stock while drilling.

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Duplex Receptacle

• To plug electrical units.

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Dust Mask

• Protects the respiratory system from airborne
  particles.

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Ear Tagger

• Labels individual animals for identification.

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Electrical Multimeter

• Performs various tests on electrical circuits.

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Emery Dresser

• Smoothing face of grinding wheel.

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End Cutting Nippers

• Cutting ends of wire, nails and small bolts.

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Expansion Shield

• Anchoring a lag screw into concrete, brick or
  block.

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Extension

• Extends reach of socket.

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Eye Bolt

• Bolt used to attach wire onto.

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Fence Pliers

• Building and repair of wire fences.

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Fence Staple

• For nailing up fence.

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File Card

• Cleaning cutting grooves of file.

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Finishing Nail

• Nailing boards where head will not be noticed.

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Flaring Tool

• Flaring ends of tubing.

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Flathead Stove Bolt

• Fastening wood to metal/metal to metal with
  wrench leaving a flat surface.

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Flathead Wood Screw

• Fastening wood to wood where a flat surface is
  required.

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Framing Square

• Squaring cut corners and laying out stairs and
  rafters.

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Fuse Puller

• Removing cartridge fuses.

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Gate Valve

• Cutting off water supply on a main line.

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Glass Cutter

• Cutting glass.

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Grafting Tool

• Preparing woody parts for grafting.

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Grease Gun

• Lubricating through grease fitting.

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Groove Joint Pliers

• Gripping when greater pressure is needed.

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Hack Saw

• Sawing metal.

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Half Hatchet

• Cutting and fitting wood.

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Half Round File

• Curve and flat filing.

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Hammer Drill

• Power drilling in concrete, brick or block.

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Hand Screw Clamp

• Clamping wood together.

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Hedge Shears

• Trimming and shaping hedge.

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Hinge Handle

• Socket handle to be used when flexibility is
  needed.

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Hose Bib

• Valve for attaching a water hose turning water
  supply on or off.

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Implant Gun

• Injects growth hormones in animals.

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Impulse Sprinkler

• Overhead irrigation of plants where rotation is
  water driven.

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Increment Borer

• Checking growth rate of trees.

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Junction Box

• Join several electrical wires into a circuit.

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Lag Screw

• Screw used where great pressure to turn is
  required.

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Level

• Leveling and plumbing.

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Line Level

• Leveling between long distance points.

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Long Nose Pliers

• Reaching into recessed areas.

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Lopping Shears

• Cutting large braches when pruning shrubbery.

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Machine Bolt

• Fastening metal to metal with a wrench.

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Machinists Vise

• Holding metal firm while working.

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Mason Hammer

• Chipping and shaping masonry material.

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Mason Level

• Leveling and plumbing masonry materials.

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Masonry Bit

• Boring a hole in concrete, brick, or block.

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Masonry Nail

• Nailing in concrete, brick, or block.

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Mill File

• Filing metal.

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Miter Box

• Cutting angles.

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Nail Hammer

• Driving nails.

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Nail Set

• Countersinking nail heads.

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Nailing Gun

• Rapid nailing using air, gas, or electricity.

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Nut Driver

• Socket permanently attached to a handle for
  turning small nuts and bolts.

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Obstruction Wrench

• Reaching nuts and bolts around obstructions.

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Open End Wrench

• Turning square head nuts and bolts.

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Phillips Screwdriver

• Turning phillips heads screws.

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Pin Punch

• Driving out metal pins.

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Pipe Bushing

• Reducing pipe size.

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Pipe Cap

• Closing the end of a pipe by going over the pipe
  end.

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Pipe Coupling

• Joining two pieces of pipe.

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45o Pipe Elbow

• Making a 45 degree turn with a pipe.

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90o Pipe Elbow

• Making a 90 degree turn with a pipe.

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Pipe Nipple

• Adding length to apiece of pipe.

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Pipe Plug

• Closing the end of a pipe, threads on inside.

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Pipe Reducer

• Reducing galvanized pipe size, threads on inside.

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Pipe Stop Waste

• Turning off water and draining line.

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Pipe Tee

• Joining at 90o angles.

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Pipe Union

• Joining two pieces of galvanized pipe where
  neither side can be turned.

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Pipe Wrench

• Turning and holding metal pipe.

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Piston Ring Compressor

• Compressing ring for inserting into cylinder.

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Planting Bar

• Setting out tree seedlings.

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Plumb Bob

• Vertical plumbing to locate points.

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Portable Circular Saw

• Sawing wood in construction projects.

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Portable Electric Drill

• Drilling holes with an external source of power.

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Portable Jig Saw

• Making irregular cuts.

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Portable Electric Sander

• Power tool used for smoothing surface.

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Pruning Saw

• Sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees.

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Pruning Shears

• Cutting and shaping shrubbery.

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Putty Knife

• Applying and smoothing putty.

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PVC Cutter

• Cutting non-metallic pipe.

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Regular Socket

• General purpose socket for turning nuts and bolts.

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Reversible Ratchet

• Reverse rotation of socket turning.

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Roofing Nail

• Nailing tin, aluminum, fiberglass or asphalt
  roofing.

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Round File

• Filing round holes.

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Roundhead Stove Bolt

• Fastening wood or or metal to metal with a
  screwdriver or wrench.

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Roundhead Wood Screw

• Fastening wood to wood.

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Router

• Making edges or designs in wooden surfaces.

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Rubber Mallet

• Hammering to avoid marring surface.

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Safety Glasses

• Protects eyes from the impact of foreign objects.

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Safety Goggles

• Protects eyes from liquids and vapors.

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Screw Extractor

• Removing broken bolts, studs, and screws.

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Screwmate

• Drills and countersinks flat head wood screw
  holes.

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Sheet Metal Screw

• Joining two pieces of sheet metal.

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Side Cutting Pliers

• Holding and/or cutting wire.

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Sledge Hammer

• Heavy hammering.

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Slip Joint Pliers

• Adjust for holding various size material.

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Slotted Screwdriver

• Turning slotted screwdriver.

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Solderless Wire Nut

• Joining two or more electrical wires.

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Soil Auger

• Boring into soil to get samples.

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Soil Thermometer

• Determining soil temperature.

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Soil Tube

• Obtaining soil for testing.

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Soldering Gun

• Melting solder.

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Spark Plug Gauge

• Gauge and set spark plug gap.

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Spark Plug Socket

• Install and remove spark plugs.

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Speed Bore Bit

• Wood boring bit for electric drill.

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Speed Handle

• Rapid turning of socket.

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Straight Shank Drill Bit

• Drilling metal.

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Strap Hinge

• Hinge used where major strength or support is
  required.

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90o Street Elbow

• 90 degree turn with galvanized pipe threads on
  inside of one, outside of other.

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Switch Box

• Used to install toggle switches or duplex
  receptacles.

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T-Hinge

• Used where strength is required but one facing is
  narrow.

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Tap Wrench

• Holding bolt tap.

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Tape Rule

• Straight or curved measuring.

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Thickness Gauge

• Determining gaps.

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Timing Light

• Timing ignition.

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Tip Cleaners

• Cleaning welding and cutting tips.

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Tire Chuck

• To inflate tires.

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Tire Gauge

• Checking tire air pressure.

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Toggle Bolt

• Anchoring into a hollow space.

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Toggle Switch

• Turning current on and off.

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Toggle Switch Plate

• Cover for toggle switch.

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Torch Lighter

• Light acetylene and propane torches.

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Torque Wrench

• Measure amount of torque.

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Torx Screwdriver

• Turning torx-head screws and bolts.

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Tree Diameter Tape

• Measure circumference of
  tree.

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Triangular File

• Filing saws.

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Try Square

• 90o squaring.

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Tube Cutter

• Cutting soft tubing.

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Universal Joint

• Holding socket for angle turning.

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Universal Socket

• Socket for angle turning.

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Valve Spring Compressor

• Compressing valve spring for removal and
  insertion.

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Vise Grip Pliers

• For extra firm gripping.

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Vise Grip Welding Clamp

• For extra firm gripping of welding materials.

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Water Breaker

• Reduces the impact of water pressure on soil and
  plants.

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Welding Gloves

• Protects welders hands.

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Welding Goggles

• Protects welders eyes.

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Welding Helmet

• Protects face and eyes from welding flash.

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Welding Torch

• Heats and fuses metal.

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Wheel Puller

• Remove wheel from axle.

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Wire Scratch Brush

• Cleaning metal.

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Wire Strippers

• Removing insulation from electric wire.

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Wood Chisel

• Dressing and shaping wood.

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Wood Mallet

• Driving non-metallic objects.

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Wood Rasp

• Coarse filing of wood.

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Wrecking Bar

• Ripping and prying.

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Designed By

• Johnny M. Jessup, FFA Advisor
• Hobbton High School