Tool Identification

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Tool Identification

• ByGord Darling
• Construction Technology

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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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Box End Wrench

• Turning hex head nuts and bolts.

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C Clamp

• Clamping two or more pieces of metal together.

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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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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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Compass

• Drawing circles.

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Compass Saw

• Cutting wood in close places.

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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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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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Dust Mask

• Protects the respiratory system from airborne
  particles.

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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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Finishing Nail

• Nailing boards where head will not be noticed.

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Framing Square

• Squaring cut corners and laying out stairs and
  rafters.

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Glass Cutter

• Cutting glass.

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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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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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Machinists Vise

• Holding metal firm while working.

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Masonry Bit

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

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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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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 Wrench

• Turning and holding metal pipe.

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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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Putty Knife

• Applying and smoothing putty.

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Roofing Nail

• Nailing tin, aluminum, fiberglass or asphalt
  roofing.

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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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Screwmate

• Drills and countersinks flat head wood screw
  holes.

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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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Speed Bore Bit

• Wood boring bit for electric drill.

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Straight Shank Drill Bit

• Drilling metal.

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Tape Rule

• Straight or curved measuring.

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Torx Screwdriver

• Turning torx-head screws and bolts.

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Try Square

• 90o squaring.

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Vise Grip Pliers

• For extra firm gripping.

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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

• Gord Darling,
• Sydenham High School