Power Tools

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Definition
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Angle Grinder or Side Grinder

These grinders are used to grind away

hard, heavy materials and for grinding
surfaces, such as pipe, plates, or welds.

arbor collar

The piece that surrounds the arbor.

arbor nut

This nut is the screw that fits through the top of the
lap and secures it to the arbor.

Auger Drill Bit

This bit is used for drilling wood and other soft materials, but not for drilling metal. As
a rule, the point of a bit should be sharper for softer materials than for harder ones.

Band saw

One continuous band of flexible steel available in different sizes

used for cutting wood or metal into non-linear shapes
 belt sander

A stationary power sander that uses a 1" continuous

abrasive belt for sanding wood or metal.

Belt sander and disc sander

Used for trimming accurately to a line used for marking out or making a
material flat. Guards and dust extraction should be used. PPE

Bench Grinder

This grinder is electrically powered stationary grinding machines. They usually have
two grinding wheels that are used for grinding, rust removal, and metal buffing.

bevel locking lever

This lever, placed just under the saw table surface on the front of
the cabinet, locks the angle setting of the blade.

bore

This is a tool with a spinning circular cutter to cut

holes in lumber.
cast iron (jointer)

The material formed when molten iron is poured

into molds.

Chain saw

This saw may be needed to cut heavy timbers, posts, and pilings. Both gas and
electric models are available,but gasoline powered types are more powerful.

chipper

This cuts lumber pieces into very small pieces called

"chips."

chuck

This is the mechanism on a drill that holds the

bit.

Chuck Key

All bits are held in the drill by this and they can be
either keyed or key-less.
Circular Saw, utility saw, electric
handsaw, or builder's saw

These saws are designed to cut lumber and boards

to size for a project.

Corded Drill/Electric Drill

This is a power drill that get their power from AC wall plug source. The drill is most
commonly used to make holes by spinning drill bits into wood, metal, plastic and other
materials it also used to drive screws or to cut small holes in lumber, or to prepare a site for a
nail or screw.

Cordless Drill

This is a power drill that get their power from DC battery source and usually contain a
rechargeable battery pack that runs the motor. This drill is useful for working in
awkward areas or in areas where a power source is hard to find.

Detail Grinder

This grinder uses small attachments, also called points, to smooth and polish intricate
metallic work. These shank mounted points attachments, are commonly found in
sizes ranging from 1/16 to 1/4 inch.

disc sander

A power sander with a 12" sanding disc for sanding

wood or metal.
 drill press

This is a drill press also known as a pedestal drill, pillar drill, or bench drill) is a fixed
style of drill that may be mounted on a stand or bolted to the floor or workbench.
Portable models with a magnetic base grip the steel workpieces they drill.

drill press motor belt

This is a motor belt and by adjusting the location of the drive belt
on the pulleys you can set the drill press to five different speeds

drill press motor pulley

This is a simple machine that consists of 2 or more wheels working

together to improve mechanical advantage.

drum sander

This is a drum sander proves invaluable for working

with wide panels or figured wood.

Drywall screw shooters or screw guns

This gun looks like a drill, but has a "nose" instead of a chuck. The nose holds an
interchangeable 0.25 inches 6 mm shank bit, commonly known as a tip. The most
common type of tip is a 1 inch 25 mm #2 phillips.
 Electromagnetic drill

This drill is a portable drill mounted that is used for drilling thick metal. When the
drill is placed on metal and is turned on, the magnetic base will hold the drill in place
for drilling.The drill can also be rotated on the base.

End Grinder, pencil grinder, or

horizontal grinder

These smaller grinders are used to smooth the inside

of materials such as pipe.

feather board

This is a device that holds material tighter to the

fence and acts like an extra hand.

Finishing Sander

This sander is used when an even, smooth surface is desired, such as needed for
painting. These sanders are used to have either orbital circular or oscillating back
and forth movement.

Flat-bladed Spade Drill Bit

This bit is also used in wood. The bit size is measured by the
spade's diameter, which ranges from 1/2 to 1 1/2 inches.
 Forstner Drill Bit

This bit is used on wood and is particularly good for boring any part of a circle.

Frame and trim saw

This saw can crosscuts, miters, bevels, and makes compound cuts. It crosscuts, miters,
bevels, and makes compound cuts on any stock up to 2 x 12

guide fence

This controls position of lumber while it is being

cut.

Hammer Drill

This drill has a pounding action that lets you drill into concrete, brick, or tile. The bit
rotates and hammers at the same time, allowing you to drill much faster than you
could with a regular drill.

Hammer Drill Bits

These drill bits can take more of a pounding.

 heavy duty drill

Mostly used in plumbing to drill large

diameter holes.

Hegner saw/scroll saw

Used to cut intricate curves. Different blades available for a variety of

materials and tasks. Material must be held down securely. PPE

Hydraulic Jack or Porta Power™

These demolition jacks are used for pushing heavy machinery and other heavy objects; for
pulling wheels, bearings, gears, and cylinder liners; and for straightening or bending
frames.They have two basic parts: the pump and the cylinder.The two parts are joined by a
high-pressure hydraulic hose.

Jointer woodworking machine

This woodworking machine used to produce a flat surface along a board's length and
are commonly used to dress the edges and ends of boards. They may also be used
for planing a face, cutting a rabbet, bevel, chamber, or taper.

kickback guard

Prevents lumber from "kicking back" when being

cut.
 lathe

This is a machine for shaping wood or metal by means of a rotating drive

that turns the piece being worked on against a cutting blade.

lock miter router bit

This router bit cuts a 45-degree miter with a tongue and groove. When correctly cut,
the parts go together at a perfect 90-degree angle and the interlocking tongues and
grooves make for lots of mechanical strength and glue surface area.

Masonry Drill Bit

This bit which has a carbide tip, is used in concrete,

stone, slate, and ceramic.

oscillating spindle sander

A power sander that uses various diameter cylinders covered with a

sanding sleeve. The cylinder turns and moves up and down to sand wood.

Pavement Breaker or Jackhammer

This large scale demolition jack is frequently used in construction such as tearing
down brick and concrete walls and breaking up concrete or pavement.
 Plate joiner or biscuit cutter
woodworking tool
This is a woodworking tool used to join two pieces of wood together.This is a portable tool
for cutting slots in the edges of lumber for wood plate. Trim carpenters use this tool to
assemble casing lumber and joining shelves and facings of cabinets built on site

Pneumatic Drill

This drill is powered by compressed air from an air hose. They

have many of the same parts, controls, and uses as electric drills.

Portable belt sander

This sander is used to remove rough areas from large, flat sections of wood: for
trimming off excess wood; and for stripping old finishes such as paint and varnish.

Portable Handheld Bandsaw

This saw is used when it is better to move the saw to the work than to move the work
to the saw. It can be used to cut pipe, metal, plastic, wood, and irregularly shaped
materals

Portable Power Planer woodworking

tool
This woodworking tool produces finished wood surfaces with speed and accuracy. The
motor which operates at a speed of about 20,000 rpm, drives a spiral cutter. The
depth of cut is adjusted by raising or lowering the front shoe.
Powder-Actuated Fastening Tool guns

These guns are used to drive various fasteners into concrete and structural steel.The
gun ignites blasting powder to drive fasteners into tough material.The tool may be
either direct acting or indirect acting.

Powered Nailer gun

This nail gun greatly speed up the installation of materials such as wallboard,
molding, framing members, and shingles.They are driven by compressed air
traveling through air lines connected to an air compressor.

Power Miter Saw

This is a special saw to operate carpenter sets the angle from a scale
marked off in degrees.The cut is made by pulling downward on the handle.

Power Staplers and Nailers guns

These two in one guns which most of them are air pneumatic powered this is a hand-held
machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry.They speeds up
work and allows the carpenter to work in tight places where swinging a hammer might be
difficult or impossible.

Radial arm saw

This saw is especially useful in cutting compound miters. It is also a good tool for
cutting larger dimension lumber which is difficult to slide across a saw table. The
proper saw setup for cutting a large sheet of plywood.
 radial arm saw's arm

This is a arm on a saw that is a cutting machine consisting of a

circular saw mounted on a sliding horizontal arm.

raker tooth

This is the some crosscut saws use special teeth called "rakers"
designed to clean out the cut strips of wood from the kerf.
Crosscut saws generally have larger teeth than rip saws.

Random orbital sander

This sander can be used circular and back and forth. This sander
combines both types of movement into one sander.

Reciprocating Saw or Sawsall™

These saws are designed for more heavy duty jobs. You can use longer and tougher
blades than the other saws. They can saw through walls or ceilings and create
openings for windows, plumbing lines, and more.

ring test

A method of testing the condition of a grinding wheel. The wheel is mounted on a rod
and tapped. A clear ring means the wheel is in good condititon; a dull thud means the
wheel is in poor condition and should be disposed of.
 router

This machine cuts a curved or decorative finish

around the edge of a piece of lumber.

router/shaper

A stationary power tool with a shaped cutter blade

for forming the edge on wood boards.

Saber Saws or jig Saws

These saws have very fine blades, which makes them great tools for doing delicate
and intricate work, such as cutting out patterns or irregular shapes from wood or thin,
soft metals.They are also one of the best tools for cutting circles.

Sanding disc

This is a round disc , flat piece that remove surface defects, rust,
paint and corrosion, making your projects look as good as new.

saw guard

Protects the person using the saw from injury

and also protects the saw from damage.
 scalloping

Creating a decorative edge with a repeating half-

circle pattern.

Soldering Guns

These guns are a solder-melting tool that has a step-down transformer. This applies a
low voltage across the tip. The current passing through the tip produces enough heat
to melt solder.

Soldering Iron

This iron is a tool used to melt solder. This iron's heat produced as current passes
through a heating element.
The heating element uses a coil with high resistance wire.

Spiral cutter head

This cutter head create the grooves running the length of your board.Also,
there are no aluminum cutter heads produced for jointer or planers.

splitter

This is a tool that separates wood fibers along the

grain.
 surfacer

This is a machine that planes lumber - making its

surface smooth.

Table Saw

This saw is a basic machines used in cabinetmaking. Carpenters use them

to some extent for cutting and fitting moldings and other inside trim work.

thickness planer

A stationary tool used to make the faces of a board flat and

parallel. Wood is fed between the roller/ knife and the table.

trigger lock

A small lever, switch, or part that you push or pull to activate a locking catch or
spring. Activation this device causes the power tool to stay in the operating mode
even when you finger is not on it. Do not use this with hand power tools.

Twist Drill Bit

This is a bit used to drill wood and plastics at high

speeds or to drill metal at lower speed.
vertical/horizontal belt sander

This stationary sander is used to smooth the edges of various types of wood. It is
mounted on a stand or work bench. It is powered by A/C voltage, wall plug.

wingnut

This is a small cylindrical fastener that has internal threads and

"wings" that allow people to tighten or release it by hand.

Wood lathe

Uses a turning action to produce round and tapered shapes.

Metal lathes can be used for more precise work. PPE

Wood shaper

This is a shaperit does essentially the same job as the router table, with the
main difference being that this shaper is a stationary machine designed for
larger volume work while a router is a hand tool for lighter duty work.
Routers can also be mounted on a router table, and used as a stationary
tool.

worm drive circular saw

Similar to the circular saw but more heavy duty. Uses a

specail drive to create more torque at the saw blade.
worm drive gears

This is what the gears look like in a worm drive circular saw. These
gears create great torque which turns the blade.
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