REVGO Printable Flashcards (BT2) - Alvaro Cabanting JR 01

Answer: Ball-peen hammer or Ball-pein
hammer is a hammer tool with two heads – one

is flat and one is rounded or hemispherical. It is
commonly used for rounding the edges of metal
pins and fasteners, closing rivets and shaping
metal. It can be called “machinist’s hammer”.
IDENTIFY THIS TYPE OF HAMMER
Hand Tools
Answer: Cross-peen hammer is a hammer with
two heads – one is flat and the other is blade
perpendicular to the handle. It can be used for
starting panel pins or tacks without the risk of
hitting your fingers and for shaping metal.
Hand Tools
Answer: A French hammer or French locksmith
has a notch behind the cross-peen designed to get
into the tight areas of a box lock. It can also be
called a French style cross-peen hammer.
Hand Tools
Answer: A straight-peen hammer is a hammer
with two heads – one is flat and one is a blade
parallel to the handle. It functions like cross-peen
hammer in shaping metal.
Hand Tools
Answer: A point-peen hammer is a type of
hammer with two heads – one is flat and the other
is pointed used for picking hard objects. It is
similar in function to a pick hammer which is a
sturdier version of a point-peen hammer.
Hand Tools
Answer: A claw hammer has two heads – one is
flat and other is a curved forked claw that can grip
nail heads, allowing the users to lever out nails.
Hand Tools
Answer: A stubby claw hammer is a smaller
version of a claw hammer used for cabinet works
and other projects which require a hammer in
close quarters. Stubby claw hammers are
designed for confined areas.
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Answer: A framing hammer has two heads – one
is flat and the other is straight forked claw. The
flat head is typically waffled. It is commonly used
for assembling house frames.
Hand Tools
Answer: A sledgehammer is a large steel-head
hammer used for demolition and heavy-driving.
The steel head is typically mounted on a long
handle for maximum momentum when driving.
Hand Tools
Answer: A club hammer has a short, double-faced head
similar to that of a sledgehammer but usually has shorter
handle. It is used for driving chisels and masonry heads, as
well as light demolition work. It is also known as drilling
hammer, lump hammer, mini-sledgehammer or thor’s
hammer.
Hand Tools
Answer: A mallet is a hammer used to strike an object
without damaging it. For this use, they are typically
lightweight using wooden handle. The head is not made
from metal but from wood, rubber or leather to prevent
damage to objects. The image shows a rubber mallet
which can be used in woodworking and tile installation.
Hand Tools
Answer: A dead blow hammer is a special type
of hammer where the head is specially designed
for minimal recoil or rebound. The head is usually
a solid rubber or plastic or semi-hollow. It is
commonly available in black or orange color.
Hand Tools
Answer: A joiner’s mallet is a common type of
woodworking mallet typically made of wood. It is
characterized by a large wooden head with two
slightly angled faces. It is used for delicate
woodworking jointing and chisel works.
Hand Tools
Answer: A tack hammer or upholstery hammer
is a hammer with one or two small head/s
designed for pounding in small nails. Tack
hammers are commonly used for cabinetwork,
molding, trim, and upholstery. The heads are
typically magnetized.
Hand Tools
Answer: A pick hammer is a type of hammer
with two heads – one is flat and the other is either
a chisel or pick. These are typically used for
breaking rocks. It is also known as rock hammer
or geologist’s pick.
Hand Tools
Answer: A bushing hammer or bush hammer is
a type of masonry tool used to texturize stone and
concrete using its metal head that contains conical
or pyramidal points or teeth.
Hand Tools
Answer: A repousse or chasing hammer is a
type of hammer used for forming and raising
shapes from sheet metal or jewelry. It is
characterized by bulbous-ended handle and two
heads – one is rounded flat and other is a small
rounded peen.
Hand Tools
Answer: A drywall hammer is a special type of
straight-peen hammer where the peen more
closely resembles a hatchet with a notch in the
bottom. This hammer is specially used for putting
up or taking down drywalls.
Hand Tools
Answer: A journeyman’s mallet is a small mallet
with brass head which is most commonly used in
fine wood joinery.
Hand Tools
Answer: A carver’s mallet or wood carving
mallet is a type of a wooden mallet which is
characterized by its round head designed for
driving gouges and precise chiseling.
Hand Tools
Answer: A hatchet hammer or half-hatchet
hammer is a combination of a flat headed
hammer and a hatchet blade on the opposite side.
It can be used for a variety of tasks involving
cutting, splitting and striking.
Hand Tools
Answer: A rip hammer or ripping claw hammer
is another version of a claw hammer but with
straight claw instead of curved claw. It is more
preferred for ripping objects such as nailed
woods.
Hand Tools
Answer: A stonemason’s or bricklayer’s
hammer is a type of masonry hammer with two
heads – one is flat-faced and the other is a chisel-
shaped blade. It can be used for chipping stones
or masonry bricks.
Hand Tools
Answer: A scaling hammer is a specialty hammer
with a vertical chisel and pick instead of normal
flat heads. These hammers are used for removing
scale, rust and various hard coatings from boilers
and other surfaces.
Hand Tools
Answer: A planishing hammer has a slightly convex head
and a pein tipped with a cylindrical die. It is used for fine-
shaping and smoothing metal over a planishing stake,
allowing the metal to take the shape of the stake’s head.
Planishing is a process of flattening sheet metals with
smooth-faced hammer or between rollers.
Hand Tools
Answer: A roofing hammer is a specialty
hammer used for roofing works. It is characterized
by the claw end with a spike offset which is used
to guide or tap the roof covering piece into place.
Hand Tools
Answer: A tinner’s hammer or setting hammer
is a type of hammer with two heads – one is a
square flat and the other is a sharpened cross-
peen. It is used for completing seams and setting
a rolled edge in metalworks.
Hand Tools
Answer: A toolmaker’s hammer has two heads –
a rounded flat face and a ball peen. Between these
two heads is a magnifying glass. It is used for
doing delicate work in machines.
Hand Tools
Answer: A welding hammer or chipping
hammer has a metal head consisting of a round
chisel at one end and a vertical pein on the other.
The handle has a spring which helps dissipate
heat while it is used to remove slag from welding
points once the weld bead has cooled.
Hand Tools
Answer: A blocking hammer is a type of hammer
with two heads – one that is a flat square and the
other is a cylindrical head. It is commonly used by
blacksmiths for shaping metal on a block or anvil.
Hand Tools
Answer: A blacksmith hammer or forging
hammer is a form of a sledgehammer where the
second head is slightly tapered and rounded. It is
designed for shaping hot metal against an anvil.
Hand Tools
Answer: A scutch hammer is a special masonry
hammer used to remove old mortar from bricks
and paving. It is characterized by the slots for
scutch comb holder in one or two of its heads.
Hand Tools
Answer: A lineman’s hammer has two solid
conical heads. It is used by linemen working on
telephone poles when driving lag screws and
hammering bolts.
Hand Tools
Answer: A brass hammer is characterized by its
brass head which is typically thin and cylindrical
double heads. It is used for metalworks such as
pounding steel pins without damaging the
surrounding surface. It is an alternative to steel-
headed hammers in more sensitive works.
Hand Tools
Answer: A bolster or brick bolster resembles a
chisel but has wider cutting edge. It is used for
cutting brick and stone.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A hacksaw is a type of saw with a metal C-shaped
frame holding a thin fine-toothed blade in tension. It is
made for cutting metal such as pipes, but it can also cut
plastic pipes. It can have different handle configurations
such as straight, pistol or tubular. The image shows a
hacksaw with pistol handle.
IDENTIFY THIS TYPE OF SAW
Hand Tools
Answer: A coping saw, like a hack saw, is also a
type of hand saw with a C-shaped frame holding a
blade in tension. However, the blade is narrower
and is ideal for doing curved cuts on wood such as
coping joints.
Hand Tools
Answer: A bow saw is a type of saw with a bow-
shaped frame holding a coarse-toothed blade
usually used for wood cutting.
Hand Tools
Answer: A bucksaw is an old type of handsaw for
cutting logs or firewood. It typically has an H-
shaped frame holding a coarse-toothed blade in
tension. It is typically used with a sawbuck which
holds the logs being cut.
Hand Tools
Answer: A fret saw looks similar to a coping saw.
It also has a C-shaped frame but is deeper and
has a relatively shorter blade. It is used for cutting
with tighter radii and more intricate or delicate
curves and cuts such as fretworks.
Hand Tools
Answer: A keyhole saw is a long, narrow and
small saw used for cutting small features in
different materials. It is also called pad saw,
alligator saw, jab saw, compass saw and
drywall saw.
Hand Tools
Answer: A Japanese saw or pull saw is a type of
saw that works by pulling the blade instead of
pushing it which provides a cleaner and narrower
cut. It is used for smaller and more precise cutting
works.
Hand Tools
Answer: A backsaw is characterized by its
stiffening rib on the edge opposite the cutting
edge which allows for better control and more
precise cutting. It can be used for precise wood
cutting such as for dovetails, miter and tenons.
Hand Tools
Answer: A veneer saw is a small handsaw with
double cutting edges for cutting thin hardwood
veneer. Its narrow curved blade facilitates
precision work and its elevated handle makes it
possible to cut flush with a surface.
Hand Tools
Answer: A pruning saw is a handsaw used for
cutting lumber specially trimming live shrubs and
trees. It is typically characterized by a tapering
straight or curved blade.
Hand Tools
Answer: A rip-cut saw is a type of handsaw with
a wide blade and is characterized by the
orientation of the blade teeth. The teeth of a rip-
cut is designed for cutting woods parallel to the
direction of the wood grain.
Hand Tools
Answer: A cross-cut saw is a type of handsaw
with a wide blade and is characterized by the
orientation of the blade teeth. The teeth of a
cross-cut blade is designed for cutting woods
perpendicular to or across the wood grain.
Hand Tools
Answer: A two-man saw is a type of hand-
powered saw which is operated by two persons. It
is typically used for cutting large woods or logs.
Hand Tools
Answer: A drawknife (drawing knife, draw shave,
shaving knife) is a traditional woodworking hand tool
used to shape wood by removing shavings. It consists of a
blade with a handle at each end. The blade is much longer
(along the cutting edge) than it is deep (from cutting edge
to back edge).
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A flush-cut saw is a double-edged tool,
similar to a veneer saw, that is designed for
trimming the ends of dowels, tenons, and other
protrusions flush with a surface.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: An alignment pry bar or aligning bar is
a type of a pry bar which is designed to align bolts
and other mating holes in construction and
engineering. It is characterized by the pointy end
which is used for aligning bolt holes. It is also
known as sleeve bars.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A cat’s claw pry bars, claw bars or cat’s
paw nail puller is a type of pry bar primarily used
for removing embedded or headless nails from
wood or other materials. It is characterized by
claws on both ends that look like cat’s claws.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A digging pry bar or digging bar is a
long, straight type of metal pry bars which is used
for digging and loosening hard or compacted
materials such as rock, soil, tree roots, concrete or
ice. The ends can either be blunted, pointed,
chiseled or wedged in design.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A flat pry bar has beveled edges with
nail slots at both ends and a curved rocker head
for maximum prying power. It is ideal for prying ,
scraping and pulling.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A gooseneck pry bar is the most
common type of pry bar. It is also called as
crowbar, pinch bar or wrecking bar. It is
generally used for nail pulling, prying and
wrecking.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A rolling head pry bar has a rolling head
hook end which delivers the leverage needed to
pry objects apart effectively.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A molding pry bar has a prying-end that
is notably thin and wide, which makes it more
useful than a flat bar at getting behind a piece of
trim and less likely to cause damage.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A heavy-duty pry bar is characterized
by its handle with a built-in strike cap which is
designed to be hit with a hammer, providing extra
strength and leverage support.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A brick trowel or bricklaying trowel is
a type of masonry trowel used for spreading
mortar on bricks or concrete blocks. It is
characterized by its pointed toe or nose which
gives precise control of mortar placement. It can
also be called a pointing trowel.
IDENTIFY THIS TYPE OF TROWEL
Hand Tools
Answer: A bucket trowel is a type of masonry
trowel characterized by its wide blade and used
for scooping mortar from a bucket.
Hand Tools
Answer: A concrete finishing trowel is
characterized by a flat rectangular steel blade with
attached handle and is used for manually finishing
a concrete.
Hand Tools
Answer: A gauging trowel is a masonry trowel
with a round nose or toe which is used for mixing
mortar and applying small amounts in confined
areas. It can also be used for replacing crumbled
mortar and to patch concrete.
Hand Tools
Answer: A pool trowel is a masonry trowel with flat
blades and rounded ends. It has an attached handle and is
used to apply coatings to concrete, such as swimming
pools or decks. This tool is designed for curved and smooth
surfaces and usually used for finishing coats that require
minimal lines and are smooth in appearance.
Hand Tools
Answer: A corner trowel or corner tool is a type of hand
tool used for shaping concrete or drywall compounds
around internal and external corners. It is characterized by
a 90-degree bend in the blade with handle on its center. It
is also a type of angle trowel. The image shows an inside
corner trowel.
Hand Tools
Answer: A corner trowel or corner tool is a type of hand
tool used for shaping concrete or drywall compounds
around internal and external corners. It is characterized by
a 90-degree bend in the blade with handle on its center. It
is also a type of an angle trowel. The image shows an
outside corner trowel.
Hand Tools
Answer: A margin trowel is a type of masonry
trowel that is characterized by its square end for
finishing angles and narrow spaces. It is also used
to move, apply or smooth small amounts of
masonry or adhesive material.
Hand Tools
Answer: A notched trowel is characterized by the
blade edges that have notches, usually two edges.
The notches can have different profiles. Notched
trowels are generally used to spread adhesive and
thin set. It is also called a tile trowel.
Hand Tools
Answer: A duckbill trowel has a long , curved
edge that will allow for smoothing out materials
tucked in tight spaces.
Hand Tools
Answer: A tuckpointing trowel or tuck-pointer
is a narrow-bladed pointing trowel which is mostly
used for filling masonry joints with mortar. It is
also called as pointing iron, brick iron, joint
filler, finger trowel etc.
Hand Tools
Answer: A concrete edger is a special type of
trowel for shaping edges of concrete. It is used to
produce neat rounded edges along the slab
perimeter. It is characterized by a rounded edge
on its blade.
Hand Tools
Answer: A fresno is a type of steel trowel that has
a bull float handle. It looks similar to a bull float
but the blade is thinner and made of steel.
Hand Tools
Answer: A concrete float or simply hand float or darby
is a handtool used to finish a concrete surface by making it
smooth. Floating or darbying is commonly done after
screeding the concrete slab. The purpose of floating is to
level ridges and fill voids left by the screeding operation.
There are different types of tools used for concrete
floating. The image shows a wooden hand float.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A magnesium float is a hand float with
magnesium blade. It is used for concrete floating.
Compared to trowels, floats have thicker blade and a
closed loop handle. Aside from wood and magnesium, the
blade can be made from resin and aluminum. Unlike
trowels, steel is not common for concrete floats.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A bull float is a type of concrete float
that has a long blade with attached long handle
used to push or pull across large areas of
concrete. The blade is typically 8 inches in width
and 3 to 10 feet in length. The blade is typically
made from aluminum, magnesium or wood.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A fresno trowel is basically a trowel with
long handle. It is used for hand troweling large
areas such as driveways. The ends of the blade
can be rounded or square.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A walk-behind power trowel functions the same
as hand concrete trowels but is used on larger areas. This
type is typically used for finishing driveways and small to
mid-sized commercial or warehouse floors. The blades can
also be replaced with float which makes it a power float.
IDENTIFY THIS EQUIPMENT
Power Tools
Answer: A ride-on power trowel functions the
same as hand concrete trowels but is used on
larger areas. This type is typically used for
finishing larger concrete areas, typically over 6,000
square feet. Some models can also be used for
power floating.
IDENTIFY THE EQUIPMENT
Power Tools
Answer: A hand screed or straightedge is a bar
or board used in screeding concrete flatworks.
These tools are typically long and straight and are
used for smoothing and roughly leveling wet
concrete shortly after it is poured. The common
size of its section is 2” by 4”.
IDENTIFY THE TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A bump cutter is basically a straightedge
or hand screed with long handle for longer reach.
It functions like other screeding tools which is
used in leveling the concrete flatwork. Some bull
floats can also be used as screed which can be
called screed float.
IDENTIFY THE TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A stand-up or walk-behind screed
machine is used for screeding small concrete
pours and tight areas. It is characterized by a
vibrating screed bar that is operated by a single
user.
Power Tools
Answer: A roller screeding machine or spinning
screed is a type of a screeding machine operated
by two users. The leveling if concrete is done by
spinning metal tube and is commonly used for
small concrete flatwork.
Power Tools
Answer: A truss screeding machine or truss
screed is a relatively large screed machine used
for larger concrete flatworks. Leveling the
concrete is done using a vibrating truss or A-frame
dragged by a crew or a wheeled vehicle.
Power Tools
Answer: A laser-guided screeding machine or
laser screed is a type of large screed machine
which is used for more precise concrete leveling.
The leveling bar is typically attached to a wheeled
control or vehicle.
Equipment
Answer: A concrete hand tamper is a tool used
to consolidate a wet concrete, making the larger
aggregates settle and bringing the fine materials
to the surface. Take note that it is only used on
low slump concrete because coarse aggregate
naturally settle in high slump concrete.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A roller tamper is a tool used to
consolidate a wet concrete, making the larger
aggregates settle and bringing the fine materials
to the surface. Take note that it is only used on
low slump concrete because coarse aggregate
naturally settle in high slump concrete.
Hand Tools
Answer: A concrete hand groover or jointer is a
type of tool used to create joints and grooves in
wet concrete instead of cutting them by concrete
saw when it dries. The joints or grooves control
the location of cracks that may form on the
concrete slab.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A concrete finishing broom or brush is
a special broom used to create a broom-finish on
concrete. Broom-finished concrete is popular for
patios, driveways and more.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A digging shovel is characterized by the
shape of its blade. It has a sharp or pointed blade
that is used to pierce tougher ground. The handle
and grip can also have different shapes.
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF SHOVEL
Hand Tools
Answer: A flat shovel, flat-nose or flat-headed
shovel is characterized by a slight concave but flat
blade or head which is used to scoop and transfer
material. Take note that a flat shovel is also called
a spade.
Hand Tools
Answer: A scoop shovel is characterized by larger
blade than most shovels with a slightly shorter
shaft and handle. The blade has flat tip and
deeper concave shape to move larger amounts of
material.
Hand Tools
Answer: An edging shovel is characterized by a
smooth, flat blade with flat edges. It is used to
provide a clean, precise cut along the borders of
gardens and lawns.
Hand Tools
Answer: An ergonomic shovel or bent-handle
shovel has a bent shaft to reduce strain on the
back of the user. It is commonly seen in snow
shovels.
Hand Tools
Answer: A round digging shovel or round-
pointed shovel is used for digging holes in softer
soil types. It has a blade with curved edges like a
pointed digger shovel, but the tip has a curved
shape. It is ideal for digging holes for new plants
or trees, or for transplanting bedding plants.
Hand Tools
Answer: A folding shovel, camping shovel or
portable shovel is a shovel designed to fold
where the blade meets the shaft. The blade or
head can have different shapes.
Hand Tools
Answer: A post-hole digger or shovel is basically
a double-shovel with blades that are rectangular
with rounded corners and a semi-cylindrical
design. This tool is specifically to create rounded
holes in which to insert poles and posts.
Hand Tools
Answer: A trenching shovel or clean-out shovel
is designed to scoop up any loose soil in a trench
after it was cut by hand or a powered trencher. It
is characterized by narrow and long blade.
Hand Tools
Answer: A powered shovel or electric shovel is
typically a snow shovel. By turning a horizontal
auger, it sucks up snow in its path and discharges
it out of the way.
Power Tools
Answer: A garden shovel, handheld shovel,
hand shovel, garden trowel is a miniature shovel
with pointed head and short shaft which is mostly
used for gardening purposes.
Hand Tools
Answer: A hoe is a typical digging tool with a long
handle with a paddle, blade or stirrup at the end,
typically at an angle to the handle. It is one of the
oldest type of hand tools and is commonly used
for gardening.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A rake is an implement consisting of a
pole with a crossbar toothed like a comb at the
end, or with several tines held together by a
crosspiece, used especially for drawing together
cut grass or fallen leaves, or smoothing loose soil
or gravel.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A snow shovel or snow pusher is a
special type of shovel for moving and pushing
snow. It has a very wide blade.
Hand Tools
Answer: A utility knife in construction industry
refers to a small tool with razor blade that is
retractable and replaceable. It is used for different
cutting, scraping and other general uses.
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Hand Tools
Answer: A brace-and-bit tool is a hand-operated
tool used for boring holes on wood, consisting of
a crank-shaped turning device called brace that
grips and rotates the hole-cutting bit.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Hand Tools
Answer: A woodworking pencil, carpenter’s
pencil or flat pencil is a type of pencil with
rectangular section to prevent it from rolling
away. It is typically used in woodworking.
IDENTIFY THE ITEM
Hand Tools
Answer: A manual screwdriver is the most
common type of screwdriver. It consists of a thick
handle and a cylindrical steel shank. Its head or tip
can have different types.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Carpentry Tools and Equipment
Answer: A ratcheting screwdriver is a
screwdriver that saves time and reduce the need
to lift and reposition the screwdriver after every
turn. An internal ball-bearing mechanism allows
the user to make multiple turns of the screw
through an easy back-and-forth wrist action
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A powered or electric screwdriver is a
handheld device used to drive screws. It can be
battery-operated or corded. This tool greatly
reduces the time it takes to insert or remove
screws.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A yankee screwdriver is a type of
ratcheting screwdriver that operates on a spring-
loaded ratcheting principle. Instead of using wrist
action to turn the screwdriver, the screw turns
pushing the tool.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: Nail sets or nail punching tools are
short, tapered steel bars that are used along with
hammers. They are used for the final few blows
onto the exposed heads of finish nails, sinking
them beneath the surface without damaging the
surrounding wood.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A chisel is a long-bladed hand tool with a
beveled cutting edge and a plain handle that is
struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or
shape wood, stone, metal, or other hard
materials.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A file is a tool used to shape materials,
by wearing away its fine materials. Today, files are
usually made of a steel bar that has a rough
surface. It is also called as rasp if it has coarse
teeth and is used for woods.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A plane is a tool for shaping wood. Planes are
used to flatten, reduce the thickness of, and impart a
smooth surface to a rough piece of lumber. As the name
implies, the tool turns the worked surface into a smooth
plane, a level, even surface. The image shows a hand
plane or bench plane.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A block plane is a type of bench plane or
hand plane where the blade is in acute angle with
the surface of the workpiece.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A spokeshave is a small plane with a
handle on each side of its blade, used for shaping
curved surfaces (originally wheel spokes).
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A router plane is a hand plane used for
smoothing out sunken panels, and more generally
for all depressions below the general surface of
the pattern. It planes the bottoms of recesses to a
uniform depth and can work into corners that
otherwise can only be reached with a chisel.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A plough plane or plow plane is a type of hand
plane and is used for cutting long grooves and dadoes in
boards such as those used for the fitting of drawer
bottoms into drawers. To ensure the cut is parallel to the
side of the board, plough planes have adjustable fences
that use the edge of the board as a reference.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A powered planer or plane is a
powered version of a hand planer. Power planers
are timesavers that have found their niche with
such varied tasks as edge-smoothing and leveling
framing lumber and chamfering handrails and
posts. It is also called electric planer.
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Answer: The Japanese hand plane is a simple yet
extremely efficient concept of a sharp iron blade held in a
wooden body. This assembly is pulled towards the user
rather than pushed and because of this, the plane is more
accurate and less fatiguing to use. The wooden bodies are
less likely to mark or damage the surface of the work than
metal bodied planes and are ideal for delicate work as well
as more heavy duty planing.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A finger plane is a small plane, typically
with a brass body, used by luthiers. Finger planes
are used for final trimming work after glue-up,
particularly around curved edges and to level
inlays across curved instrument tops.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: A surform plane is a special type of
plane used for bullnose work, which means
rounding off the edges or corners of an object. It
can be used for different materials such as wood,
foam, rubber, soft metals and plastic.
IDENTIFY THIS TOOL
Answer: Parallel clamps or parallel-jaw clamps are used
to hold on to objects that are hard to grip or need extra
support when working on them. The jaws are guaranteed
parallel and will always be at a constant 90° angle with the
bar during use to maintain the squareness of the object
being clamped.
IDENTIFY THIS TYPE OF CLAMP
Answer: Corner clamps are clamps designed to
clamp objects in a corner at 90° or 45°. The device
is used to hold two items at a 90° or 45° angle
before they are attached. Corner clamps are
sometimes referred to as miter clamps because
they are regularly used to form miter joints.
Answer: A C-clamp, G-clamp or carriage clamp
is a device for securing workpieces to a bench or
template during fitting, joining, gluing, or
assembly. C-clamps have a tightening screw
passing through one end of a C-shaped frame
made of metal or hard wood.
Answer: A strap clamp is a type of a band clamp
that holds objects using its looped strap made of
cloth or metal. In woodworking, it also functions
like the corner clamp but can accommodate odd
angles and frames with more than four sides.
Answer: A spring clamp is similar to a typical clip
that can be controlled by two fingers. It is used to
clamp thinner objects where light pressure will
suffice.
Answer: A trigger clamp is a holding device
which uses a trigger mechanism to adjust the
jaws. Due to the fact that it can be operated using
only one hand, a trigger clamp can also be known
as a one-handed bar clamp or quick-action bar
clamp.
Answer: A pipe clamp is a two-piece kit that attaches to a
length of inexpensive threaded galvanized pipe or black
pipe in whatever length you want. A pipe clamp is often
used in cabinet or furniture construction for edge gluing
wood together. It can be made to any size by simply
changing the length of pipe between the ﬁttings.
Answer: A wood screw clamp or hand screw
clamp is a large woodworking clamp which differs
from other types because it is mostly made out of
wood, rather than metal. It is used where damage
to workpieces should be avoided.
Answer: Bench vises or workbench vise, in
particular, is attached directly to a workbench to
hold the workpiece during operations such as
sawing, planing, and drilling.
Answer: A rack clamp is specifically designed for
metalworking. It is a strong and durable type of clamp,
capable of withstanding the pressures of both DIY and
industrial use. It can be used for all types of metalworking,
including metal fabrication, welding, machining, moulding,
pattern making and die holding.
Answer: An edging clamp is a special type of
woodworking clamp for applying edge banding on
the side of a surface. Edging is often fixed to the
side of work surfaces, such as bench tops and
tables, in order to make it both more durable and
attractive.
Answer: The router is a power tool with a flat base and a
rotating blade extending past the base. The spindle may be
driven by an electric motor or by a pneumatic motor. It
routs (hollows out) an area in hard material, such as wood
or plastic. Routers are used most often in woodworking,
especially cabinetry.
Answer: A sliding T bevel, also known as a bevel
gauge or false square is an adjustable gauge for
setting and transferring angles. Different from the
square, which is fixed and can only set a 90° angle,
the sliding T bevel can set any angle and transfer it
on another piece.
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Answer: A sanding block is a block used to hold
sandpaper. In its simplest form, it is a block of
wood or cork with one smooth flat side. The user
wraps the sandpaper around the block, and holds
it in place. Fancier versions use clips, teeth or
clamps to hold the paper in place.
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Answer: Sash clamps are used to glue up wide panels and
large assemblies, not just for doors and the like but for
many more assembly tasks that the name would suggest.
The clamps consist of a sturdy beam, a clamping head, and
a head that can be moved along the bar and fixed solidly in
place with a lever.
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Answer: A hand vice is a small clamp or vise on a
handle designed for holding small objects while
they are being worked usually by hand.
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Answer: An F-clamp, also known as a bar clamp
or speed clamp, is a type of clamp. The name
comes from its "F" shape. The F-clamp is similar to
a C-clamp in use but has a wider opening capacity.
Answer: Known to be the quick-action hold down
tool, a toggle clamp is employed to keep a
workpiece stationary. It may be fixed to a fixture
or a bench. Or it may be handheld for holding
different pieces of wood together.
Answer: A hand drill is a manual tool that
converts and amplifies circular motion of the
crank into circular motion of a drill chuck. Though
it has been replaced in most applications by
power drills, the hand drill is used by many
woodworkers.
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Answer: A power drill is a handheld power tool
used for drilling holes and driving screws, bolts
and other fasteners using a driver bit. It can be
corded or cordless. A power drill can be a drill
driver or impact driver which looks similar but
have different capabilities.
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Answer: A hammer drill or a hammer drill
driver is basically a drill driver with additional
hammering action which is efficient for drilling
hard materials. It can also be called as percussion
drill or impact drill.
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General Tools and Equipment
Answer: A rotary hammer or combination
hammer is a larger version of a hammer drill. It is
used for demolition because it gives a more
powerful hammering or chipping action.
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Answer: A hole saw or hole cutter is a saw blade
of annular (ring) shape, whose annular kerf
creates a hole in the workpiece without having to
cut up the core material. It is used in a drill.
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Answer: Moisture meters indirectly measure the
moisture content in a piece of wood by measuring
certain electrical properties within the wood. It
can be pin-type or pinless meter. The image
shows a pin-type moisture meter.
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Answer: A caliper is an instrument for measuring external
or internal dimensions, having two hinged legs resembling
a pair of compasses and in-turned or out-turned points.
Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement
on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital display. Some calipers
can be as simple as a compass with inward or outward-
facing points, but no scale.
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Answer: A featherboard or fingerboard is a simple jig
that makes it much safer to cut thin stock on a table saw or
router table. Primarily used on a table saw or router table,
a featherboard is basically a body of wood or plastic with
thin, flexible angled fingers that press against the
workpiece.
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Answer: A metal detector is a device in
woodworking used to detect metals in wood
products to prevent damage to the woodworking
tools.
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Answer: A saw-horse or sawhorse, saw-buck,
trestle or buck is a beam with four legs used to
support a board or plank for sawing.
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Answer: A workbench or worktable is a special
table used for woodworking.
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Answer: A bench hook is a workbench appliance
used in woodworking to hold workpieces in place
while crosscutting with a hand saw. A bench hook
is a simple method used to improve accuracy and
safety.
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Answer: A miter gauge is a device used for
holding workpieces at a set angle while being cut
on table saws, band saws or sanded on stationary
disk sanders. The miter gauge slides in a slot on
the worktable (known as a miter slot) on the
machine being used.
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Answer: An awl or scratch awl is a small pointed
tool used for piercing holes, especially in leather.
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Answer: A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small
holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It is a
piece of steel of semi-cylindrical form with a cross
handle and a worm screw at the other end.
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Answer: A wood scribe or marking gauge is a
tool used in woodworking to mark out lines for
cutting or other purposes. The main purpose is to
scribe a line parallel to a reference edge.
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Answer: A protactor-type angle locator or
angle finder is commonly used in carpentry
works for setting machine angles or for obtaining
any angles.
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Answer: Drilling machines, pillar drill or drill presses ,
are primarily used to drill or enlarge a cylindrical hole in a
workpiece or part. The chief operation performed on the
drill press is drilling, but other possible operations include:
reaming, countersinking, counterboring, and tapping. The
image shows a benchtop pillar drill that is mounted on a
workbench.
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Answer: A floor-standing pillar drill or floor drill
press is similar to a benchtop pillar drill but is
mounted on the floor and has a longer stand or
body. It functions like the other drilling machines.
Answer: A radial drill press or radial pillar drill is a
drilling press similar to a floor-standing or benchtop drill
press that has an adjustable arm and allows the user to
adjust the distance between the chuck and the column.
Radial drills are also suitable for drilling far from the edge
of a workpiece.
Answer: A magnetic drill press or portable drill press is
a machine tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment and an
electromagnet, is used for drilling holes in metals. It can
also be used for core drilling. A magnetic drill press is also
called a magnetic core drilling machine, magnetic
drilling machine, mag base drill, magnetic drill
machine, mag base drill or mag drill.
Answer: An oscillating spindle sander is a
sander mounted on a spindle that both rotates
and oscillates in and out or up and down along
the axis of the spindle. This equipment is good for
sanding curves and contours that would be
difficult with hand or orbital sander.
Answer: A drum sander is a sanding machine that uses a
rotating sanding drum. A stationary drum sander is a great
tool for a smoothing everything from narrow strips to wide
panels, while producing parts of consistent thickness.
Drum-sanding is also an efficient way to smooth and level
assembled frame-and-panel cabinet doors.
Answer: A bench-type belt sander or bench
sander is a sanding or grinding machine using a
rotating belt sandpaper. Most models today are
combination of belt sander and disc sander.
Answer: A miter box is a guide to enable a saw to
cut miter joints at the desired angle.
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Answer: An adz or adze is a tool similar to an axe,
with an arched blade at right angles to the handle,
used for cutting or shaping large pieces of wood.
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Answer: An axe is a tool typically used for
chopping wood, usually a steel blade attached
parallel to a wooden handle.
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Answer: A sandpaper is a paper covered on one
side with abrasive material (such as sand) glued
fast and used for smoothing and polishing.
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Answer: A caulking gun or skeleton gun is a tool
that holds a tube or cartridge that's filled with
material used for sealing up gaps and cracks in
the home. Caulk can be made of silicone or latex,
and is used to bond a wide range of materials like
metal, glass, wood and ceramic.
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Answer: An electric adhesive dispenser or
electric caulking gun is a powered version of a
caulking gun. It can be corded or cordless.
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Answer: A pocket knife or portable multitool is
small tool with foldable blades and tools for
different purposes.
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Answer: A water level is the ideal tool for accurate
unsighted room to room measurement or distant levelling,
when using a spirit level would be ineffective. The water
level is often used to determine the level spot on 2 items
that are at a distance from each other, such as posts or
stakes in the ground. It works because water can easily
establish its level on its own.
IDENTIFY THIS LEVELLING TOOL
Answer: A spirit level or bubble level is a broad category
of levelling tools that rely on bubbles on a mineral spirit
inside a transparent vial embedded in the tool. It is used to
indicate how parallel (level) or perpendicular (plumb) a
surface is relative to the earth. The image shows a spirit
level bar, mason’s level or carpenter’s level which is a
lightweight bar with one or more levelling vials embedded
on its body.
Answer: A bull’s eye spirit level or circular spirit
level is basically a circular transparent container
with a bubble and mineral spirit or alcohol inside.
It is used for levelling planes in two dimensions.
These are typically embedded on jigs, machines,
devices, appliances and instruments.
Answer: A torpedo level or canoe level is a
shorter version of the typical spirit level bar. It is
called torpedo because of its tapered shape. It is
best used levelling in tight spaces. A torpedo level
is relatively shorter and rarely exceeds 1 foot in
length.
Answer: A post level is a type of spirit level that is
wrapped on one of the edges of a square or
rectangular post, pole or beam to ensure its
plumb and level when installing or erecting. It
typically has a rubber strap wrapped around the
post or beam to hold it in place.
Answer: Line levels or string levels are a special
spirit level used for leveling across longer
distances. They can be attached to a tightly pulled
string to find level between two stakes in the
ground to find level ground.
Answer: An engineer’s level or machinist level
is a high-precision spirit level used to level
machines and other works required high accuracy
levelling.
Answer: A pocket level is a small spirit level
device that are designed to be fitted easily inside
pockets. They can be mounted on a belt via clips
and have magnets and v-groove that help them
stick to metallic surfaces.
Answer: An angle level is a spirit or digital level
that is used for creating slopes and angles
between 0 and 90 degrees. They come with an
adjustable bubble vial that can help you set the
angle you wish. These are used by plumbers to
make sure drainage pipes are slanted correctly.
Answer: A cross-check level or right-angle
levels are small pocket levels with two spirit vials
for small levelling works.
Answer: An electronic or digital level is an
advanced and more accurate type of levelling tool
that features a simulated bubble display or a
digital readout of degrees of slope. Electronic level
comes in different forms such as level bars,
tripods and small levelling devices.
Answer: A plumb bob, or plummet, is a weight,
usually with a pointed tip on the bottom,
suspended from a string and used as a vertical
reference line, or plumb-line. It is a precursor to
the spirit level and used to establish a vertical
datum.
Answer: A laser level or spot laser level is a type
of electronic laser that projects lasers to surfaces
as a levelling guide. The projected laser lines or
dots can vertical, vertical and rotating. These
devices can be mounted on a tripod, on a wall or
any surfaces. Some models are also auto-levelling.
Answer: A pipe laser level or pipe laser is a type of
construction laser that is used to measure and determine
the correct grade for pipes. Pipe lasers are the most
accurate way to install long runs of piping. Use them to
align manholes, set slope between manholes, and to
ensure each piece of pipe in the system is properly sloped
and aligned.
Answer: An optical level is basically a telescope with
attached spirit level that can be adjusted so the line of sight
through the device is level. It can be manually or
automatically adjusted using knobs and spirit or bubble
levels embedded on it. These devices are commonly used
establishing elevations in large lands by surveyors. The
image shows a builder’s level that can only be used for
horizontal levelling, not vertical angles.
Answer: A transit level and theodolite level are two
similar types of optical or electronic levels used for
establishing elevations in surveying and meteorology.
There is no clear distinction between transit and theodolite
but unlike a builder’s level, they both can rotate on vertical
axis and determine vertical angles. They are also mounted
on a tripod.
Answer: A measuring tape or tape measure is a broad
category of measuring tool or ruler that uses a flexible
ribbon with linear-measurement markings. The image
shows a retractable metal tape measure although in
construction it is simply called a tape measure or pocket
tape measure.
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Answer: A surveyor’s tape measure, long tape or roll-up
tape measure is a flexible tape measure that are
incredibly long and ideal for creating land maps,
boundaries and determining distances. Instead of a spring,
this tape measure has a hand crank to wind up the tape
which is commonly made of fiberglass.
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Answer: A surveyor's wheel, also called a
clickwheel, hodometer, waywiser, trundle
wheel, measuring wheel or perambulator is a
device for measuring long distances such as roads
and properties.
Answer: A surveyor’s rope is a measuring tool by
surveyors for rough surveying measurements
such as in a rough terrain or for measuring water
depths.
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Answer: A drywall square or drywall T-square
has two blades that can be fixed or adjustable.
One blade is long which can reach 4 feet. This
square is used for laying out cut lines on standard-
size sheets of plywood, drywall and other board
materials.
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Answer: A try square or try-square is a woodworking tool
used for marking and checking 90° angles on pieces of
wood. The square in the name refers to the 90° angle. The
handle is thicker than the blade, so it's easy to push the
inside of the handle up against the edge of a board and
mark (or verify) a line perpendicular (square) to the edge.
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Answer: A combination square is a multi-
purpose measuring and marking tool used in
metalworking, woodworking, and stonemasonry.
It is composed of a rule and one or more
interchangeable heads that can be attached to the
rule.
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Answer: A speed square is a right-angled triangular
structure with different graduated scales on each of its
edges. The different scale markings are: common, degrees,
hip/val, and inches. The point where the edges make a
right angle is called the pivot. The extruded edge called the
lip. It is used for marking, checking perpendicularity and as
guide for sawing.
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Answer: A framing square or steel scale is a right-angle
tool, generally made of steel. The wider of the two arms is
called the blade, whereas, the other narrower arm is called
the tongue. The blade is two inches wide, and the width of
the tongue is one and a half inches. Its general use lies in
laying out stairs and in roof framing.
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Answer: Folding rules, sometimes called zig-zag rules or
jointed rules, are a series of two or more smaller rule
strips joined with hinges. These rules can be folded
together to be carried easily, or used in confined spaces.
They can also be folded out and used to measure longer
distances or take measurements that are further away and
difficult to reach.
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Answer: A miter square or mitre square is a
hand tool used in woodworking and metalworking
for marking and checking angles other than 90°.
Most miter squares are for marking and checking
45° angles and its supplementary angle, 135°.
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Answer: A marking knife or striking knife is a
woodworking layout tool used for accurately
marking workpieces. It is used to cut a visible line,
which can then be used to guide a hand saw,
chisel or plane when making woodworking joints
and other operations.
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Answer: A micrometer, sometimes known as a
micrometer screw gauge, is a device incorporating a
calibrated screw widely used for accurate measurement of
components in mechanical engineering and machining as
well as most mechanical trades, along with other
metrological instruments such as dial, vernier, and digital
calipers.
IDENTIFY THE TOOL
Answer: An angle gauge measures the angle of a
fixed or worked object relative to a larger object.
The three most common types of angle gauges
are used in forestry, woodworking and
engineering.
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Answer: Digital angle gauges use an electronic
sensor to measure the distance between two
measurement points. It is commonly used in
woodworking.
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Answer: A soil probe or soil sampler probe is a
tubular tool that is pushed into the soil to take a
soil sample at several layers. This is a quick
alternative to get a quick soil profile, description
and moisture content.
IDENTIFY THE TOOL
Answer: A 3-pin/1-pin rebar bender is a type of
tubular manual rebar bender that provides an
easy way to bend rebars. It has 3 pins on one side
of its head and 1 pin on the other side.
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Answer: A portable rebar bender machine is a
small powered rebar bender used for small size
steel bars. It can bend round steel bars, deformed
steel bars. Some models can also cut rebars.
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Answer: A tally counter or tally meter is a
mechanical or electronic device used to
incrementally count something, typically fleeting.
It is used in multiple purposes but in construction,
it is typically used in counting people and
materials.
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Answer: A manual tile cuter is a simple scoring
tool used to cut straight lines in ceramic and
porcelain tile. They are used by tile installers.
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Answer: A putty knife or putty plate is an implement
with a broad flat metal blade used especially for applying
putty and for scraping. It can be used for applying filler
materials like wood filler, drywall taping compound,
scraping residue and any number of other applications.
Wider putty knives are also referred to as scraper putty
knives.
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Answer: A hawk or hand board is a tool used to hold a
plaster, mortar, or a similar material, so that the user can
repeatedly, quickly and easily get some of that material on
the tool which then applies it to a surface. A hawk consists
of a board with a perpendicular handle fixed centrally on
the reverse. The user holds the hawk horizontally with the
non-dominant hand and applies the material on the hawk
with a tool held in the dominant hand.
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Answer: A crimping tool or crimping pliers is a
device used to conjoin two pieces of metal by
deforming one or both of them to hold each
other. The result of the tool's work is called a
crimp. An example of crimping is affixing a
connector to the end of a cable.
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF PLIERS
Answer: Diagonal pliers are pliers intended for the
cutting of wire. The plane defined by the cutting edges of
the jaws intersects the joint rivet at an angle or "on a
diagonal", hence the name. They are quite strong and can
also be used to cut nails. Thus they are useful in carpentry
as well as electrical work. It also known as flush cut pliers,
side cutting pliers or wire cutters.
Answer: A needle nose pliers or long-nosed
pliers is characterized by its long nose. The nose
of this tool is elongated for more precision and
contains a cutting edge near the base. A highly
versatile tool, it can be used for bending, shaping,
and cutting wire.
Answer: Slip joint pliers or water pump pliers are pliers
whose pivot point or fulcrum can be moved to increase the
size range of their jaws. Most slip joint pliers use a
mechanism that allows sliding the pivot point into one of
several positions when the pliers are fully opened. They are
often used for plumbing applications and can perform
many of the same duties as wrenches.
Answer: A tongue-and-groove pliers or
“channel locks” is a type of adjustable pliers with
a toothed groove along the upper handle, allowing
the lower jaw to be locked into a number of
positions. The angled jaws make this tool useful
for turning nuts and bolts.
Answer: Locking pliers are pliers that can be locked into
position, using an over-center toggle action. Locking pliers
can be used to handle materials whenever it would be
awkward or uncomfortable to grip them directly, for
instance when working with heat or maneuvering small
components into position for gluing or soldering. It is also
known as vise-grip or mole wrench.
Answer: A lineman’s pliers a type of pliers used by
linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for
gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and
small metalwork components. It is characterized by a 3-
section jaw – serrated flat, serrated round and side-cutting
section for wires. The handles are typically insulated. It is
also known as side-cutting pliers or combination pliers.
Answer: A wire stripper is a small, hand-held
device used to strip the electrical insulation or
outer sheath from electric wires. It is also known
as cable stripper.
Answer: Fencing pliers have more capability than the
typical set of pliers. They can be used as a medium sized
hammer, they have a robust claw on the back end for
pulling fence staples or whatever else might need pried
upon, and they can cut through whatever can fit between
their cutting jaws
Answer: A flat nose pliers has flat, tapered jaws
of these pliers that are used for gripping and
twisting metal, as well as twisting leads and wires.
It’s a common tool in both electrical and
mechanical work.
Answer: A sheet metal pliers has wide, rectangular jaws
of these pliers are used for bending sheet metal and
forming seams. They are commonly found in metal shops
and other industries where sheet metal is used. Some
models combine sheet metal pliers with locking pliers.
Answer: A nail puller pliers has tips of its caws
that are tapered to allow it to dig under the head
of nails and pull them out. Some variations also
have a claw on the back of the right jaw to provide
additional leverage.
Answer: Circlip pliers (also known as snap ring pliers)
are used to remove and insert internal or external circlips.
Circlips (aka retaining rings and snap rings) are fasteners
that grasp elements or installations onto a shaft or in a
dwelling/bore when assembled in a groove. Once it's fixed,
the exposed piece functions as a shoulder which holds the
particular element or installation.
Answer: A sharpener stone, grind stone or
whetstone is a block of abrasive material or stone
used for manually grinding or sharpening
materials and tools such as knives.
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Answer: An adjustable wrench, also called an adjustable
spanner or an adjustable crescent is a tool, which can be
used to loosen or tighten a nut or bolt. It has a "jaw" (the
part where the nut or bolt fits), which is of adjustable size.
For this reason, it can perform the same basic function as
an entire set of combination or open-ended wrenches,
although it requires more space due to its thicker size. It
can also be called crescent wrench.
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF WRENCH
Hand Tools
Answer: Also referred to as a hex key, an allen
wrench is hexagonal piece of metal may be either
L-shaped or T-shaped with the extra limb
functioning as a handle. As a male-style wrench,
this fits into the heads of screws and bolts that
have a hexagonal recess.
Hand Tools
Answer: Box-ended or box end wrenches have a closed
loop at both ends, sometimes slightly higher or lower than
the handle to let it grip recessed nuts without rounding the
edges. The closed ends are designed to fit either hexagonal
or square bolts, and are different in size. Box-ended
wrenches are frequently sold in sets.
Hand Tools
Answer: A combination wrench is a combination of box-
end and open-end wrenches. One side is a closed loop for
hexagonal or square nuts, while the other end is an open
U-shape. Used most often for difficult nuts, the closed end
loosens the nut so that the open end can be used to
quickly unscrew it.
Hand Tools
Answer: A crowfoot wrench is an open-ended
wrench without a handle and is designed to be
attached to a ratchet handle and socket extension.
It is used for very tight spaces. It is typically sold in
sets in different sizes.
Hand Tools
Answer: An impact wrench or air impact wrench is a
power tool used for tightening or loosening nuts and bolts
like a regular wrench. It closely resembles a power drill but
it uses impact sockets to operate on nuts and bolts. It can
be corded or cordless. This power tool can apply high
torque to remove stubborn nuts or bolts.
Power Tools
Answer: A lug wrench is the name for a type of
socket wrench used to loosen and tighten lug nuts
on automobile wheels. In the United Kingdom and
Australia it is commonly known as a wheel brace.
Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped.
Hand Tools
Answer: An oil filter wrench is commonly used
in automotive industry. It typically has a loop of
chain or metal strap to wrap around the filter
casing. There are also other various forms of this
type of wrench.
Hand Tools
Answer: An open-ended wrench is characterized
by two U-shaped ends, with one being slighting
bigger than the other. They are used for hard-to-
reach nuts and bolts, and the open design makes
it possible to attach them either vertically or
horizontally onto the target fitting.
Hand Tools
Answer: A pipe wrench is an adjustable wrench that is
used, as the name implies, on pipes. Most often, pipe
wrenches are used on threaded pipe, usually galvanized
steel, black iron or similar metal pipes. A pipe wrench has
two serrated jaws that are tightened and dig into the pipe
for grip. The top serrated jaw adjusts up and down to fit
different size pipes.
Hand Tools
Answer: A ratcheting wrench is any type of
wrench with a ratcheting device on one or two
ends. It can be combined with open-ended, box-
ended or combination wrenches.
Hand Tools
Answer: A socket wrench is a ratchet tool with a series of
detachable sockets for tightening and loosening nuts of
different sizes. A socket wrench or ratchet allows you to
turn nuts and bolts with more ease than using a regular
wrench. The ratcheting feature allows you to keep the
wrench on the bolt eliminating the need to refit the wrench
every time you need to make a turn.
Hand Tools
Answer: A torque wrench is a type of a socket wrench
designed to deliver a specific amount of torque without
overtightening. This amount can be calibrated, and
different types are available (including manual, digital, and
other variations). It’s most commonly used for automotive
work such as tightening wheel lug nuts. Torque sticks may
be quicker but not as accurate.
Hand Tools
Answer: An alligator wrench is one of the
earliest type of wrenches. It is called an alligator
wrench due to its way of gripping nuts using its
fixed jaw, with a serrated top jaw and a smooth
bottom jaw.
Hand Tools
Answer: An armorer’s wrench as a C-shaped,
serrated head and may include square slots
and/or a hole to attach a ratchet handle. It is used
for gun repair and maintenance.
Hand Tools
Answer: A basin wrench has a long, T-shaped
handle ending in a curved, serrated jaw. Its
primary function is to loosen or tighten the
fixtures under sinks and toilets, resulting in it also
being known as a faucet wrench.
Hand Tools
Answer: A bionic wrench has a round opening
and two handles similar to those of pliers. When
placed around the target head, the two handles
can be squeezed, causing the hole to tighten and
grip the head firmly, making this an adjustable
box-ended wrench.
Hand Tools
Answer: Drum bung and plug wrenches (also known as
drum bung wrenches or drum plug wrenches) are used
to install and remove drum plugs (bungs). The drum plugs
are screwed into a flange on the drum and the wrench is
used to tighten the plug to prevent leakage. The wrench
can be used to slowly loosen plugs to safely release any
pressure inside the drum before the plug is removed.
Hand Tools
Answer: Available for both male and female-style
dies, a die stock holder wrench is a two-handed
wrench that grips the die in the middle using a
screws to secure it. These dies are used in creating
the threads on nuts and bolts. They are the basis
of any tap and die set.
Hand Tools
Answer: A dog bone wrench or dumbbell
wrench is characterized by two box-shaped ends
with different socket size in one tool. These are
used almost exclusively for bike maintenance,
although their ability to fit into small spaces has
occasionally made them useful elsewhere.
Hand Tools
Answer: A drum key is a square-holed socket
wrench that has a T-shape with flattened handles.
As the name implies, it is used to tune various
percussion instruments, such as drums. Drum
keys with longer handles allow you to apply more
torque than the shorter handles.
Hand Tools
Answer: A fire hydrant wrench is a large box-
ended wrench that has a pentagon shape that was
designed solely for use on fire hydrants. As a
result, a hydrant can only be opened using one of
these tools.
Hand Tools
Answer: A flare nut wrench or line wrench is a hybrid of
box-ended and open-ended wrenches. The opening is just
wide enough to fit around a tube, but it still grips nuts like a
box end. These wrenches are especially useful on softer
metals prone to damage from open-ended wrenches, such
as those used in plumbing.
Hand Tools
Answer: A hammer wrench or striking wrench
is a short, thick wrench (box end or open end) that
has a block end that is used for hitting with a
hammer or sledgehammer to transmit a high
amount of force. It’s commonly used to help
tighten large flange fittings and fasteners.
Hand Tools
Answer: The monkey wrench is a type of
adjustable wrench, a 19th century American
refinement of 18th-century English coach
wrenches. It’s an older form of adjustable wrench
similar to an alligator wrench, but with smooth
jaws and rounded handle.
Hand Tools
Answer: A pliers wrench has flat-edged jaws are at an
angle and each is attached to a handle, which are
connected by a bolt. The bolt can slide between two or
more positions of an opening on the upper jaw, allowing
the wrench to be adjusted to fit different sizes of head. The
name comes from the way this tool is gripped, which is the
same as a pair of pliers.
Hand Tools
Answer: Spanner wrenches are a highly
specialized class of tools that have a curved end
which may resemble either a hook or a C-shape.
These have pins which allow them to be used on a
variety of items, from spanner head screws to
retainer rings.
Hand Tools
Answer: A spud wrench is an old type of wrench
that has a spike on the opposing end which was
used to line up the holes on pipes. It has since
been made obsolete by the plumber’s wrench,
although it can still be found in the occasional
toolbox.
Hand Tools
Answer: A strap wrench has a rubber, fabric, or
metal band or chain that loops through a handle.
This self-tightening tool works best on round
objects that are too greasy or oily for a normal
wrench to grip.
Hand Tools
Answer: A stubby wrench is basically any wrench
with short body, typically a shorter combination
wrench. It is used to fit into more confined spaces.
Some newer versions also have a hinge along the
handle to allow either end to be angled for even
more precise use.
Hand Tools
Answer: A tap wrench is a hand tool used to make screw
threads. These tools typically have a removable bit called a
tap, although some heavy-duty models have a fixed end.
These taps have threads that make them look much like a
bolt. The user uses a tap wrench by drilling a hole into a
surface with a secondary tool, then screwing the tap into
the hole.
Hand Tools
Answer: A torx key is similar to an allen wrench
or hex key but is used to fit into star-shaped heads
(torx) of bolts and screws. It has an L-shaped body
and can have a hex and allen keys on both ends.
Hand Tools
Answer: An S-wrench refers to any wrench with
S-shaped body or handle. The ends can be box-
ended, open-ended, ratcheting or combination. It
is used in very tight spaces such as in locomotive
works.
Hand Tools
Answer: A chain pipe wrench is a type of
adjustable pipe wrench that consists of a forged
steel handle to which is attached a length of heavy
sprocket chain. It is used by wrapping the chain
around a length of pipe and engaging the
sprockets in notches on the back of the handle.
Hand Tools
Answer: A roofing knife is a special type of utility
knife that is used for roofing installation or roofing
works. It has a bow-tie blade for better
functionality on roofing materials.
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Answer: Boning rods are used to set out
horizontal lines or lines with a constant slope. In
particular they are used for setting out canal
excavation works, but also for roads and dyke
construction.
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Answer: A manual sand sieve or sand sifter is a cheap
hand-made tool for screening or sieving sand in
construction. It can be operated by one person or two
persons. The most important component is the sieving
mesh. This is the cheapest alternative for sieving sand or
soil in small construction works.
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Answer: A surface vibrator can be in the form of
a vibrating screed or plate vibrator. They are used
for long horizontal surfaces such as pavements
and slabs. The image shows a plate surface
vibrator.
Answer: A concrete vibrating table is made of
metallic platforms mounted on springs and
vibrated by electric motors. The concrete is placed
in molds mounted on the platforms and securely
clamped to the vibrating table. This equipment is
used for precast products.
Answer: An external vibrator or formworks
vibrator is a vibrating device generally attached in
formworks and is used in concrete columns, thin
walls or in casting of precast units. It is also called
shutter form vibrator.
Answer: A needle vibrator, poker vibrator or
immersion vibrator is a type of concrete vibrator used to
vibrate wet concrete from within. Power is provided by
electric motor, compressed air or petrol engine. The long
tube houses a flexible shaft which rotates an eccentric
weight inside the vibrating head. The frequency of the
vibrator is about 700 cycles per minute.
Answer: A rebar vibrator or rebar shaker is a
device attached at the top of rebar. The shaking of
the rebar is transmitted to the concrete. It is used
to vibrate concrete in a cell or in a very tight
space.
Answer: A measuring box is a measuring tool in
construction. It is typically used to manually
determine the proportion of raw materials
especially of concrete. The standard volume of a
measuring box is 1 cu.ft. or 1.25 cu.ft.
Answer: A manual hollow block mold is used to
manually mold concrete hollow blocks piece by
piece.
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Answer: Made of hardened steel, cold chisels have a
beveled cutting edge and an octagon-shaped handle. The
cold chisel has a flat cutting edge, but related chisels are
wedge-shaped (cape chisel), half-round, diamond-shaped,
or round. Because cold chisels are used to form metal,
they have a less-acute angle to the sharp portion of the
blade than a woodworking chisel.
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Answer: A straightedge is a steel rule used to
test the flatness of a workpiece. The edge of the
steel rule is placed on the surface of a material
and then held up against the light.
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Answer: A hermaphrodite caliper consists of
two legs, one is like that of a divider and the other
one is like the leg of an inside caliper.
Hermaphrodite calipers may be used to scribe
arcs or in marking layout work.
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Answer: Snips, also known as shears, are hand
tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough
webs. The image shows a tinner’s snip or tin snip
that is defined by its long handles and short
blades. They usually have extra wide jaws and are
made of drop forged carbon steel.
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Answer: Compound-action snips, also known as aviation
snips, maille snips or sheet snips are special type of
snips or shear tool with a special linkage design.
Compound-action snips, also known as aviation snips,
maille snips or sheet snips. There are three cutting styles
for compound-action snips: straight cutting, left cutting,
and right cutting.
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Answer: A scriber is a pointed tool used for
marking lines on metals. The process of using a
scriber is called scribing and is just part of the
process of marking out.
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Answer: A strip heater or acrylic line bender is a
machine with a strip of wire that heats the acrylic to such a
heat that it becomes malleable without warping or
bubbling the acrylic as that can happen with other more
rapid means of heating the acrylic. It heats the acrylic up so
that it is easy to bend and shape how ever you like.
Answer: A mill drill or milling machine is a drilling
machine similar to a drill press or pillar drill. Mill drills have
a table that can move on two axes. They combine the
design of a drill press with the functionality of a milling
machine and can both drill holes and remove material
from the surface of a workpiece in light milling tasks. Drill
presses and mill drills are often used in small fabrication
shops or maintenance departments.
Answer: Compressed air sprayers or pressure
sprayers disperse fertilizers, pesticides, soaps,
cleaning solutions, stains, and sealants. They use
compressed air to pump solution through a spray
nozzle for application. The image shows a
handheld pressure sprayer.
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nozzle for application. The image shows a
backpack pressure sprayer.
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nozzle for application. The image shows a cart-
type pressure sprayer.
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Answer: A manual ground tamper or soil
tamper consists of a heavy metal head with a
long shaft or handle used for levelling soil, asphalt,
gravel, stone and dirt.
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Answer: A door lifter or board lifter is a tool was
designed to slide under your door to help support
and elevate the during installation. The tapered
front end of the door lift slips neatly under boards
and doors and holds them securely in place.
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Answer: A hammer tacker is a type of staple gun
that inserts a staple whenever the head of the tool
quickly strikes a hard object. A hammer tacker can
be used for many purposes, such as: installing
roofing paper, carpet backing or even installing
insulation.
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Answer: A staple gun or staple gun tacker is
used to fasten metal staples as used in upholstery,
carpeting, home repair and light construction.
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Answer: Hot glue guns are portable devices that
utilize and dispense hot melt adhesives or “hot
glue”. Hot glue guns use continuous heating
elements to melt the adhesive or locally known as
“glue sticks”.
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Answer: Hot melt adhesive (HMA), also known
as hot glue or glue sticks, is a form of
thermoplastic adhesive that is commonly sold as
solid cylindrical sticks of various diameters
designed to be applied using a hot glue gun.
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Answer: A mixing paddle is a long tool typically
attached to a drill or mixer for mixing up plaster,
paint or other liquid to a desired consistency.
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Answer: A mixer drill is a powered drill designed
for mixing. It is characterized by a double handle
on the sides. The mixing paddle is attached on its
nozzle.
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Answer: A feeler gauge is a tool used to measure gap
widths. Feeler gauges are mostly used in engineering to
measure the clearance between two parts. It is a precision
measuring tool made from tight tolerance high carbon
steel material used to check spacing and gaps of dies or
any machinery during set-up or repair.
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Answer: A radius gauge, also known as a fillet
gauge, is a tool used to measure the radius of an
object. Radius gauges require a bright light behind
the object to be measured. The gauge is placed
against the edge to be checked and any light
leakage between the blade and edge indicates a
mismatch that requires correction.
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Answer: A beam compass is a compass with a beam and
sliding sockets or cursors for drawing and dividing circles
larger than those made by a regular pair of compasses. It is
used for drawing larger circles or curvatures larger than
those possible with the small compass sets. It is used on
materials or workpieces such as drywalls and boards.
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Answer: A chalk line or chalk box is a tool for
marking long, straight lines on relatively flat
surfaces, much farther than is practical by hand or
with a straightedge. They may be used to lay out
straight lines between two points, or vertical lines
by using the weight of the line reel as a plumb
line. It also known as chalk reel.
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Answer: An air hammer, also known as an air
chisel, is a pneumatic hand tool used to carve in
stone, and to break or cut metal objects apart. It is
designed to accept different tools depending on
the required function.
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Answer: Heat guns are electric hand tools which
look and work in a similar way to hair dryers –
operating a fan that pulls air into the body of the
tool and drives it across an electric heating
element and out through a nozzle. Heat guns are
sometimes referred to as hot air guns.
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Answer: A hand riveter or rivet gun is a manual tool
used to install blind rivets; usually to fasten two or more
pieces of material together. Take note that there are other
types of rivet gun used to install other types of rivet
fastener. The image shows a standard or one-hand hand
riveter commonly used for light construction.
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Answer: A lazy tong hand riveter or folding
hand riveter is another version of manual rivet
gun with an accordion mechanism to install blind
rivets. It is used for larger sizes of blind rivets and
for heavy-duty fastening.
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Answer: A lever-type hand riveter, long arm
hand riveter or two-handed riveter is another
version of manual rivet gun used for larger sizes
of blind rivets. The long arms provide extra reach
for tight areas and for extra leverage.
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Answer: A bolt extractor is used to extract stuck
or rusted bolts and screws. This tool is basically a
drill bit that drills into the stuck screw then the
other head is used to unscrew to remove the bolt
or screw.
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Answer: A power rivet gun or power riveter is a
powered tool for installing blind rivets. It can be
electric-powered or pneumatically-powered. It is
ideal where installing rivets is repetitive.
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Answer: Scratchers or scarifiers are used in the
under layers of plaster and rendering, primarily
the first or scratch coat. This tool is used to easily
scratch undercoats so finish coat will bond and
not separate.
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Answer: A profile gauge or contour gauge is a tool for
recording the cross-sectional shape of a surface. It consists
of a set of steel or plastic pins that are set tightly against
one another in a frame which keeps them in the same
plane and parallel while allowing them to move
independently, perpendicularly to the frame. The gauge
can then be used to draw the profile or to copy it on to
another surface.
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Answer: A step ladder or A-frame ladder is the most
common type of ladder for domestic use. It is self-
supporting and foldable. It consists of two sets of rungs or
steps that are evenly spaced with a top cap that connects
the two together. The image shows a twin-type or double-
front step ladder because both sides can be used for
climbing.
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Answer: A step ladder or A-frame ladder is the most
common type of ladder for domestic use. It is self-
supporting and foldable. It consists of two sets of rungs or
steps that are evenly spaced with a top cap that connects
the two together. The image shows a front-type step
ladder because only one side can be used for climbing.
The other side is used for support only.
Answer: A platform ladder is a form of a front-
type step ladder with a platform provided at the
highest intended landing level that is usually
surrounded by rails for safety. A platform ladder is
used when the user will be standing in the ladder
for a long time.
Answer: A step stool is a smaller and portable
type of step ladder but with flat and wide steps,
instead of the thin rungs in a typical step ladder. It
is usually for light load only and shorter.
Answer: A single ladder is a broad category of a
ladder types indicating a non-self-supporting
ladder with fixed length. Take note of its
difference to a sectional ladder.
Answer: A combination ladder is a combination
of a step ladder and an extension ladder. Some
models can also be used as a non-self-supporting
single ladder. This type of ladder can be designed
with either steps or rungs, and the inclusion of a
pail shelf is optional.
Answer: A sectional ladder is a non-self-
supporting portable ladder, nonadjustable in
length, consisting of two or more sections, and so
constructed that the sections may be combined to
function as a single ladder.
Answer: A telescopic or telescoping ladder is a
type of a single ladder with adjustable length
through telescoping sections. It is typically
lightweight and portable.
Answer: A flexible ladder, rope ladder or
hanging ladder consists of vertical ropes or
chains supporting horizontal, historically round
and wooden, rungs. It is commonly used in ships,
hiking and mountaineering but some facilities
employ flexible ladders as fire exits.
Answer: An extension ladder is a non-self-
supporting portable ladder adjustable in length. It
consists of two or more sections traveling in
guides or brackets or the equivalent and so
arranged as to permit length adjustment.
Answer: An articulated ladder or folding ladder is a
portable ladder with one or more pairs of locking
articulated joints which allow the ladder to be set up in
several modes such as a straight or extension ladder, with
or without a stand-off, as a regular or double front
stepladder, scaffold or work table.
Answer: A trestle ladder or extension trestle
ladder is a double-front step ladder which
includes a vertically adjustable single ladder that
can be locked in place. These are used in pairs to
supports planks or staging.
Answer: An attic ladder is any form of ladder
that is used to access the attic. It can have an
articulated, telescopic or extension mechanism.
Answer: The multipurpose ladder combines the
features of the step and extension models that
increase its versatility. It can be self-supporting or
require that you place it against something stable.
Answer: A duct tape or duck tape is cloth- or
scrim-backed pressure-sensitive adhesive tape,
often coated with polyethylene. It is a
multipurpose tape and is used for general sealing,
patching, packing and repairs.
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Answer: Most commonly known as “scotch tape”,
a clear adhesive tape or transparent adhesive
tape is a multipurpose adhesive tape ideally for
basic sealing, holding or mounting.
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Answer: Masking tape or painter’s tape is a
type of pressure-sensitive tape made of a thin and
easy-to-tear paper. It is available in a variety of
widths. It is used mainly in painting, to mask off
areas that should not be painted.
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Answer: A drywall tape or joint tape is a rugged
paper or mesh that is designed to cover seams in
drywall. It is not an adhesive tape but is held in
place with a drywall joint compound.
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Answer: A flashlight or torchlight is a portable,
handheld electric light. A typical flashlight consists
of the light source mounted in a reflector, a
transparent cover (sometimes combined with a
lens) to protect the light source and reflector, a
battery, and a switch, all enclosed in a case.
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Answer: A handheld transceiver, ham radio,
“walkie-talkie” or two-way radio is a portable
communication device. It is used in various
purposes like in large construction sites.
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Answer: A kneelboard or kneeling board is a
soft pad support for knees. It is used by different
tradesmen for different purposes such as
gardening, repairing and construction.
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Answer: A concrete ladder lift or locally known
as “portalift” is a motorized lifting machine with a
moving bucket along a guide rail. It is commonly
used to transfer concrete or other materials to a
higher level.
Answer: A manual block splitter is a manual
equipment used to split slabs or blocks such as
paving blocks or bricks.
Answer: A surface grinder machine, floor
grinder or polisher is a machine used to grind
several types of floors, but mainly used in
concrete. It is used to grind down the concrete,
remove coating and polish the substrate.
Answer: A manual tube bender or pipe bender
is a tool that is used for bending pipes and tubes
of different sizes, materials and radius. The image
shows a dual tube bender that has two bending
die which allows the too to bend pipe of two
different sizes.
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Answer: A mini or micro pipe bender is a
smaller and more compact version of a standard
manual pipe bender. It is typically used for
bending pipes and tubes with diameter not larger
than 10mm.
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Answer: An ergonomic pipe bender is a manual
pipe bender characterized by its curved handles
which are ergonomically designed for easier
bending.
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Answer: A free-standing pipe bender is
characterized by its free-standing base and a long
handle for easier bending. It is used for bending
larger and longer pipes.
Answer: The ratchet pipe bender has a ratchet handle
which slowly pushes upwards, pushing the pipe to bend
between two blocks. This bender is more compact so can
be used easily in small spaces and its ratchet mechanism
means that it requires less effort from the user to bend the
pipe.
Answer: A conduit pipe bender is a manual pipe
bender characterized by its single handle. It used
the floor or any flat surface for leverage in
bending conduit pipes. Conduit pipes for electrical
wires are thinner and easier to bend than other
types of pipes or tubes.
Answer: A spring tubing bender or spring pipe
bender is a simple tool that is used to bend
copper tubes and pipes. The spring allows the
bending of the pipes without kinking.
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Answer: A hand air pump or floor pump is a
type of manual pump that is typically used for
tires.
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Answer: A glass cutter is a tool used to make a
shallow score in one surface of a piece of glass
that is to be broken in two pieces. The scoring
makes a split in the surface of the glass which
encourages the glass to break along the score.
The image shows a pencil-type glass cutter.
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Answer: A circular glass cutter is a tool that
scores the glass surface in a circular pattern. It is
used to cut circular holes or arches on glass.
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Answer: A T-type glass cutter or T-cutter is a
glass-cutting tool used for scoring straight and
parallel lines on glass surfaces. It helps cutting
glass panels with straight sides.
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Answer: Glass corner protectors are triangular
protective items used to protect glass and mirror
edges during shipping, handling or storing. It is
typically made from rubber or plastic.
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Answer: A grease gun is a common workshop
and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose
of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an
aperture to a specific point, usually from a grease
cartridge to a grease fitting or 'nipple'.
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Answer: A portable tile vibrator or a handheld
levelling tool is a tool used for levelling tiles using
vibration. This tool employs a suction cup and a
small vibrating motor that allows the user to easily
level tiles while it is being installed.
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Answer: A floor pliers is a special type of tool
used to clamp or anchor tile levelling clips on tiles
being installed. It is typically part of a tile levelling
system.
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Answer: A wedge-type tile levelling system is a
not a single tool but a combination of different
tools and devices used to level tiles. It consists of
floor pliers, wedges and tile levelling clips.
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Answer: Tile spacers are small objects used and
inserted between tiles to provide even spacing for
grouting. Common shapes is a cross-shaped
spacer and comes with different thicknesses.
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Answer: An anti-lippage tile levelling system is
another variation of tile levelling tools. Unlike
other systems, this system uses screw-type
levelling clips that requires no tools.
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Answer: A mortar spraying machine or hopper
gun is used to spray mortar or cement mixtures
to surfaces such as walls. These tools is connected
to an air compressor.
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Answer: A stucco machine or splatter machine
that is used to splatter or fling wet plaster onto a
surface. It is used to create splattered or stucco
finishes on surfaces.
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Answer: A mortar gun is basically similar to any
pneumatic sprayer like paint spray gun. However,
this tool is designed for mortar and has a larger
cup. It is also connected to an air compressor.
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Answer: Non-contact voltage testers (also known as
inductance testers) allows you to check for voltage in
wires or devices without you having to touch any wires or
parts. The device is like a mini wand with a small tip on the
end that senses voltage in such things as electrical wiring,
outlets, circuit breakers, lamp cords, light sockets, and
switches.
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Electrical Tools and Equipment
Answer: Neon voltage testers, or neon circuit testers
have a small body with a neon light inside and two short
wire leads with a metal probe on each end. It can detect
voltage but cannot determine the voltage amount. It is also
known as a test light, test lamp, voltage tester or mains
tester.
Answer: A plug-in circuit analyzer is a device
with a power plug and handheld monitor that can
determine various information about the circuit it
is plugged into.
Answer: An electrical outlet tester, receptacle tester, or
socket tester is a small device containing a power plug
and three indicator lights, used for quickly detecting some
types of incorrectly-wired electrical wall outlets. The tester
is easily carried in a pocket, can be used with little training,
and can identify some common wiring problems, but can
fail to indicate other types of wiring defects.
Answer: A continuity tester is a device that is
powered by batteries and has a probe at one end
and a cord with either an alligator clip or another
probe at the other end. It is used to determine if
an electrical path can be established between two
points.
Answer: A multimeter or a multitester, also known as a
volt/ohm meter or VOM, is an electronic measuring
instrument that combines several measurement functions
in one unit. A typical multimeter may include features such
as the ability to measure voltage, current and resistance.
Answer: Solenoid voltage testers, also known in the
trade by the nickname "wiggies," are also multi-function
testers, but they are somewhat simpler and easier to use
than the battery-operated multimeters. Both analog and
digital models are available. Solenoid volt meters are
capable of testing for both voltage and polarity.
Answer: A digital clamp meter functions the
same as a multimeter but instead of the touching
the conductors, it relies on the principle of
magnetic induction to make non-contact AC
current measurements. Electric current flowing
through a wire produces a magnetic field.
Answer: An antistatic wrist strap, ESD wrist
strap, or ground bracelet is an antistatic device
used to safely ground a person working on very
sensitive electronic equipment, to prevent the
buildup of static electricity on their body, which
can result in electrostatic discharge (ESD).
Answer: A soldering iron is a hand tool used in
soldering. It supplies heat to melt solder so that it
can flow into the joint between two workpieces.
The image shows a soldering pencil or soldering
pen, one of the simples and most common type
of soldering iron.
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Answer: A soldering iron is a hand tool used in
soldering. It supplies heat to melt solder so that it
can flow into the joint between two workpieces.
The image shows a soldering gun which is
basically a gun-shaped soldering iron.
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Answer: A soldering station refers to a set of
devices that include the soldering iron (pencil or
gun), desoldering tools and hot air guns among
others. It is characterized by its temperature
control which is not available in a standard
soldering pencil or gun.
Answer: A desoldering pump, colloquially known
as a solder sucker, is a manually-operated device
which is used to remove solder from a printed
circuit board. It is a hand-held device that supplies
heat from metal tips, hot air from nozzle guns and
pump-action to remove solder.
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Answer: A desoldering braid, desoldering wick
or solder wire, is a finely braided thin copper wire
coated with rosin flux. The end of a length of braid
is placed over the soldered connections of a
component being removed.
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Answer: A soldering bar, solder bar or locally
known as “nikolite bar” is a general-purpose
soldering alloy (typically of tin and lead). It is
commonly used for copper drain piping, tin
plating, seaming joints and sheet metal.
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Answer: Wire gauge is a measurement of wire
diameter. This tool is important in determining the
amount of electric current the wire can safely
carry, as well as its electrical resistance and weight
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Answer: Electrical tape (or insulating tape) is a type of
pressure-sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires
and other materials that conduct electricity. It can be made
of many plastics, but vinyl is most popular, as it stretches
well and gives an effective and long-lasting insulation. The
most common color is black but there are other colors
available for different electrical purposes.
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Answer: A friction tape is a type of woven cloth adhesive
tape (i.e. cotton) impregnated with a rubber-based
adhesive. It is generally used in electrical wires and cables
to insulate splices. Its tough surface helps to prevent
abrasion and protects wires, cables, and splices from
penetration from neighboring systems
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Answer: A fish tape (also known as a draw wire
or draw tape or an "electricians snake") is a tool
used by electricians to route new wiring through
walls and electrical conduit.
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Answer: Cable ties or zip ties are fasteners that
bundle your cables and wires together to keep
them organized and prevent damage. They come
in different sizes, lengths, materials and even
colors.
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Answer: A terminal screwdriver or terminal block
screwdriver is a special type of screwdriver with a small
flathead tip that fits precisely fits in terminal block screws.
The flathead tip is smaller because the screws in a terminal
block is smaller than the other types of screws. Terminal
blocks are insulated devices for grouping of wires.
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Answer: A paint scraper is a tool that has a flat steel
blade and a handle of wood, plastic, or metal. Its uses are
many, among them removing wallpaper or paint after
they've been softened with heat, and it can be wielded in a
grip similar to that you use to hold a screwdriver. A single-
edge paint scraper is the most basic type of paint scraper.
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Painting Tools and Equipment
Answer: A paint scraper is a tool that has a flat steel
blade and a handle of wood, plastic, or metal. Its uses are
many, among them removing wallpaper or paint after
they've been softened with heat, and it can be wielded in a
grip similar to that you use to hold a screwdriver. The
image shows a double-edge paint scraper which can
scrape more quickly than single-edge ones.
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Answer: A floor scraper is a form of a scraper
tool similar to a paint scraper that is used to
scrape flooring materials or coatings. These tools
have broader blades to cover larger areas and
longer handles.
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Answer: A hook scraper is a special type of paint
scraper used to scrape stubborn paint and
coatings.
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Answer: A steel wool consists of fine strands of
steel matted together into a mass, used as an
abrasive. In painting works, it is used to remove
grease and corrosion from metal surfaces.
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Answer: A paint pad or pad roller is a tool used
for applying paints and coatings on trims and
edges.
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Answer: A paint roller is a roller covered in wool,
sponge, synthetic fiber, or other absorbent
material for applying paint to a surface, especially
in interior decorating. The roller sleeve can be
plain or textured, depending on the application.
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Answer: A bristle paint brush is used to apply
paint and other coatings on a surface for
decorative purposes or visual art. It is made by
clamping the bristles to a handle with a ferrule
and is available in various sizes, shapes and
materials.
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Answer: A foam paint brush is similar in function
to a bristle brush but uses foam in applying the
paint and other coatings to a surface. It gives a
smooth finish and can be used in furniture,
cabinetry and trims.
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Answer: A wire brush is a tool consisting of a
brush whose bristles are made of wire, most often
steel wire. The wire brush is primarily an abrasive
implement, used for cleaning rust and removing
paint or other coatings.
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Answer: Usually made of steel, a paint can
opener or paint tin opener has a curved end to
open paint cans. The beveled end fits between the
lip of the lid and the lip of the can and the bend
just past the beveled end allows for leverage to be
applied to the lid.
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Answer: A drop cloth or drop sheet is a fabric or
any material used to protect or cover the flooring
when painting walls or any vertical surfaces.
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Answer: Paint stirrers or stir sticks are
disposable wooden sticks that can be used for
manually stirring paints. It can be used on smaller
cans or tins of paint, instead of using a powered
mixer.
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Answer: A can spout or pouring spout is an
object attached to the lid of a can that helps easier
pouring of the paint content. It prevents
unnecessary messes while painting.
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Answer: A paint tray or roller tray is a tray used
to hold paint for decorating with a paint roller,
typically having a well and a ridged slope with
which to spread paint evenly over the roller.
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Answer: A paint guide, trim guard or edger tool
is a tool with a blade that is used to paint trims
around doors and windows, baseboards and
moldings. It helps protecting the other surfaces in
a woodwork from unwanted paint stains.
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Answer: A paint screen or bucket grid is a
perforated tool that is used to rid the roller cover
of excess paint, overloading of the cover. It
functions like a roller tray directly in a paint
bucket.
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Answer: An airless paint sprayer or spray gun is
an electric tool that propels the pain through the
tip of the sprayer using an electric pump, applying
extremely high pressure to the paint reservoir.
Unlike a compressed air sprayer, this tool does
not need to be connected to an air compressor.
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Answer: A compressed air sprayer or air spray
gun is a paint spraying tool that projects the paint
out of the tip using compressed air, creating a
smooth and even finish. Unlike an electric or
airless paint sprayer, this tool is connected an air
compressor to function.
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Answer: An air brush is a small, air-operated
spraying tool that sprays various materials such as
paint, ink and dye. It is very similar to a paint spray
gun but it is characterized by its more compact
size and smaller cup. It is commonly used in
smaller and more precise spraying works.-
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Answer: A plastic pipe cutter is a type of tubing
or pipe cutter that is characterized by a single
sharp blade cutting across the pipe. Pipe cutters
for PVC pipes have a ratcheting mechanism while
pipe cutter for softer plastic such as CPVC and PEX
does not.
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Plumbing Tools and Equipment
Answer: A roller-type pipe cutter is a pipe
cutting tool that comes in different forms but is
characterized by its cutting wheels and rollers that
grips the pipe. As the tool revolves around the
pipe, it scores the surface until the pipe is totally
cut in two.
Answer: A snap pipe cutter or soil pipe cutter is
a type of pipe cutting tool used for larger pipes,
especially cast-iron pipes. It is characterized by a
chain with cutting wheels that is pressed evenly
around the pipe, cutting the pipe into two.
Answer: An internal pipe cutter is a special type
of tool attached to a power drill and used to cut
pipes from the inside. It is commonly used for
cutting plastic pipes.
Answer: A thread sealing tape, plumber’s tape,
“teflon tape” or technically known as
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is typically used
for sealing threaded connections. The tape is sold
cut to specific widths and wound on a spool,
making it easy to wind around pipe threads.
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Answer: A faucet or valve key is a removable key
that is used to turn off and on a valve or faucet. It
is commonly used for emergency faucets that has
no handles. It is also known as spigot key.
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Answer: A sink plunger, cup plunger or
standard plunger is the most common and basic
type of drain plunger that can be used for sinks in
the bathroom, kitchen or bathtubs. This type of
plunger works well on a flat surface where the cup
can lay flat over the drain and create the vacuum
necessary to dislodge the clog.
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Answer: A flange plunger or toilet plunger is a
type of drain plunger most commonly used for
unclogging toilets. It has a flange section of rubber
which protrudes from the bottom of the cup. This
flange is typically foldable allowing the plunger to
be used as a cup plunger.
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Answer: An automatic plunger is a type of drain
tool that uses carbon dioxide cartridges that
delivers pressurized air to unblock drainage lines
without damaging the pipes and its seals.
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Answer: A powered plunger is a handheld pump
that blasts pressurized air into the blocked pipes
or toilet.
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Answer: An accordion plunger is a drain plunger
that is characterized by its accordion end that is
best suited for clearing toilet clogs. It is made of a
single piece of molded plastic with several flexible
accordion-style ridges and a small cup on the
bottom.
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Answer: A taze plunger is used for clearing large
pipes and not the typical household drain clog. A
taze plunger consists of a disc sized to fit a
particular pipe size, and a long steel rod that
pushes the disc into the pipe.
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Answer: A press-fitting tool is a powered tool
used to make a press fitting connection typically
for copper pipes. This tool is used to provide
positive mechanical interlock and creating a rigid,
permanent, leak-tight joint.
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Answer: A heat welding machine or thermal
fusion machine is a heating equipment used to
heat plastic pipes especially PPR pipes and
connectors to create a heat welded connection.
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Answer: A hand auger, plumber’s snake or
drain snake is a flexible auger that is used to
dislodge clogs in plumbing pipes and fixtures. This
is used for smaller drains such as kitchen and
bathroom sinks. Some models have the hose
stored in a canister.
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Answer: A toilet hand auger or toiler auger is a special
type of auger that is designed for unclogging toilet bowls.
These may be manual cable type augers or may be
powered augers that can be connected to a power drill.
The flexible cable used in these types of augers has been
specifically designed to easily maneuver and navigate the
plumbing connected to a toilet.
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Answer: A power drain auger, drum auger or
drain cleaner is a powered tool that is used to
clear larger pipes and drains and heavier
blockages.
Answer: Internal pipe wrench is a tool used for
the removal of broken threaded ends of pipe,
small nipples, pipe plugs and fittings. These tools
grip the inside of a pipe or fitting.
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Answer: Borescopes are small cameras that are
fastened into a flexible, long cable and are
inserted into sewer lines and drains. These give
professionals a good view of the condition of the
piping.
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Answer: A pipe thawing machine or pipe
defroster is an equipment used to thaw frozen
pipes.
Answer: Flaring tools use pressure to make a
fabricated mechanical joint for joining or sealing
copper tubing with a flare connection. Flaring
allows you to connect tubes to each other or
another kind of fitting.
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