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HAND TOOLS
These are fairly simple tools which you can use with
your hands and which are usually not powered. They are
physical-system devices used manually with force.
Flat Head
Screwdrivers
Is a screwdriver with a wedge-
shaped flat tip, used to tighten or
loosen screws that have a straight,
linear notch in their heads.
This flat tip is perfectly sized to fit
into a screw with a
straight head slot with a
corresponding shape.
Philips head
screwdrivers
A screwdriver that is designed
to be used with a type of screw
(called a Phillips-head screw) that
has a slot in its top that looks like a
cross.
Allen Key or
Allen wrench or
Hex Key or Hex
head
A hex key, also known as an Allen
key or Allen wrench, is a small
handheld tool that's used for driving
bolts and screws with a hexagonal
socket. They are available in many
different sizes, though they all have
the same hexagonal-shaped tip.
Needle Nose
Pliers
Needle-nose pliers (also known
as pointy-nose pliers, long-nose
pliers, pinch-nose pliers or snipe-nose
pliers) are both cutting and
holding pliers used by artisans, jewellery
designers, electricians, network engineers
and other tradesmen to bend, re-position
and snip wire.
Wire Cutter