Construction Tools

A claw hammer is used mainly for hammering in large nails in construction work. It's claw is for straightening or pulling nails out.

Open end wrench, box wrench, gear wrench.

An electric or battery drill that you hold in your hands.

The squares are that size because most studs are set at 16 or 24 inches apart in building framing.

No, the zinc coating makes little difference to a steel drill bit.

Cost too much money to install

Diamond tipped drill bits

A socket on an extension bar.

No, it is not

If there is a slot or you can make one with a hacksaw: a screwdriver

Lock a pair of nuts on the exposed threads and use an appropriate wrench to unscrew the bolt (use the wrench on the bottom nut)

Usually 1/40

If you want it to grip, drill a 9/64 hole. For a clearance hole, drill 7/32.

Steel washers come in a variety of sizes. However, washers usually have an outer diamete of about twice the width of their inner diameter.

Not telling you sorry

Screws are not always the best solution for fastening construction materials. In fact, in some cases screws are not an option. For instance, screws have great withdrawal or holding power. It's much harder to pull a screw out with a hammer than a nail. However, nails are much stronger in shear (sid pressure) than a screw is. This is due to the fact the shank is reduced in order to make the threads, which in turn weakens the screw. When framing always use nails unless you are using a screw that is rated or engineered specifically for a use.

A chuck that has a construction that allows you to tighten or loosen it without the use of a key.

• Very low freezing point (you can leave your spirit level outdoors in winter even in Finland)
• Low viscosity (the bubble moves freely and the same whether warm or cold)

Yes, a torque wrench is a precision instrument (or tool). -If damaged or even slightly bent it may give incorrect readings. It should always be kept in a separate case or box, nut just flung in a toolbox with over heavy tools (as I sometimes see)

I recently did cut up a fibreglass tub with a DeWalt reciprocating saw (sawzall in vernacular ) and found the best blade was a 9" demolition blade . I had tried a fine tooth metal cutting blade and it was too slow.

I cut and work with plexiglass a lot, and find Bi Metal Hole Saws to be best, especially if they are used in a drill press at a fairly low speed.

A 'combination' wrench has a flat end and a round end. The round end is used to release very tight nuts (for instance the nuts the hold springs or shocks on cars) -Once they are loosened it's easier to turn them with the flat end.

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Maybe they are finding 'british bricks' to be cheaper, or better quality.

More information is needed as to the purpose of the holes, and what a 'fingerboard' is .