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Construction Tools
This category includes the humble hammer and pliers as well as the more modern equivalents such as nail guns, power saws, and precision laser levels. Tools that a professional construction worker as well as the weekend handy man has are discussed in this category.
2,173 Questions
What type of Drill bit can be used in a Carpenters brace?
They had special bits with 4 tapering sides at the end.
What do grove joint pliers do?
they keep the object you are moving in place, they are like normal non-grooved pliers but they have grip.
What is a firmer CHISEL used for?
Chisels are used alongside hammers to carve hard material. They are usually associated with rock, but chisels can also carve wood and metal. They are used by everyone from artists to assembly line workers.
What you call a wrench that has a pointed in the end?
If you are referring to the type of wrench that usually has an open end to tighten the bolt or nut and a point on the other end...the point is called a "drift pin" and is used to line up the hole that the bolt is going into. That style of wrench is called a "drift pin wrench".
Can you use a wet saw to cut laminate?
You can , but its kind of like using a sledgehammer to pound in a tack !
If I have inside corners or complex shapes to cut, I use a table saw with a veneer blade. -But generally, just scoring and snapping works well for me. To score, place a metal ruler on the line you want to cut and score it 2 times carefully, now turn it over and score once on that exact line. The sheet will now part as soon as bent, very easily. Some practice will get you exact cuts. -I use a carbide scoring tool made by Richards, available in Home Depot.
Which screwdriver do you think would turn a screw more easily the big one or the small one?
The one with the 'grippiest' or biggest handle. -I have one with a handle the size and shape of a tennis ball, it turns hard screws very easily,because I can get a better grip.
What kind of drill bit is shaped like a star but has a hole in the center?
That is a driver bit, not a drill bit. It is used to remove special screws sometimes used by door companies. Those screws make it not possible to remove a door or the hinges without that bit. One of the hinges will have to be a "NRP" (non-removable pin).
What is a pilot point drill bit?
It's a drill bit with a very sharp point for drilling hardwood without splintering it.
What is a wrench that does't tighten bolts?
Every proper wrench will tighten or loosen bolts. -If this is a riddle or joke, please enter it in that category.
Is a hammer a complex machine?
a drill is a compound machine because it has two or more simple machines in it.
Are parts available for bench saw Model 113.29940?
None excepts for nuts and bolts. This is a 1969 saw, 41 years old
Is a table saw blade the same as a miter saw blade?
Usually. Most manufacturers now have symbols or pictures designating the intended usage.
When was the first drill press was invented?
the first drill press was invented 1433, by a man named Cleatious Fredrickk. he lived a simple life, in the shadows of the Alps, being the mining enthusiast that he was, Cleatious Needed to Drill! so he did, he drilled and drilled. until he invented the press, and he thought, "there should be a way for me to incorporate this with a drill to make my obsessive drilling less toiling". However he could not figure out the high level mathematical calculations involved in the engineering that would combine these two technologies. He lived the rest of his days obsessively drilling away rock by hand. On his 98 birthday cleatious had a dream, and in this dream the simple understanding of how to create a drill-press came to him. Unfortunately for cleatious he was at this time on his death bed, but he did manage to explain the dream in his dream diary that he faithfully kept on his night stand. He died two days later.
What drill bit size for a 832 screw?
That size is 8-32. The drill bit for a clearance hole is 11/64, or a #17 drill bit.
What size drill bit for a 6mm hole?
Surprisingly enough- a 6 mm drill bit, or if you don't have one,1/4 drill bit will do.
Is a 230V drill as powerful as a 240V drill?
It's the same thing. To make it even more confusing... your power source is 220v.
Uses of claw hammer in the world?
A general purpose hammer that comes in many sizes and shapes. The common one weighs around 24 ounces and has a 12" handle, The 'framing hammer' is a larger version with a long fairly flat claw and a heavy head mounted on a handle 16-18 inches long. These are used for heavy pounding of long nails, and the claw for removing same.
In all it's varieties this is possibly the world's most common hammer
What are the uses of claw hammer?
The claw hammer can not only hammer a nail into wood but can , by way of the claw , grasp the head of the nail and be used to pry/leverage the nail from wood .
Is a metal hammer better than a wood hammer?
Not necessarily, it just has different uses. -Nobody uses one hammer for everything.
What is a star headed torx wrench?
A Torx wrench is a different kind of wrench for special Torx screws. Same principle as Allen or Bristol wrench. Torx is designed so you can get more torque on the screw.
