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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.

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What is a windlass made from?

The windlass was made from a bucket, rope, and a long piece of straight, round, strong timber. The timber was secured using two forked branches or four other pieces of the same timber, joined together to make two separate forks like an 'X'. The long piece of timber was placed inside the two 'X's and the rope was tied to it, with the bucket at the other end of the rope. A handle was attached to one end so one man could pull the bucket up, and one man could stay down the shaft/mine and shovel dirt into the bucket.

Are pliers a conductor or insulator of heat?

Pliers are made of steel and as such will conduct heat -and electricity! However pliers whose handles are covered with rubber or plastic sleeves will be insulated against heat.

Install new chain on Mcculloch chain saw?

Loosen the nuts holding the blade - remove them if necessary. 2) Loosen the blade tightener - generally adjacent to the blade - needs a flat screwdriver. 3) Hook the new chain on the sprocket driver and slip the blade back towards the sprocket and install the chain in the blade groove. 4 )Tighten or replace the nuts loosely. Make sure the blade tightener is in the hole on the blade. 5) Replace the chain tension with the screwdriver. 6) Tighten the blade nuts and recheck chain tension. It should move by hand.

What is a easy out drill bit?

That is a drill bit designed to remove partial drill bits that have broken in a hole

Tool to make holes?

Drill, brace, morticer, auger, hole-punch and a non-common tool a Awl

How do you select saw blades for different materials?

Generally, the more brittle and thin materials, use thinner and straighter teeth -and many more of them. My plexiglass blade has 10 small teeth to the inch alternately set from edge to center, with none sticking out. -It cuts plexiglass and plastics beautifully, but if used for wood, it would heat up and warp instantly. Fewer and larger teeth are neccesary for woods.

What drill bit do you use to make hole in electrical outlet box?

If you are using proper authorised outlet boxes, they come with all the holes pre-cut. Holes to mount wire clamps and holes for mounting screws. If you don't use these you are not 'to code'

Use the copping saw for?

A copping saw is usually used to cut molding to the same detail as another. For example in stead of cutting a piece of base molding at a 45 degree miter in a corner, you can install one piece of base and then "cope" the other piece to the same detail.

Some base board installers argue that this is a faster way of installation.

Does machinery affect the construction of buildings?

Yes, machinery plays a huge part in constructing buildings. From the first day, excavators and graders prepare the site, other excavators dig foundation ditches, concrete trucks deliver concrete, Vibrators are used to settle it. Crane trucks deliver wood and other parts, compressors and generators power almost all of the tools. Hi-lift fork trucks lift roof trusses up. Elevator trucks later deliver roofing materials right up to the roof level. -Machinery is used in every step of modern building.

What size drill bit to use to drill holes for vertical blinds?

Depends which screws you are going to use. I usually use the #6 screws that come with blinds. They need no pre-drilling.

List the tool and equipment used in sheet metal work?

there are scribers, ruler, dot punch, center punch, combination square, slip roll forming machine, square, box and pan, rubber mallet, wooden mallet, foot shears, protrator

What is the plural of pliers?

Pliers is both the singular and plural. Many words representing items that have an inherent "duality" are treated thus by modern (American) English. Pants, scissors and eyeglasses are other examples.

How do find the size of drill bit for self tapping screws. I'm going to hang wooden door on 4x4 box steel secured in concrete.i will be drilling the iron to put wood stile on to it.?

The drill size for self tapping screws is the size of the barrel. ie,the bit that forms the body of the screws inside the thread. If you are using 1/8 screws then the body would be about 3/32. If I'm doing an unfamiliar size, I always experiment with 2-3 for best size. -An easier way is to simply use 'drill tipped screws' -These are available at an drywall wholesaler.

Uses for a Rip Saw?

A rip saw is used for cutting wood along the grain. It is a kind of handsaw-- it allows the user to manually cut (saw) the wood, when making furniture or doing other kinds of woodworking. Ripsaws have both a blade and a plastic or hardwood handle. A typical ripsaw is 26 inches long, and it has 5 teeth or points per inch.

Is there such a tool called a spinner tool?

You may be thinking of a spanner, which is what the English call the tool that Americans call a wrench.

Americans also have another tool called a 'spanner wrench'.

What are the uses of a hammer?

A hammer is an energy transfer system. It allows you to move mass (kinetic energy) towards an object with a view to moving it (nail) or breaking it (rocks etc.). Hammers can be designed as a hand tool, or in the case of hammers used in battles, a throwing weapon.

If a power saw is 12volts will a 400 watt inverter be sufficient?

No. The 12volts will not make a difference. The inverter converts the 12volts to 110/115volts. A 400watt inverter is not sufficient to run a power saw or any heavy power equipment like that. Laptops consume 20-50watts, while a coffee pot would consume more like 200-400watts. Your power equipment is a much heavier load, between 1000-4000watts depending on if it is a power saw or something larger. A basic 7 1/4 circular saw will use anywhere from 1000-2500 watts on starting and will draw a constant 800-1500 watts. Keep in mind it will draw more as you put it under load of cutting something, this will not run on a 400 watt inverter, let alone an 800 or 1000watt. You could however possibly run a power drill on that inverter, but otherwise no luck.

Which drill bit would you use to cut a 40 mm hole in concrete block?

A 40mm masonite drill bit could work using the right drill. But consider using a coring machine instead because its concrete.