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Hand Tools
Hand tools are hand-operated products that assist workers in building, gardening, and fixing a variety of objects.
1,927 Questions
What can make a rusted screw unrusted?
While you can't really remove the rust, you can use penetrating oil to help get the screw loose, and you can use sandpaper on it to remove the rust you can get to.
If it's star shaped it's a TORX wrench , NOT Allen.
What is the negative about a screwdriver?
A screwdriver can damage the slot(s) by deforming the screw-head by either too much force or by using the improper size of screwdriver .
What is the difference between hack saw used in fitting shop and saw used in carpentry?
Hacksaws have much harder blades with many more teeth per inch. The teeth are set differently and are much smaller due to the need to cut harder materials than wood. Wood saws, even tenon saws have larger teeth and are made to push or drag the waste out with each stroke.
What is a 15mm box end is it a socket wrench?
No, it is a wrench with a completely round head on one side.
What is the best tool for precision cutting of a 1x1x4 basswood block?
I would use a tenon saw for that.
Why shouldn't an impact wrench be used in place of a torque wrench?
An Impact wrench is for a totally different use. A torque wrench will let the user know when a certain torque has been achieved in tightening. The impact wrench is for removing very tough nuts under impact of a hammer.
How do you break car windows with a flat head screwdriver?
i went to jail for 3.4 years for doing that so i would recommend not doing it
Why does a wrench have a angled head?
So it can sit squarely on the nut, but you won't skin your knuckles turning it.
What size Allen wrench do you use toremove the brake caliper on a 2010 Lincoln navigator?
I believe that is a 7mm Allen.
What are locking pliers used for?
Locking pliers are used mainly in aircraft maintenance, and mostly in the military. Many nuts that may be subject to loosening under vibration have small holes drilled in 3 places on the outer edge. A thin stainless steel wire is threaded through one of these holes when the nut is torqued up, and then the ends of the wire are gripped in the locking pliers and twisted till they reach an anchoring point nearby, threaded through it,and gripped and twisted again. In this way the nut can be held immobile.
What size wrench do you need to remove starter mounting bolts?
Depends on the vehicle. -When I do this on a strange vehicle, I get under with a few wrenches nearby, a 1/2, 9/16, 12 mm, 13mm, 15 mm and crescent.
Will you get hurt if you throw a hammer at your foot?
You will certainly get hurt if you throw a hammer at your foot and the hammer hits your foot - unless it is a very light hammer or you are wearing substantial foot protection.
