Tools and Machines Used in the Workshops

All about tools and machine used in the workshop.

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Twist Drill Bit
Used to drill accurate holes
in wood, metal and plastic.
Common sizes range from
0.5mm-10mm.

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ForstnerDrill Bit
Used to drill flat-bottomed
holes in wood. Used with a
pillar drill.

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Hole Saw
Used to drill holes (or make
discs/wheels) in wood and
plastic sheets.

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Carpenter’s Brace
Used with auger bits (e.g.
Jennings Pattern) to drill
large holes in wood. A brace
allows a lot of force to be
applied to the drill bit.

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Jennings Pattern Auger Bit
Used with a carpenter’s
brace to drill deep holes in
wood (e.g. when making
furniture). Drill bits are
available in large sizes.

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Countersink Drill Bit
Used to make conical
(sloping) holes (wood, metal
and plastics) to hide the
head of woodscrews and
metal rivets.

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Flat Drill Bit
Used to cut deep holes in
wood. This drill bit removes
the wood chips quickly.

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Bevel Edge Chisel
Used to cut joints (e.g.
mortise and tenonjoints)
and to remove waste wood
from awkward places. A
chisel can also be used to
shape wood.

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Wooden Mallet
Used to hit wood chisels
when chiseling. It is also
used to knock wood joints
into place.

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Rubber Mallet
Used to bend sheet metal
without damaging the
metal. Can also be used to
separate and gently knock
wood joints into place.

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Claw Hammer
Used to hammer in and
remove large nails,
particularly when roofing
houses.

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Cross-peinHammer
Used to hammer in small
nails (e.g. panel pins).

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Ball-peinHammer
Used to hammer in larger
nails and to flatten the
heads of metal rivets (ball-
peinend).

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Tenon(Back) Saw
Used to cut wood to length
and to cut joints (e.g. tenon
joints).

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Hacksaw
Used to cut thicker sections
of metal and plastic (bar,
rod and tube).

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Junior Hacksaw
Used to cut thin sections of
metal and plastic (bar, rod
and tube).

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Coping Saw
Used to cut curves in thin
sheets of wood or plastic,
such as acrylic. The blade
can be rotated through 90
degrees.

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Rip Saw
Used to cut thicker wood
(timber) along the grain
(lengthways).

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Nail Punch
Used to hammer the heads
of oval nails below the
surface of the wood.

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Carpenter’s Pincers
Used to remove small bent
nails without damaging your
work.

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Scriber
Used to score (scribe) thin
lines on metal sheet. The
metal is usually coated with
a blue dye which makes the
lines more visible.

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Smoothing Plane
Used to level the surface
and edges of wood. A good
tool to remove unwanted
blemishes.

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Surform
Used to shape, level and
smooth wood. The blades
can be easily replaced when
blunt or damaged.

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Rasp
Used to rapidly remove
waste material. A rasp is
used on soft materials such
as aluminium, plaster and
wood.

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Flat Hand File
Used to remove waste
material (wood, metal and
plastic) to a finished size.
Using a file is the first stage
of finishing/smoothing
materials.

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Bench Hook
Used to hold wood more
securely when sawing. One
end is fixed in the
woodworker’s vice to stop it
from moving.

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Woodworker’s Try Square
Used to mark 90 degree
lines on wood and to check
that edges/corners of
materials are square.

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Engineer’sTry Square
Used to mark 90 degree
lines on metal and plastic
and to check that
edges/corners of materials
are square.

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Steel Rule
Used to measure and mark
out wood, metal and
plastics.

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Marking Knife
Used to mark (score) lines
across wood. Particularly
useful when marking out
accurate joints.

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Marking Gauge
Used to mark parallel lines
to a given edge on wood.
These gauges are also used
to mark out joints (e.g.
tenonjoints).

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Jenny (Odd-leg) Calipers
Used to mark (score)
parallel lines on metal

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Spirit Level
Used to test that vertical
and horizontal
edges/surfaces are level

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Woodworker’s Vice
Used to hold wood securely
when sawing, chiseling,
shaping, filing etc.

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Engineer’s Vice
Used to hold metal securely
when filing, drilling, bending
etc.

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G Cramp
Used to hold wood joints
until the glue sets. It is also
used to secure work to the
workbench (e.g. when
chiseling) to prevent it from
moving.

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Sash Clamp
Used to hold (clamp) longer
pieces of wood until the
glue dries.

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Corner Clamp
Used to hold corner joints
until the glue sets (dries).

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Machine Vice
Used to hold your work
securely when drilling. The
vice can be bolted to the
drill table.

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Hand Vice
Used to hold small
sheets/sections of wood,
metal or plastic more safely
and securely when drilling.

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Toggle Clamp
A special type of clamp that
can be quickly locked and
released. Used on vacuum
formers to clamp the plastic
sheet into position.

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Bench Pillar Drill
Used with drill bits to drill
precise holes in wood, metal
and plastic. Goggles must be
worn when using this
machine.

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Band Saw
Used to cut thicker sections
of wood and plastic (sheets,
blocks, tubes) in straight
lines or curves.

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Disc & Belt Sanding
Machine
Used to remove waste
material and smooth the
edges of wood and plastic
sheets/blocks.

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Reciprocating (Scroll) Saw
Used to cut accurate curves
in thin sheet wood and
plastic.

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Strip Heater
Used to heat thin plastic
sheet (e.g. acrylic) so that it
can be easily bent along a
line.

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Vacuum Forming Machine
Used to heat and mould
plastic sheet into a variety
of hollow forms (e.g. inserts
for toy packaging).

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Injection Moulding
Machine
Used to mouldintricate
plastic objects such as
telephones and electrical
appliances (casings).

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Electric Power Drill
Used with drill bits to
quickly drill holes in wood,
metal, plastic and concrete.

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Cordless Power Drill
Used with drill and
screwdriver bits to make
holes and drive in
woodscrews.