Workshop tools & machines

Workshop Tools & Machines

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Twist Drill Bit

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



Forstner Drill Bit

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



Hole Saw

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



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.



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.



Countersink Drill Bit

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



Flat Drill Bit

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



Bevel Edge Chisel

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



Wooden Mallet

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



Rubber Mallet

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



Claw Hammer

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



Cross-pein Hammer

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



Ball-pein Hammer

Used to hammer in larger nails and to flatten the heads of metal rivets (ball-pein end).



Tenon (Back) Saw

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



Hacksaw

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



Junior Hacksaw

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



Coping Saw

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



Rip Saw

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



Nail Punch

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



Carpenter’s Pincers

Used to remove small bent nails without damaging your work.



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.



Smoothing Plane

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



Surform

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



Rasp

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



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.



Bench Hook

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



Woodworker’s Try Square

Used to mark 90 degree lines on wood and to check that edges/corners of materials are square.



Engineer’s Try Square

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



Steel Rule

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



Marking Knife

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



Marking Gauge

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

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Jenny (Odd-leg) Calipers

Used to mark (score) parallel lines on metal



Spirit Level

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



Woodworker’s Vice

Used to hold wood securely when sawing, chiseling, shaping, filing etc.



Engineer’s Vice

Used to hold metal securely when filing, drilling, bending etc.



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.



Sash Clamp

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



Corner Clamp

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



Machine Vice

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



Hand Vice

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



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.



Bench Pillar Drill

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



Band Saw

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



Disc & Belt Sanding Machine

Used to remove waste material and smooth the edges of wood and plastic sheets/blocks.



Reciprocating (Scroll) Saw

Used to cut accurate curves in thin sheet wood and plastic.



Strip Heater

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



Vacuum Forming Machine

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



Injection Moulding Machine

Used to mould intricate plastic objects such as telephones and electrical appliances (casings).



Electric Power Drill

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



Cordless Power Drill

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

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