Metalworking tools are used to cut, shape, drill, and thread various types of metal. They can be manual or powered by electricity or air. Common hand tools include hacksaws, shears, hammers, and files, while power tools include grinders, bandsaws, drills, taps, and dies. Each tool has a specific purpose, such as hacksaws for precision cuts, shears for cutting sheet metal, hammers for bending and thinning metal, and grinders for shaping large areas. Taps and dies produce threaded surfaces on metal.
Metalworking tools are used to cut, shape, drill, and thread various types of metal. Many different types of metalworking tools are available for these tasks. These tools can be operated manually or powered by electricity or air. The most common types of metalworking hand tools include hacksaws, shears, hammers, and files. Power tools typically consist of grinders, bandsaws, drills, taps, and dies.
A hacksaw is a tool specially designed for making precision cuts in metal. This saw typically has a narrow blade with numerous fine teeth. Hacksaws can be used to cut almost any type of metal, including hardened steel, cast iron, copper, aluminum and brass. This metalworking tool usually leaves a rough surface after the object has been cut. Hacksaws are often used in the plumbing industry for cutting copper pipe.
Shears are a metalworking tool typically used for cutting sheet metal. While most shears are hand-operated, mechanically-operated models are also available. Small hand snips are sometimes called tin snips. Large, compound action snips are typically used for cutting thicker metal. Snips usually produce a straight, smooth cut in sheet metal materials.
Hammers are generally employed in metalworking to straighten or bend a workpiece. A hammer is also used to thin metals and make them more pliable. This tool is often used on heated metal in the ironworking industry. A file is often needed to smooth out the rough edges left behind when cutting metal. Files are also needed to shape or carve a piece.
Grinders shape areas of metal that are too large for a file. This metalworking tool can be hand-held or table-mounted. It features an abrasive wheel or disc that spins quickly and can be used for a variety of purposes. Typical uses for this tool include grinding, polishing, cutting, and sharpening. A grinder can be electrically or pneumatically powered.
A bandsaw is a mechanical hacksaw that can cut large pieces of metal quickly. This tool is available as a benchtop or portable model. Over-the-counter models are usually much larger than portable varieties. A drill, another variation, is a metalworking tool used to punch holes in a piece of metal and can be either table-mounted or hand-held. This tool can drill holes in a variety of diameters and depths and can be electrically or pneumatically powered.
Taps and dies produce a threaded surface on the inside or outside of a piece of metal. Taps cut threads inside a part while dies produce threads on the outside. These tools are often used for metal piping although they are also required for many other applications. These metalworking tools are also useful for repairing damaged threads.
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