Handle top tools are conventional locksmithing and blacksmithing tools with a handle for use with heavy mallets and in extreme temperatures. They come in different handle styles and materials, including wood and steel, and are available as single items or in sets with accessories like mushroom ends.
A handle top tool is any conventional locksmithing device that has a handle to allow it to be used with a sledgehammer and in proximity to extreme temperatures. This range of tools generally includes most types of tools usually held by hand such as punches, chisels, sets and cutters. Superior handle tools come with several handle styles, including integral wood and steel handles, and detachable gripper or wire handles. Top handled tools typically include sets of different sized drives and accessories such as mushroom ends.
In blacksmithing, the top handled tools are basically conventional hand tools that include a long handle. The handle allows the blacksmith to use the tools safely and comfortably with heavy mallets, power hammers and hydraulic presses. The handle also provides an element of separation between the smith and the glowing pieces. Most hand tools such as punches, chisels, cutters and cutters are available in the top handled tool configuration.
Tool handles can be made from wood, steel rod, or steel rods and wire. Wood-handled superior tools feature the same type of handle arrangement as those seen on hammers. The tool will have an opening at one end through which the handle is secured with steel or epoxy wedges. Steel wedge handles are generally preferred as they allow the handle to be removed and replaced if damaged. Steel bar handles are usually permanently welded onto the tool.
Wire and wire rod tools have a groove or channel machined into the body at the non-working end. The handle is bent from thick steel wire or rods and has a ring at one end that fits into the groove in the tool. These tool variants are also often used with locksmith tongs that look like sturdy tongs. The tongs are positioned so that their jaws grip the upper utensil held in the groove, thus preventing it from being ejected from the tongs during use.
Top handled tools are available as single items or in sets of different sizes or shapes. These sets include punches, cutters and cutters and typically contain up to 10 different tooling variations. Accessories such as mushroom ends are also available in these tool selections. These add-ons are shaped like a mushroom and fit into the back of the tool, thus providing a larger striking area for the hammer. Tool sets often include a mushroom head which is then used on all tools.
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