Metals: Tools
Design & Technology: AQA GCSE, topic 4.8.1
Tools
There are various simple tools used to work with metal.
Hammers
- Hammers come in different sizes and shapes.
- For example, ball-peen hammers, cross-peen hammers, and mallets.
- Hammers are used for shaping, bending, striking, and driving nails into metal.
Pliers
- Pliers are versatile hand tools.
- Pliers are used for gripping, bending, and cutting metal.
- Types of pliers include combination pliers, long-nose pliers, diagonal cutting pliers, and locking pliers.
Vices
- Vices are mechanical devices.
- Vices are used to hold and secure metal pieces while working on them.
- Vices provide stability and allow for accurate shaping, drilling, and cutting operations.
- In metalworking, bench vices and drill press vices are commonly used.
Files
- Metal files have abrasive surfaces.
- Files are used for shaping and smoothing metal surfaces.
- Files come in various shapes.
- For example, flat files, round files, half-round files, and needle files.
- Files can remove burrs, shape edges, and achieve precise dimensions.
Chisels
- Chisels have sharp cutting edges.
- Chisels are used for cutting or carving metal.
- Chisels come in various shapes and sizes.
- For example, flat chisels, round nose chisels, and diamond point chisels.
- Chisels are used for tasks like removing material, making grooves, or cutting notches.
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