Tools and Cables Flashcards
Pocket Tape
make sure have metric and imperial
Spirit Level - alcohol doesn’t freeze - outdoor
Chalk line - stretch it out on surface (let it retract)
-leaving chalk residue
Blade for what your cutting
crosscut (against grain)
Rip cut (along grain)
-compass saw (protect wires)
Soft material - coarse teeth
Hard material - fine teeth
Files
shank (tail end) - to be hammered into wooden handle
rasp (coarse & sharp)
double & single cut
Claw hammer (flat & straight)
carbon steel should not be hammered
peening (tap to shape) - to dent
You could fix hammer head (but not by hammer to hammer)
Centre punch (only we need) to drill hard metal
Wrench
open straight
box angle (won’t cut)
-combination wrenches & sockets
Canadian Tire
Home Depot
6 point (more torque)
12 point (do square and open)
variable speed (know what’s going on)
impact (instant)
Crescent wrenches
Allen wrenches (don’t worry about metric)
Robertson (colour coated)
1,2, and 3 (sizes) (big to small) Black to red to green
0, 00 (big to small) (yellow to orange)
1 biggest
00 smallest
at least 3 different sized (straight blades)
Misceallaneous
Nut Driver
Fish tape (conduit pulling)
Reacher pole
powder actuated tools
Power Tools
Twist Drills (metal cutting standard size) (can be hand or drill bit)
Number bits (drill bit) (tapping holes)
Dimensions (mm, inches)
Auger (constantly spiral removes materials) (tip to push it through) (drill)
Carbide Topped Bits (concrete, masonry, bricks, and tiles) (rotating hammer) (combination with)
Holes saws drill hole on board or wood to install box (light fixture)
Cable cutters (soft non-ferrous material) (BX)
adjust potentiometer - electronics - insulated & metal side