Hammers
The most popular hammer for general work, available with a wooden (often hickory), glass-fibre or steel handle; with or without rubber grip. The most popular weights are 455-680g (16 to 24oz). The claw is normally curved, and incorporates a 'V' ... [... more]
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Electric Drill
Some drills are designed to be held with the hand around the main body of the drill, thumb one side, fingers the other; with the third and little fingers operating the trigger. The advantage of this hold is that the forearm is in line with the ... [... more]
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Clamps
Probably the most widely used and versatile clamp. It can be used to clamp a workpiece to a work surface or two parts of a workpiece together. Jaw openings range from about one inch to over 8 inches.. The end of the screw section normally has a ... [... more]
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Router Cutters
Always insert at least three quarters of the shank of a router cutter into the router collet and ensure the collet is fully tightened. Failure to do this may cause the cutter to be subjected to excess flexing due to the side pressure of the ... [... more]
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Bench Grinder
All you need to do is set the width and depth of the blades (typically Diamond Blades) and running the chaser up or along a wall will put two parallel cuts into brick, plaster, cement and similar building materials which can then be easily ... [... more]
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Bricklayer's Tool Kit
These came various sizes and shape ranging between ten and fourteen inches. One side of the trowel has a more rounded edge, this being for rough cutting, however, this use is not advised for the beginner. The measurements are the actual blade ... [... more]
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Ladders
A combination ladder offers various arrangements to give a step ladder, an extension ladder and a stair ladder in one piece of equipment. The combinations fold down to about the same size as the platform step ladder but is much more versatile. ... [... more]
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Advertising
Text adverts can be one or more lines long, the important thing is the number of characters, the standard is 25 characters - the link to the URL of your choice can be part or all of the text displayed. Text adverts are normally in the side bar ... [... more]
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Hot Air Heat Guns
For stripping paint, the heated air is directed onto the painted surface, causing it to soften so that it can be easily stripped off - either by using a stripping knife or hook. For best results it is best to work up the surface with the heat gun ... [... more]
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Drills - Hand And Electric
Uses a hand operated crank handle to turn an interlocking gear, which in turn rotates the drill bit. With a quicker set-up time than the electric drill, the hand drill is most useful when you require only a small number of holes. Effective for ... [... more]
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