Metalworking Hand Tools
Metalworking hand tools are Hand tool, hand tools used in the metalworking field. Types Dollies Dolly (tool), Dollies can be handheld, or mounted on a stake or post. Metal dollies come in a variety of sizes and shapes and are used for all types of hand-forming, planishing (smoothing), and shrinking. Files and rasps File (tool), Files and Rasp, rasps are used to provide a smooth Surface finishing, finish for detail work, and are often used in the Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace industry. Forming bags Forming bags, also known as ''soft dollies'', are usually filled with sand or lead, shot and sewn very tightly out of a top-grade canvas or leather. When used correctly, a forming bag allows the user to "shrink" the metal without marking it. Hammers A wide range of body Hammer, hammers are used in metalworking. Hammers range from small, lightweight "pick" hammers (which provide stubby pick point and high-crown peen-type faces that will ding out small dents in hig ...
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Hand Tool
A hand tool is any tool that is powered manual labour, by hand rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include wrenches, pliers, cutter (other), cutters, File (tool), files, hammer, striking tools, chisel, struck or hammered tools, screwdriver, screwdrivers, vises, clamp (tool), clamps, snips, hacksaws, drills, and knives. Outdoor tools such as garden forks, pruning shears, and Rake (tool), rakes are additional forms of hand tools. Portable power tools are not hand tools. History Hand tools have been used by humans since the Stone Age, when stone tools were used for hammering and cutting. During the Bronze Age, tools were made by casting alloys of copper and tin. Bronze tools were sharper and harder than those made of stone. During the Iron Age iron replaced bronze, and tools became even stronger and more durable. The Ancient Rome, Romans developed tools during this period which are similar to those being produced today. After the Industrial Revolution, most tools ...
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