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Tool is defined as implements used to modify raw materials for human use. It is
regarded as man's partner in his struggle for survival. Hand tools are very important to us
In performing wood workings, we need hand tools or devices that can help us.
Every tool has a purpose in constructing an object. Gripping,Prying and Twisting tools
are kinds of hand tool for performing work on a material or physical system using only
hands.
Carpentry tools may be classified according to function. Some are use for guiding
and testing tools, marking tools, measuring tools, holding tools, toothed cutting
Gripping,Prying and Twisting tools are one of these kind. May be we are not
familiar to these kind of tools. Some kind of these are pliers and wrenches
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Gripping,Prying and Twisting tools may be classified as pliers or wrenches.
A. Wrenches
A wrench is a tool specially designed to tighten or loosen nuts, bolts, studs, and
pipes. Wrenches are forged from steel alloy to prevent breakage. There are many differ-
ent types of wrenches. Each type has its own use. By using the proper wrench for the task
to be done, you will not break the wrench, damage the equipment, or cause personal
injury.
The following sections intended to give you information on the different wrench types.
has different size openings on each end.This type of an arrangement permits a smaller
number of wrenches to complete a set. The engineer’s double open-end wrench is also
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The engineer’s SINGLE OPENED WRENCH has a long smooth shank
providing the user with a better gripping surface. It is used to reach behind or
one or both ends of the wrench. Most jaw openings are offset from the shank portion of
the wrench by 15 degrees. The wrench length is determined by the size of the jaw
opening.
wrench is used in the building trades and on heavy objects which require alignment
before fasten
B. Pliers
Pliers are hand tool used to hold objects firmly, or for cutting and bending tough
materials such as wire. Generally, pliers consist of a pair of metal first class level joined
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at a fulcrum positioned closer to one end of the levers, creating short jaws on one side of
the fulcrum, and longer handle on the other side. This arrangement creates a mechanical
advantage, allowing the force of the handsgrip to be amplified and focused on an object
with precision. The jaws can also be used to manipulate objects too small or unwieldy to
As pliers in the general sense are an ancient and simple invention, no single point
in history, or single inventor, can be credited. Early metal working processes from several
millennia BCE would have required plier-like devices to handle hot materials in the
process of smithing or casting. Development from wooden to bronze pliers would have
probably happened sometime prior to . Among the oldest illustrations of pliers are those
showing the Greek god Hephaestus in his forge. Today, pliers intended principally to be
used for safely handling hot objects are usually called tongs. The number of different
designs of pliers grew with the invention of the different objects which they were used to
There are many kinds of pliers made for various general and specific purpose.
NEEDLE-NOSE PLIERS
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Needle-nose pliers are used in the same manner as duckbill pliers.
However, there is a difference in the design of the jaws. Needle-nose jaws are
tapered to a point, which makes them adapted to installing and removing small
cotter pins. They have serrations at the nose end and a side cutter near the throat.
Needle-nose pliers may be used to hold small items steady, to cut and bend safety
wire, or to do numerous other jobs that are too intricate or too difficult to be done
by hand alone. NOTE Duckbill and needle-nose pliers are especially delicate. Care
chipping the jaws. Once these pliers are damaged,they are practically useless.
GRIPPING PLIERS
Flat-nose pliers (duckbill pliers) With long, narrow, flat jaws, they are
stronger than needle-nose pliers, but less able to reach into really confined
spaces
Parallel pliers which have jaws (usually smooth) which come together in a
contact. This design is intended to increase the surface area on materials the
pliers are used on, decreasing pressure and potential for causing indentations.
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Wire-stripping pliers -cuts & removes insulation on electrical wire
Fencing tools - include a hammer, wire cutter and nail puller on one
tool
wire; the jaws may be asymmetric, allowing the nail to be pulled out
ADJUSTABLE PLIERS
Slip joint pliers, which are similar to combination pliers but whose pivot can
be slipped between two holes when the jaws are fully open to change their
sizecalled
Channellocks), with adjustable jaw sizes, that are designed to grip various
ROTATIONAL PLIERS
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SLIP JOINT PLIERS DIAGONAL PLIERS
LINEMAN PLIERS
PINCERS
CRIMPING PLIERS
CONCLUSION
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We therefore conclude that being familiar in this kind of tools is important.
Being associated in this tools are hard especially when you dont really now how to use it.
In this paper we represent some kind of of gripping tools. Carelessnes during the time
Nearly all sidecutting pliers and diagonals are designed o that the cutting edges
can be reground. Some older models of pliers will not close if material is ground from
cutting edges,never take any more material from the jaws. Note that when jaws on pliers
do not open enough to permit grinding, remove the pin that attaches the two halves of the
pliers, so that the jaws can be separated. The serrat on the jaws of the pliers must be
sharp.they should be keep stored in a toolbox in such a manner that the jaws cannot be
breaking,or chipping the jaws. Once these pliers are damaged,they are practically useless.
Pliers and wrenches are very helpful tools in carpentry. It was used in many
woodworking activities.