Tools
The tool with the adjustable spanner
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crescent wrench
Used to cut small wires
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diagonal cutters
Fastener used with a screw driver or
impact drill. Threaded to increase grip, not
easy to pull out
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screw
Weight or pressure exerted on a structure
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force
Similar to MDF (pieces of
wood compressed) particles
are larger
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Particle Board (Chip
Board)
This tool is used to fasten standard nuts and bolts, and has a 1 to 1 sizing.
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combination wrench
Used on delicate tasks, narrow openings
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Needle Nose
Pliers
Fastener used with hammer or compressed air gun. No threads, can be pulled out.
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nail
Pressing force, Happens all the time
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compression
Tiny wood particles and
sawdust pressed together
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MDF (Medium
Density Fiberboard)
Use when low torque is required to fasten
screw
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screw driver
Used to drive (flat end) and remove
(curved end) nails
- Can be used to pry in a
pinch
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Hammer
Fastener used with stapler. Bigger staple =
bigger stapler. May need compressed air
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staple
Pulling force. Think about the things we suspend from the fly
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tension
Thin layers of wood pressed
and glued together
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ply wood
Used to fasten nuts/bolts/screws with a
hex opening
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Allen/Hex
Wrench/Key
-Used to impart force on another object
with a softened drive
-Knocking pieces of wood together, drive
dowels, secure joints
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mallet
Fastener used with nuts and washers. Does
not secure on its own
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bolt
Twisting force. Think
about when you use a
wrench
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Torsion (Torque)
most common types of lumber
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pine and cedar
Has a locking mechanism and can hold things indefinitely
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Use when low torque is required to fasten
screw
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vise grip
can adjust for larger
tasks
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Slip Joint Plier
Fastener used with bolts and washers. Does not secure on its own.
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nut
Unaligned forces
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shear
lumbers standard length
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Standards length is 16'