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==General== | ==General== | ||
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* Standard | * Standard | ||
* Long | * Long | ||
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* Ratchet | * Ratchet | ||
* Flexible | * Flexible | ||
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===[[Scissors]]=== | ===[[Scissors]]=== | ||
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| − | * | + | * Craft scissors |
| − | * | + | * Children's scissors |
| − | * | + | * Nail scissors |
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===Gloves=== | ===Gloves=== | ||
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* Latex | * Latex | ||
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* Holds a set of hex shanked screwdriver bits | * Holds a set of hex shanked screwdriver bits | ||
* Small pocket sized one is handy | * Small pocket sized one is handy | ||
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==Measuring & Marking== | ==Measuring & Marking== | ||
| − | ===Tape measure=== | + | ===[[Tapes|Tape measure]]=== |
====Steel==== | ====Steel==== | ||
* More accurate than fibreglass | * More accurate than fibreglass | ||
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===Ruler=== | ===Ruler=== | ||
Steel, aluminium, wood, plastic | Steel, aluminium, wood, plastic | ||
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===Pen & Pencil=== | ===Pen & Pencil=== | ||
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* 90 degree tool that overlaps the edge of workpiece | * 90 degree tool that overlaps the edge of workpiece | ||
* fastest way to mark an exact line across timber | * fastest way to mark an exact line across timber | ||
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===Yardstick=== | ===Yardstick=== | ||
* Yard long ruler | * Yard long ruler | ||
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==[[Tapes]]== | ==[[Tapes]]== | ||
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* Paper tape - tapes over PB joints before painting for a low cost non-filled job. | * Paper tape - tapes over PB joints before painting for a low cost non-filled job. | ||
* Plasterboard tape - an open mesh tape | * Plasterboard tape - an open mesh tape | ||
| − | + | * & many more | |
| − | & many more | ||
==[[Clamps]]== | ==[[Clamps]]== | ||
| − | + | * Mole grips | |
| − | + | * C clamp | |
| − | + | * F clamp | |
| − | + | * Sash Cramp | |
| − | + | * Spreaders | |
| − | + | * Bar clamp | |
| − | + | * Mitre clamp | |
| − | + | * Pipe clamp | |
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==Pliers== | ==Pliers== | ||
| − | + | * Long nosed Pliers | |
| − | + | ** Pliers for use in very confined spaces | |
| − | Pliers for use in very confined spaces | + | * Circlip Pliers |
| − | + | ** Pliers for fitting and removing circlips | |
| − | + | * Round nosed Pliers | |
| − | Pliers for fitting and removing circlips | + | * Sidecutters |
| − | + | * Type of wirecutting pliers | |
| − | + | * Fencing pliers | |
| − | + | ** Hammer, wire cutter and tensioner in one | |
| − | + | * Grozz Pliers | |
| − | Type of wirecutting pliers | + | ** Glasswork |
| − | + | * Waterpump pliers | |
| − | + | ** Slotted hinge mechanism allows large sizes to be gripped | |
| − | * Hammer, wire cutter and tensioner in one | + | * [[Parallel Pliers]] |
| − | + | ** Not often found in DIY use, but much better performance than standard pliers. | |
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==[[Knives]]== | ==[[Knives]]== | ||
| − | + | * [[Knives|Stanley Knife]] | |
| − | + | * [[Knives|Wallpaper knife]] | |
| − | + | * [[Knives|Pocket Knife]] | |
| − | + | * [[Knives|Craft knife, X-acto knife]] | |
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==[[Levels]]== | ==[[Levels]]== | ||
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==[[Paint]]ing== | ==[[Paint]]ing== | ||
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===Paint kettle=== | ===Paint kettle=== | ||
| − | * Carrying a small amount of paint is less fatiguing | + | * Carrying a small amount of paint is less fatiguing |
* Reduces magnitude of spills | * Reduces magnitude of spills | ||
| + | * Helps keep bits of debris out of the main tin | ||
===Scraper=== | ===Scraper=== | ||
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* wood or foam | * wood or foam | ||
| − | ===Shave hook=== | + | ===[[Scraper|Shave hook]]=== |
* Paint removal | * Paint removal | ||
* Often blunt when bought. Sharpening them makes them work! | * Often blunt when bought. Sharpening them makes them work! | ||
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* better quality finish | * better quality finish | ||
* overspray is a real problem, everything must be masked | * overspray is a real problem, everything must be masked | ||
| + | * more than one type or category of sprayer | ||
===Paint Roller, Tray & Sleeves=== | ===Paint Roller, Tray & Sleeves=== | ||
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* For masonry | * For masonry | ||
| − | ===Line=== | + | ===Line & pegs=== |
| + | * Enables straight line construction | ||
===Bucket handle=== | ===Bucket handle=== | ||
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* Quick, easy and avoids a face/eye full of brick dust. | * Quick, easy and avoids a face/eye full of brick dust. | ||
| + | ===Rawl tool=== | ||
| + | * An obsolete manual masonry hammer drill | ||
| + | * hit the tool, turn it, hit, turn etc to make a round hole | ||
| + | * a cold chisel may be used instead. | ||
| + | * [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rawlplug-108-No8-Popular-Rawltool/dp/B0001P0K18 picture] | ||
==Plastering== | ==Plastering== | ||
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* plastic | * plastic | ||
** textured surface | ** textured surface | ||
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===Plasterer's Hawk=== | ===Plasterer's Hawk=== | ||
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===Wood Chisel=== | ===Wood Chisel=== | ||
| + | * Some chisels need sharpening before first use to get decent results. | ||
* dont use them as a lever - or if you do, keep some separate ones for this kind of rough work. | * dont use them as a lever - or if you do, keep some separate ones for this kind of rough work. | ||
* [http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Woodworking_Tools/Woodworking_-_Chisels/woodworking_-_chisels.html#DrawKnives Pics of various types] | * [http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Woodworking_Tools/Woodworking_-_Chisels/woodworking_-_chisels.html#DrawKnives Pics of various types] | ||
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* Loosens rope knots | * Loosens rope knots | ||
| − | ===Countersink=== | + | ===[[Drill bit|Countersink]]=== |
| − | * drills a shallow hole for a screw head | + | * drills a shallow hole for a [[Screws|screw head]] |
* several patterns available | * several patterns available | ||
| − | + | * large [[Drill Bits|drill bit]] makes a basic substitute | |
| − | * large drill bit makes a basic substitute | ||
===Profile Gauge=== | ===Profile Gauge=== | ||
| + | * A row of lots of pins held in place by friction | ||
* Use to transfer profiles from one item to another or to paper | * Use to transfer profiles from one item to another or to paper | ||
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===Hand drill=== | ===Hand drill=== | ||
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===Brace=== | ===Brace=== | ||
* Another type of drill | * Another type of drill | ||
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| + | ===Joist Brace=== | ||
| + | * yet another kind of drill | ||
===Spoke Shave=== | ===Spoke Shave=== | ||
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===Carving Chisels=== | ===Carving Chisels=== | ||
* [http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Carving_Tools/carving_tools.html Pics] | * [http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Carving_Tools/carving_tools.html Pics] | ||
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| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_hook Wikipedia] | ||
==[[Saws]]== | ==[[Saws]]== | ||
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* Saw set | * Saw set | ||
* Two-man saw | * Two-man saw | ||
| − | + | * etc. See [[Saws]] | |
| − | See [[Saws]] | ||
more woodwork hand tools: | more woodwork hand tools: | ||
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Mitre box | Mitre box | ||
Pole lathe | Pole lathe | ||
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Sanding block | Sanding block | ||
Scratch stock | Scratch stock | ||
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==[[Hammers]]== | ==[[Hammers]]== | ||
| − | + | * Claw hammer | |
| − | + | * Cross pein hammer | |
| − | * | + | * Ball pein hammer |
| − | + | * Clubhammer | |
| − | + | * Sledge hammer | |
| − | + | * Dead blow hammer | |
| − | + | * (non sparking) hammer | |
| − | + | * Scutch hammer | |
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==Mallets== | ==Mallets== | ||
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==Bars== | ==Bars== | ||
| − | + | * Prybar | |
| − | + | * Crowbar | |
| − | + | * Wrecking bar | |
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==Cutters== | ==Cutters== | ||
===Wirecutters=== | ===Wirecutters=== | ||
| − | * Good idea to keep separate cutters for steel wire and copper wire, as iron & steel wires damage cutters. | + | * Good idea to keep separate cutters for steel wire and copper wire, as [[Iron Wire|iron & steel wires]] damage cutters. |
===Tinsnips=== | ===Tinsnips=== | ||
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===Meat Cleaver=== | ===Meat Cleaver=== | ||
* Designed for butchers, these make a good small axe for trimming small trees and general gardening. | * Designed for butchers, these make a good small axe for trimming small trees and general gardening. | ||
| − | * Add some red paint if you want to keep the neighbours away | + | * Add some red paint if you want to keep the neighbours away :) |
===Bolt Croppers=== | ===Bolt Croppers=== | ||
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| − | == | + | ==[[Spanner]]s== |
| − | + | * Ring [[spanner]] | |
| − | + | * Open ended [[Spanner]] | |
| − | + | * Combination [[spanner]] | |
| − | * Ring spanner | + | * Ratchet [[Spanner]] |
| − | * Open ended Spanner | + | * Half Moon [[Spanner]] |
| − | + | * Self Adjusting [[Spanner]]s | |
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| − | * | + | * [[Spanner|Extension Bar]] |
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==Metalwork== | ==Metalwork== | ||
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* various sizes | * various sizes | ||
** rat's tail file | ** rat's tail file | ||
| − | * different teeth size for different | + | * different teeth size for different materials |
| − | ** wood | + | ** coarse for wood |
| − | ** steel | + | ** fine for steel |
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C-clamp | C-clamp | ||
Combination square | Combination square | ||
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Drift pin | Drift pin | ||
F-clamp | F-clamp | ||
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Tongs | Tongs | ||
Tube & pipe benders | Tube & pipe benders | ||
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A very popular DIYer's jack. | A very popular DIYer's jack. | ||
====Side Jack==== | ====Side Jack==== | ||
| − | Minimum cost jack often supplied with vehicle. The quickest way to remove old unwanted jacking points. | + | Minimum cost jack often supplied with vehicle. The quickest way to remove old unwanted jacking points from cars. |
====Inflatable Jack==== | ====Inflatable Jack==== | ||
* This is a large bag that connects to the exhaust. | * This is a large bag that connects to the exhaust. | ||
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| − | ==Access== | + | ==[[:Category:Access|Access]]== |
| − | ===Ladders=== | + | ===[[:Category:Access|Ladders]]=== |
====Single section==== | ====Single section==== | ||
* Basic 1 piece ladder | * Basic 1 piece ladder | ||
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===Dentist's mirror=== | ===Dentist's mirror=== | ||
* Small mirror on stick enables seeing into unseeable places | * Small mirror on stick enables seeing into unseeable places | ||
| − | * Strips of mirror out of dead scanners | + | * Strips of mirror out of dead scanners get into smaller holes |
===Inspection Lamp=== | ===Inspection Lamp=== | ||
aka Drop lamp | aka Drop lamp | ||
* hand held lamp designed to use up your stock of spare mains bulbs | * hand held lamp designed to use up your stock of spare mains bulbs | ||
| + | * Rough service bulbs recommended | ||
| − | === | + | ===Stapler=== |
| + | * Fixing cloth | ||
| − | === | + | ===[[Crimp]]er, non-ratchet=== |
| − | * attaches crimp connectors to cables, but the connection is invariably weak & inadequte | + | * attaches crimp connectors to [[cables]], but the connection is invariably weak & inadequte |
| − | === | + | ===[[Crimp]]er, ratchet=== |
* attaches crimp connectors to cables properly | * attaches crimp connectors to cables properly | ||
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===Draw tape=== | ===Draw tape=== | ||
| − | * Threading wires through otherwise inaccessible voids, eg under floor, within walls | + | * Threading [[cables|wires]] through otherwise inaccessible voids, eg under floor, within walls |
| − | ===Computer=== | + | ===[[:Category:Computing|Computer]]=== |
===Camera=== | ===Camera=== | ||
* Records damage or other issues before a job starts | * Records damage or other issues before a job starts | ||
| − | * A simple way to enable near identical reassembly of complex items | + | * A simple way to enable near identical reassembly of complex items, in theory |
===Mobile=== | ===Mobile=== | ||
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* Reduces the cost of [[Darwin Award]]s | * Reduces the cost of [[Darwin Award]]s | ||
| − | ===Goggles=== | + | ===[[Goggles]]=== |
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====Direct vent goggles==== | ====Direct vent goggles==== | ||
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===Ear defenders=== | ===Ear defenders=== | ||
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Cleaning link? | Cleaning link? | ||
| − | === | + | ===Dustsheet=== |
| − | * Plastic or cloth sheets for keeping dust & paint off floors, furniture, woodwork, etc | + | * Plastic or cloth sheets for keeping dust & [[paint]] off floors, furniture, woodwork, etc |
===Newspaper=== | ===Newspaper=== | ||
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===Fugenboy=== | ===Fugenboy=== | ||
| − | * Shaping & smoothing tool for silicone sealant & similar | + | * Shaping & smoothing tool for [[silicone]] sealant & similar |
* Polypropylene | * Polypropylene | ||
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* Budget masks are for nontoxic nuisance dusts only, and reduce rather than prevent dust ingress | * Budget masks are for nontoxic nuisance dusts only, and reduce rather than prevent dust ingress | ||
| − | ===Laser level=== | + | ===[[Levels|Laser level]]=== |
===Grout spreader=== | ===Grout spreader=== | ||
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* Prevents personal contamination | * Prevents personal contamination | ||
| − | ===Impact driver=== | + | ===[[Impact driver]]=== |
| − | * | + | 2 different tools go by this name: |
| − | * | + | * Manual: a hammer driven screwdriver that applies impact force both down and rotationally |
| + | * Power tool: these apply rotational impact | ||
| − | ===Hot | + | ===[[Adhesive|Hot glue gun]]=== |
* Bodger's special | * Bodger's special | ||
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* Enables greater accuracy | * Enables greater accuracy | ||
| − | ===Mitre saw, | + | ===[[Saws|Mitre saw]], manual=== |
* Guide frame to enable accurate angles to be cut in wood etc | * Guide frame to enable accurate angles to be cut in wood etc | ||
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===Freezer=== | ===Freezer=== | ||
* freezes pipes to enable plumbing. If quick. | * freezes pipes to enable plumbing. If quick. | ||
| + | * Unfreezes pipes to enable flooding - if not quick. | ||
| − | ===Box spanner=== | + | ===[[Spanner|Box spanner]]=== |
* Tube with hexagonal end to drives nuts. | * Tube with hexagonal end to drives nuts. | ||
* Turned by a bar inserted through holes in the tube | * Turned by a bar inserted through holes in the tube | ||
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===Letter punch & Number punches=== | ===Letter punch & Number punches=== | ||
| − | * Stamps text into metals | + | * Stamps text into unhardened metals |
===Sawhorse=== | ===Sawhorse=== | ||
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* Not suitable for modern sheet replacements for asbestos. | * Not suitable for modern sheet replacements for asbestos. | ||
| − | ===Jeweller's screwdrivers=== | + | ===Jeweller's [[screwdrivers]]=== |
* tiny screwdrivers | * tiny screwdrivers | ||
* For repairing small appliances | * For repairing small appliances | ||
| − | ===Hex bit Screwdriver=== | + | ===[[Hex bits|Hex bit Screwdriver]]=== |
* screwdriver wth standardised interchangeable bits | * screwdriver wth standardised interchangeable bits | ||
* more robust & versatile than conventional screwdriver | * more robust & versatile than conventional screwdriver | ||
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===Torch=== | ===Torch=== | ||
* may mean a battery light or gas flame | * may mean a battery light or gas flame | ||
| + | * For paint stripping, soldering, drying, etc | ||
===Grindstone=== | ===Grindstone=== | ||
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===Nail puller=== | ===Nail puller=== | ||
| − | * Removes nails | + | * Removes [[nails] |
* Various patterns available | * Various patterns available | ||
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===Feeler Gauge=== | ===Feeler Gauge=== | ||
| − | * set of slips of very thin steel | + | * set of slips of very thin steel, each of a different thickness |
* measures tiny gaps | * measures tiny gaps | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]] | + | * [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]] |
| − | + | * [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]] | |
| − | [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]] | + | * [[Unblock a Drain| Drain clearing hand tools]] |
| − | + | * [[Clamps]] | |
| − | [[Unblock a Drain| Drain clearing hand tools]] | + | * [[Levels]] |
| − | + | * [[Paint]] | |
| − | [[Clamps]] | + | * [[Knives]] |
Latest revision as of 17:18, 19 October 2015
General
Screwdrivers
- Standard
- Long
- Stubby
- 90 degree cranked
- Ratchet
- Flexible
- Robertson
Scissors
- Household scissors
- Wallpaper scissors
- Bone scissors
- Craft scissors
- Children's scissors
- Nail scissors
Gloves
- Rubber
- Leather
- Cotton
- Latex
Bit Holder
- Holds a set of hex shanked screwdriver bits
- Small pocket sized one is handy
Security bits
Measuring & Marking
Tape measure
Steel
- More accurate than fibreglass
- Steel tape breaks eventually
- Stiff springy tape
- Popular & cheap
Fibreglass
- Floppy tape
- Tape is not perfectl dimensionally stable, so small inaccuracies may occur
- Long lived
Ruler
Steel, aluminium, wood, plastic
- rigid or folding
Check the accuracy; the BS standard for plastic rulers is/was quite liberal.
Pen & Pencil
Bevel
- For transferring & copying angles
- When using a bevel for repeat angles in construction, it can move, ruining workpieces. Draw round it when the angle has been taken, and check the bevel against this drawing before it is used on each workpiece.
Set Square
- 90 degree tool that overlaps the edge of workpiece
- fastest way to mark an exact line across timber
Yardstick
- Yard long ruler
Tapes
See Tapes for a full list of the numerous types of tape & their uses in DIY & construction. These include:
- Insulating - pvc
- Building - fairly tough, rippable
- Masking
- Cellophane - minimum cost low performance tape
- Duct Tape - reinforced tape for most jobs except ducting
- Foil tape
- Amalgamating tape
- Friction tape
- Wall tape - crack repair tape
- Clear waterproof tape - repairs to glass & plastic cracks.
- Paper tape - tapes over PB joints before painting for a low cost non-filled job.
- Plasterboard tape - an open mesh tape
- & many more
Clamps
- Mole grips
- C clamp
- F clamp
- Sash Cramp
- Spreaders
- Bar clamp
- Mitre clamp
- Pipe clamp
Pliers
- Long nosed Pliers
- Pliers for use in very confined spaces
- Circlip Pliers
- Pliers for fitting and removing circlips
- Round nosed Pliers
- Sidecutters
- Type of wirecutting pliers
- Fencing pliers
- Hammer, wire cutter and tensioner in one
- Grozz Pliers
- Glasswork
- Waterpump pliers
- Slotted hinge mechanism allows large sizes to be gripped
- Parallel Pliers
- Not often found in DIY use, but much better performance than standard pliers.
Knives
- Stanley Knife
- Wallpaper knife
- Pocket Knife
- Craft knife, X-acto knife
- Scalpel
- Rotary Knife
- TC tipped knife
Levels
Painting
Paint brush
- Decorator's brushes are widely available in sizes from 0.5" to 6"
- Brushes several feet wide are occasionally seen in use for exterior painting
- The worst ones are identified by pulling on the bristles to see if some come out.
Artists brushes
- For fine detail
- for tight access
- For touchup jobs
Block Brush
A thicker brush for bulk application of thin paints, eg some lime paints & wood preservatives.
Paint kettle
- Carrying a small amount of paint is less fatiguing
- Reduces magnitude of spills
- Helps keep bits of debris out of the main tin
Scraper
- Paint removal
Sandpaper
- smoothing
- stock removal
- Wet & dry for wet use
- dense particles for hand sanding
- lower particle density for power sanding avoid clog
Sanding Block
- use with sandpaper to apply an even pressure and help achieve a flatter result
- wood or foam
Shave hook
- Paint removal
- Often blunt when bought. Sharpening them makes them work!
Paint Guard
- Hand held plastic strip to keep paint off other items, eg carpet
Sprayer
- faster coverage than brush
- better quality finish
- overspray is a real problem, everything must be masked
- more than one type or category of sprayer
Paint Roller, Tray & Sleeves
- Faster cover than brushes
- Rollers tend to produce some amount of overspray
- shorthair rollers for flat smooth surfaces
- longhair rollers for rough surfaces
- ridged rollers for patterning
Masonry
Brick trowel
Cold Chisel
- For masonry
Line & pegs
- Enables straight line construction
Bucket handle
- Shapes pointing
Blower
- Clears holes drilled in masonry
- Quick, easy and avoids a face/eye full of brick dust.
Rawl tool
- An obsolete manual masonry hammer drill
- hit the tool, turn it, hit, turn etc to make a round hole
- a cold chisel may be used instead.
- picture
Plastering
Float
- rectangular tool for smoothing
- steel
- general purpose float
- for cement render, gypsum plaster, etc
- wood
- used mainly with lime plaster
- draws fat to the surface less than steel
- plastic
- textured surface
- for
Plasterer's Hawk
- small handheld platform for mixed plaster
Trowel
Featheredge
Small tools
- detailing, ribbon work & decorative work
Corner trowels
- right angle trowels for internal & external corners
Woodwork
Many tools used in woodwork are in other headings. This section is for tools not generally used in other areas of DIY.
Wood Chisel
- Some chisels need sharpening before first use to get decent results.
- dont use them as a lever - or if you do, keep some separate ones for this kind of rough work.
- Pics of various types
Plane
- smoothing, flattening & stock removal of wood & non-brittle plastics
- Planes typically need sharpening and setting up before use
Bradawl
- Marks wood for drilling
- Loosens rope knots
Countersink
- drills a shallow hole for a screw head
- several patterns available
- large drill bit makes a basic substitute
Profile Gauge
- A row of lots of pins held in place by friction
- Use to transfer profiles from one item to another or to paper
Hand drill
- Not often used since cordless drills became popular
- Allow much finer control than mains electric drills
- Relatively slow
- Pattern of top handle is the main difference seen among hand drills, and this affects stability in use
- Very old hand drills may have types of chuck rarely seen today, eg a 2 jaw chuck.
- most have a quarter inch chuck
Moulding Plane
- Produces moulded timber profiles
- Now replaced by routers & spindle moulders
Breast drill
- Type of hand drill
- Top end of drill designed to be pressed against the chest in use
- This stabilises the drill, and allows more force to be applied
Brace
- Another type of drill
Joist Brace
- yet another kind of drill
Spoke Shave
- A very short plane for use on curved surfaces and in restricted spaces
- Designed for trimming wooden wheel spokes
Rasp
- Coarse file for wood stock removal
Cabinet Scraper
Carving Chisels
Bench Hook
Saws
- Backsaw
- Bow saw
- Bucksaw
- Coping saw
- Crosscut saw
- Japanese saw
- Fretsaw
- Hacksaw
- Hand saw
- Japanese saw
- Keyhole saw
- Mitre saw
- Plywood saw
- Rip saw
- Saw set
- Two-man saw
- etc. See Saws
more woodwork hand tools:
Bench hook Bow drill Broadaxe Card scraper Japanese chisel Drawknife F-clamp Framing hammer Froe Gimlet Gouge Gripe (tool) Hatchet Mitre box Pole lathe Sanding block Scratch stock Sharpening jig Sharpening stone Shooting board Slick (tool) Staple gun Upholstery hammer Vise (tool)
Hammers
- Claw hammer
- Cross pein hammer
- Ball pein hammer
- Clubhammer
- Sledge hammer
- Dead blow hammer
- (non sparking) hammer
- Scutch hammer
Mallets
- Wood Mallet
- Rubber Mallet
- Plastic Mallet
Bars
- Prybar
- Crowbar
- Wrecking bar
Material Handling
Shovel
- for moving loose material
Spade
- for digging
- Stainless steel gives less friction
Fork
- Stainless steel gives less friction
Wheelbarrow
- Dyson's original ballbarrows are much less likely to sink into mud, giving much easier ride on wet soil, but they're no longer made.
- plastic, nothing like as robust as metal barrows
- ideal for gardening
Carrying handle?
- Enables one person to carry 8x4 sheets
Sieve
- separate aggregate of differing sizes
- remove clumps from cat litter
- Power sieves are useful for large quantities
Bucket
Scoop
===Trowel (garden)
Cutters
Wirecutters
- Good idea to keep separate cutters for steel wire and copper wire, as iron & steel wires damage cutters.
Tinsnips
- Sheet metal cutting scissors
- designed for thin sheet only
- Uncomfortable & difficult with anything thicker
- cuts straight lines
- mostly useful for fabrication
Aviation Tinsnips
- A much improved design of sheet metal cutter.
- greater cutting force
- greater comfort
- causes more distortion to the workpiece
- mostly useful for dismantling
Wire strippers
- Any of a number of designs of wirestripper
Axe
- wood chopping
Meat Cleaver
- Designed for butchers, these make a good small axe for trimming small trees and general gardening.
- Add some red paint if you want to keep the neighbours away :)
Bolt Croppers
- Heaviest of all hand cutters
- Cut rebar, brass locks, bolts, threaded rod, small bar, chain
- Will not cut hardened steel
Tile Nippers
- Cut tiles.
Pipe cutter - wheel type
- ring turn, eg Monument
- for copper pipe
Pipe cutter - pvc chopper type
- fast cutting of pvc pipe
Spanners
- Ring spanner
- Open ended Spanner
- Combination spanner
- Ratchet Spanner
- Half Moon Spanner
- Self Adjusting Spanners
- Automatic
Sockets
Metalwork
Centre punch
- Dents metal to prevent wander while starting to drill a hole
Automatic Centre punch
- Just press, a hammering mechanism is built in.
File
- various sizes
- rat's tail file
- different teeth size for different materials
- coarse for wood
- fine for steel
More hand tools: C-clamp Combination square Drift pin F-clamp Hand scraper Machinist square Magnetic base Rotary tool Scriber Tongs Tube & pipe benders Vice
Car
Oil filter wrench
- Various types
- chain
- strap
- set of fingers driven by socket bar.
Jack
Hydraulic Jack
Various types
Bottle Jack
One of the more popular types of hydraulic jack
Other hydralic one used in garages
Screw Jack
2 concentric screws, forerunner of the hydraulic bottle jack, not sure of correct name
Scissor Jack
A very popular DIYer's jack.
Side Jack
Minimum cost jack often supplied with vehicle. The quickest way to remove old unwanted jacking points from cars.
Inflatable Jack
- This is a large bag that connects to the exhaust.
- Exhaust gases inflate the bag, lifting the vehicle up.
- Used where ground is too soft for other types of jack, such as desert use. The only useful jack for these situations.
Axle stands
Ramps
Pressure Gauge
Pump
Spatula
Hoist
Engine Stand
Access
Ladders
Single section
- Basic 1 piece ladder
2 section
- Allows ladder to be collapsed to a little more than half its length
- Normal configuration for longer ladders
3 section
- For long ladders
Roofing ladder
- Lightweight ladder enables safer use on rooftops
- Use of heavier ladders is inadvisable for roofing, as they can unbalance the user, with potentially very serious results.
Telescopic Ladder
- Telescopic action enables small ladders to compact to very small storage size
- Ideal for carrying in the boot of a car
- aka surveyor's ladder
Step ladder
Multipurpose ladder
- 3 ladder sections that can be joined in various ways to make:
- straight ladder in 1, 2 or 3 sections
- Step ladder
- work platform
- work platform with different height legs for stair work
Access tower
- Scaffolding tower, usually free standing
- May be on lockable castors
- Stability depends on construction type
Scaffolding
- Should always be set up by an expert
More... yet to be put under the right headings
Framing Square
Roofer's Square
Carpenter's Square
Torx keys
Scales
- Used as a substitute for a torque wrench
- 15lbs at 1 foot gives 15 lbfoot, 15lbs at 2' gives 30lbft.
Secateurs
- Garden trimming
Bulb planter
- Makes bulb planting very quick
- pointed stick with handle
Micrometer
- highly accurate measurement of small distances
Sandpaper
- smoothing & material removal
- different grit densities for different purposes
- high density for hand sanding, low density avoids clogging with power tools
Dentist's mirror
- Small mirror on stick enables seeing into unseeable places
- Strips of mirror out of dead scanners get into smaller holes
Inspection Lamp
aka Drop lamp
- hand held lamp designed to use up your stock of spare mains bulbs
- Rough service bulbs recommended
Stapler
- Fixing cloth
Crimper, non-ratchet
- attaches crimp connectors to cables, but the connection is invariably weak & inadequte
Crimper, ratchet
- attaches crimp connectors to cables properly
Magnet on string
- Retrieve objects dropped in voids
Draw tape
- Threading wires through otherwise inaccessible voids, eg under floor, within walls
Computer
Camera
- Records damage or other issues before a job starts
- A simple way to enable near identical reassembly of complex items, in theory
Mobile
- to call an ambulance!
Kneepads
Toolbelt
- waistbelt with loops & pockets to hold tools
- saves having to keep picking tools up
- very useful up a ladder
Hard hat
- Reduces the cost of Darwin Awards
Goggles
Direct vent goggles
Indirect vent goggles
Ear defenders
- Several types available
- foam rubber in-ear
- headphone style
- active noise cancellers
Bogroll
- One sheet in each ear reduces noise levels
- not a BS approved ear defender system
- spectrum unmapped & reduction unspecified
Rope
S hooks
Toolchest
Toolbox
Toolbag
Carrierbag
- the budget toolbag
Cleaning link?
Dustsheet
- Plastic or cloth sheets for keeping dust & paint off floors, furniture, woodwork, etc
Newspaper
- used as dust sheet
1st aid kit
Fire exting?
Fugenboy
- Shaping & smoothing tool for silicone sealant & similar
- Polypropylene
Pipe bender
- Used with pipe bending spring or sand to bend copper pipe
Storage cases for small parts
Magnifying glass?
Dustmask, filters
- Wide range of qualities available
- Most are not suitable for some types of dust
- Budget masks are for nontoxic nuisance dusts only, and reduce rather than prevent dust ingress
Laser level
Grout spreader
- Straight rubber edge pushes grout between tiles while wiping it off the tile fronts.
Sponge
Metal, wire & stud detector
- Beware of faulty ones that don't go off when pointed at yourself!
Space suit
- For hazardous substances
- Prevents personal contamination
Impact driver
2 different tools go by this name:
- Manual: a hammer driven screwdriver that applies impact force both down and rotationally
- Power tool: these apply rotational impact
Hot glue gun
- Bodger's special
Sawboard
- Used with a circular saw
- Enables greater accuracy
Mitre saw, manual
- Guide frame to enable accurate angles to be cut in wood etc
Tray & towels
- For catching water spilt from CH
Pump
For de-flooding house after CH work.
Freezer
- freezes pipes to enable plumbing. If quick.
- Unfreezes pipes to enable flooding - if not quick.
Box spanner
- Tube with hexagonal end to drives nuts.
- Turned by a bar inserted through holes in the tube
- US usage of the term is different.
Letter punch & Number punches
- Stamps text into unhardened metals
Sawhorse
Fibro cutter
- Cuts asbestos cement sheet.
- Not suitable for modern sheet replacements for asbestos.
Jeweller's screwdrivers
- tiny screwdrivers
- For repairing small appliances
Hex bit Screwdriver
- screwdriver wth standardised interchangeable bits
- more robust & versatile than conventional screwdriver
Blowlamp
- Soldering plumbing
- Applying unmodified flat roofing felt in winter
Torch
- may mean a battery light or gas flame
- For paint stripping, soldering, drying, etc
Grindstone
For sharpening Very large grindstones on broom handles were formerly used for terrazzo. Thank god for power tools.
Pincers
- cuts tiles
Nail puller
- Removes [[nails]
- Various patterns available
Pickaxe
- Breaking up hard & stony soil
Feeler Gauge
- set of slips of very thin steel, each of a different thickness
- measures tiny gaps
Allen Keys
Billhook
- Garden clearance
Khukri
- Garden clearance
Axminster No.1 Odd Jobs
- Multifunction Joinery tool
Tuck Pointer