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EQUIPMENT USED IN CONSTRUCTION
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Angle divider – a square for setting or bisecting angles; one side is an adjustable hinged blade; when set at 90°, it can be used as a try square.
Block plane – is a small woodworking hand plane which typically has the iron bedded at a lower angle than other planes, with the bevel up. It is designed to cut end grain and is typically small enough to be used with one hand.
Brace – or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U-shaped grip.
Bradawl – is a tool with a blade similar to that of a straight screwdriver and a handle made from wood or plastic. A bradawl is used to make an indentation in wood or other materials in order to ease the insertion of a nail or screw.
Breaker bar – is a long non-ratcheting bar that is used with socket wrench style sockets. Breaker bars are used to 'break loose' very tight fasteners because their additional length allows the same amount of force to generate significantly more torque than a standard length socket wrench
Brush – a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or pictures.
Caliper – an instrument consisting essentially of two curved hinged legs, used to measure thickness and distances.
Card Scraper – is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool. It is used to manually remove small amounts of material and excels in tricky grain areas where hand planes would cause tear out
Carpenter’s pencil – is a pencil that has a body with a rectangular or elliptical crosssection to stop it rolling away. Carpenter pencils are easier to grip than a standard pencil, because they have a larger surface area. The non-round core allows thick or thin lines to be drawn by rotating the pencil. Thin lines are required for high precision markings and are easy to erase, but thick markings are needed to mark on rough surfaces.
Cat’s paw – is a standard carpenter's tool, consisting of a round or hexagonal bar that curves at one end to form a pointed, cup-shaped tip with a V-shaped cleft for gripping nail heads
Center square – enables you to accurately locate the center of a round stock.
Chisel – a hand tool with a squared, beveled blade for shaping wood, stone, or metal.
Clamp – is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure
Crowbar – an iron or steel bar that is usually bent and has a wedge-shaped working end; used as a lever and for prying.
Cutting gauge – a tool with an adjustable stop similar to a marking gauge but with a cutting blade instead of a marking pin; used for cutting veneer and thin wood.
Cutting wire – a tool for cutting wire
Framing Hammer – used for framing wooden houses, are heavy duty rip hammers with a straight claw.
Grease gun – is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease fitting or 'nipple'
Hammer – a hand tool consisting of a heavy usually steel head held transversely on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc.
Hard hat – a rigid protective helmet
Hex key – a tool of hexagonal cross-section used to drive bolts and screws that have a hexagonal socket in the head (internal-wrenching hexagon drive)
Jack – is a mechanical device used as a lifting device to lift heavy loads or apply great forces. Jacks employ a screw thread or hydraulic cylinder to apply very high linear forces.
Ladder – a structure, often portable, for climbing up and down; consists of two parallel sides joined by a series of crosspieces that serve as footrests.
Level – Is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb). Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trade’s workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic or videographic work
Micrometer – a device for measuring very small distances, angles, or objects, especially one based on the rotation of a finely threaded screw, as in relation to a microscope.
Mitre Box – is a wood working tool used to guide a hand saw to make precise mitre cuts in a board. The most common form of a mitre box is a 3-sided box which is open at the top and the ends
Nails – A straight, small, rigid, slender shaft of metal, one end of which is usually pointed; the other end has a head that may be driven with a hammer; used as a fastener to join separate pieces of wood, to attach tiles to a wood sheathing on a roof, and so on.
Nail gun – a compressed-air device for driving nails.
Nut driver – is a tool for tightening nuts and bolts. It essentially consists of a socket attached to a shaft and cylindrical handle and is similar in appearance and use to a screwdriver. They generally have a hollow shaft to accommodate a shank onto which a nut is threaded. They are typically used for lower torque applications than wrenches or ratchets and are especially popular in the electronics industry.
Paint roller – is a paint application tool used for painting large flat surfaces rapidly and efficiently.
Pliers – are a jointed lever. Pliers help to remove the bolts that hold two pieces of wood together. Cutting plier – when you need to cut through thick wires that won't yield to a standard household wire cutter Electronic plier – anytime you need to make very carefully controlled cuts on circuit boards. Also perfect for trimming the delicate wire used in jewelry-making.
Insulated plier – a must-have for all electricians, or anyone in the habit of doing their own home electrical repairs and installations Long-Nose plier – for zeroing in on specific points along wires that need to be carefully shaped Pump pliers – are ideal for tackling plumbing jobs, as well as miscellaneous household repairs that call for the installation or removal of stubborn bolts.
Plumb bob – a plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line. It is essentially the y-axis equivalent of a "water level".
Power drill – used to bore holes and attach fasteners such as screws.
Rotary tool – is a hand held power tool with a variety of rotating accessory bits and attachments that can be used for cutting, carving, sanding, polishing and many other applications.
Saw – tool for cutting solid materials to prescribed lengths or shapes. Most saws take the form of a thin metal strip with teeth on one edge or a thin metal disk with teeth on the edge.
Scaffold – a temporary platform to support workers and materials on the face of a structure and to provide access to works areas above the ground.
Scratch awl – is a woodworking layout and point-making tool. It is used to scribe a line to be followed by a hand saw or chisel when making woodworking joints and other operations.
Screw – consisting that has a as to cut material
used for fastening materials together, of a threaded and usually tapered shank slotted head by which it may be rotated so its own thread as it bores through the
Screwdriver – a tool for turning and driving screws in place; a thin, wedge-shaped or fluted end enters the slot or recess in the head of the screw.
Scriber – a pointed instrument used to mark lines on wood, metal, bricks, etc., to serve as a guide in sawing, cutting, etc.
Shovel – an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc., consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle
Soldering gun – is an approximately pistol-shaped tool for soldering metals using tin-based solder to achieve a strong mechanical bond with good electrical contact
Soldering iron – is a hand tool used in soldering. It supplies heat to melt the solder so that it can flow into the joint between two workpieces.
Speed square – a triangular-shaped tool which combines some of the most common functions of the combination square, try square, and Framing Square into one. It is used to make basic measurements and mark lines on dimensional lumber, and as a saw guide for making short 45 and 90 degree cuts.
Spokeshave – a carpenter’s tool; a kind of drawing knife or planning tool having a blade set between two handles; esp. used for shaping curved edges.
A staple gun or powered stapler – is a hand-held machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry. Staple guns are used for many different applications and to affix a variety of materials, including insulation, house wrap, roofing, wiring, carpeting, upholstery, and hobby and craft materials.
Stanley knife – a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc., consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end
Tape measure – an instrument for measuring length and usually consisting of a metal or lacquered linen ribbon, with divisions, rolled up inside a case.
Tool box – a toolbox (also called toolkit, tool chest or workbox) is a box to organize, carry, and protect the owner's tools. They could be used for trade, a hobby or DIY, and their contents vary with the craft of the owner.
Trowel – a flat-bladed hand tool for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as cement or mortar
Try square – an instrument consisting of two straightedges secured at right angles to each other, used for lying off right angles and testing whether work is square.
Wheelbarrow – a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
Wrench – is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning.
MOVING
Backhoe – is used for demolition purposes and for digging holes. It is an apparatus that is used in most of the construction sites.
Bulldozer – used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, or other such material during construction.
Cherry picker – a machine for lifting men or materials on a platform at the end of an extendable boom; usually mounted on a carrier with wheels to provide mobility.
Concrete mixers – widely used equipment is the concrete mixer which is used to prepare concrete mixture by mixing cement, sand, gravel and water. The mixer contains a rotating drum which mixes the concrete.
Concrete Mixer Truck – the concrete mixer is another important vehicle used in construction. It is equipped with a large cone-shaped structure. The cone points upward at a 45-degree angle at the back. The concrete and water are added to the inside of the cone, and then it turns and churns until the concrete is thoroughly mixed. When done, the driver positions the truck at the desired location where concrete is needed and pours the mixture through an apparatus at the back of the vehicle.
Crane – is a widely used construction tool that is basically used to deconstruct structures. It includes a number of cables which operate to pick up supplies from the construction sites. There are various types of cranes used for construction purposes. It is used to lift heavy equipment and construction materials easily and effortlessly.
Tower Crane – are a modern form of balance crane that consist of the same basic parts. Fixed to the ground on a concrete slab (and sometimes attached to the sides of structures as well), tower cranes often give the best combination of height and lifting capacity and are used in the construction of tall buildings
Dump truck – hauls materials and debris away; delivers sand or other materials to a site
Excavators – the excavators can be used for all types of construction purposes. It can be used for digging holes, demolishing structures, heavy lifting, handling materials, driving piles, cutting bushes and various forestry works.
Forklift – this construction apparatus is mainly used to lift heavy materials and objects. Forklifts can be found in different sizes and capacities to lift different types of materials. It is mainly used for transporting heavy equipment from one place to another.
Grader – a multipurpose machine used for leveling and crowning, mixing and spreading, ditching and bank sloping, and side casting material, or for light stripping operations; not intended for heavy excavation.
Loader – are used for constructing buildings and roads. Loaders are also known as front loaders, scoop loader, front end loader, bucket loader and so forth. Loaders use buckets to move resources to different places. The different materials transported by the loaders include sand, gravel, wood chips, dirt and so forth.
Power shovel – a power-operated machine used to excavate and load dirt, rock, or debris by means of an open-ended bucket at the end of an arm which is suspended from a boom
Road rollers – another construction apparatus is the road roller which is basically used to compress or level the base of the road before laying concrete and asphalt.
Sand screeners – are quite essential to sieve the sand and segregate it from dirt and other foreign objects. There are many types of sand screener including vibratory screening machines supplied by the construction tools manufacturers in the online portals.
Scraper – is multifaceted equipment that is used for various purposes and is quite efficient for digging, excavating and hauling.
Skid steer – is a small rigid frame, enginepowered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments. Though sometimes they are equipped with tracks
NON-MOVING
Angle divider – a square for setting or bisecting angles; one side is an adjustable hinged blade; when set at 90°, it can be used as a try square.
Block plane – is a small woodworking hand plane which typically has the iron bedded at a lower angle than other planes, with the bevel up. It is designed to cut end grain and is typically small enough to be used with one hand.
Brace – or brace and bit is a hand tool used to drill holes, usually in wood. Pressure is applied to the top and the tool is rotated with a U-shaped grip.
Bradawl – is a tool with a blade similar to that of a straight screwdriver and a handle made from wood or plastic. A bradawl is used to make an indentation in wood or other materials in order to ease the insertion of a nail or screw.
Breaker bar – is a long non-ratcheting bar that is used with socket wrench style sockets. Breaker bars are used to 'break loose' very tight fasteners because their additional length allows the same amount of force to generate significantly more torque than a standard length socket wrench
Brush – a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or pictures.
Caliper – an instrument consisting essentially of two curved hinged legs, used to measure thickness and distances.
Card Scraper – is a woodworking shaping and finishing tool. It is used to manually remove small amounts of material and excels in tricky grain areas where hand planes would cause tear out
Carpenter’s pencil – is a pencil that has a body with a rectangular or elliptical crosssection to stop it rolling away. Carpenter pencils are easier to grip than a standard pencil, because they have a larger surface area. The non-round core allows thick or thin lines to be drawn by rotating the pencil. Thin lines are required for high precision markings and are easy to erase, but thick markings are needed to mark on rough surfaces.
Cat’s paw – is a standard carpenter's tool, consisting of a round or hexagonal bar that curves at one end to form a pointed, cup-shaped tip with a V-shaped cleft for gripping nail heads
Center square – enables you to accurately locate the center of a round stock.
Chisel – a hand tool with a squared, beveled blade for shaping wood, stone, or metal.
Clamp – is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure
Crowbar – an iron or steel bar that is usually bent and has a wedge-shaped working end; used as a lever and for prying.
Cutting gauge – a tool with an adjustable stop similar to a marking gauge but with a cutting blade instead of a marking pin; used for cutting veneer and thin wood.
Cutting wire – a tool for cutting wire
Framing Hammer – used for framing wooden houses, are heavy duty rip hammers with a straight claw.
Grease gun – is a common workshop and garage tool used for lubrication. The purpose of the grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point, usually on a grease fitting or 'nipple'
Hammer – a hand tool consisting of a heavy usually steel head held transversely on the end of a handle, used for driving in nails, beating metal, etc.
Hard hat – a rigid protective helmet
Hex key – a tool of hexagonal cross-section used to drive bolts and screws that have a hexagonal socket in the head (internal-wrenching hexagon drive)
Jack – is a mechanical device used as a lifting device to lift heavy loads or apply great forces. Jacks employ a screw thread or hydraulic cylinder to apply very high linear forces.
Ladder – a structure, often portable, for climbing up and down; consists of two parallel sides joined by a series of crosspieces that serve as footrests.
Level – Is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb). Different types of spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trade’s workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic or videographic work
Micrometer – a device for measuring very small distances, angles, or objects, especially one based on the rotation of a finely threaded screw, as in relation to a microscope.
Mitre Box – is a wood working tool used to guide a hand saw to make precise mitre cuts in a board. The most common form of a mitre box is a 3-sided box which is open at the top and the ends
Nails – A straight, small, rigid, slender shaft of metal, one end of which is usually pointed; the other end has a head that may be driven with a hammer; used as a fastener to join separate pieces of wood, to attach tiles to a wood sheathing on a roof, and so on.
Nail gun – a compressed-air device for driving nails.
Nut driver – is a tool for tightening nuts and bolts. It essentially consists of a socket attached to a shaft and cylindrical handle and is similar in appearance and use to a screwdriver. They generally have a hollow shaft to accommodate a shank onto which a nut is threaded. They are typically used for lower torque applications than wrenches or ratchets and are especially popular in the electronics industry.
Paint roller – is a paint application tool used for painting large flat surfaces rapidly and efficiently.
Pliers – are a jointed lever. Pliers help to remove the bolts that hold two pieces of wood together. Cutting plier – when you need to cut through thick wires that won't yield to a standard household wire cutter Electronic plier – anytime you need to make very carefully controlled cuts on circuit boards. Also perfect for trimming the delicate wire used in jewelry-making.
Insulated plier – a must-have for all electricians, or anyone in the habit of doing their own home electrical repairs and installations Long-Nose plier – for zeroing in on specific points along wires that need to be carefully shaped Pump pliers – are ideal for tackling plumbing jobs, as well as miscellaneous household repairs that call for the installation or removal of stubborn bolts.
Plumb bob – a plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line. It is essentially the y-axis equivalent of a "water level".
Power drill – used to bore holes and attach fasteners such as screws.
Rotary tool – is a hand held power tool with a variety of rotating accessory bits and attachments that can be used for cutting, carving, sanding, polishing and many other applications.
Saw – tool for cutting solid materials to prescribed lengths or shapes. Most saws take the form of a thin metal strip with teeth on one edge or a thin metal disk with teeth on the edge.
Scaffold – a temporary platform to support workers and materials on the face of a structure and to provide access to works areas above the ground.
Scratch awl – is a woodworking layout and point-making tool. It is used to scribe a line to be followed by a hand saw or chisel when making woodworking joints and other operations.
Screw – consisting that has a as to cut material
used for fastening materials together, of a threaded and usually tapered shank slotted head by which it may be rotated so its own thread as it bores through the
Screwdriver – a tool for turning and driving screws in place; a thin, wedge-shaped or fluted end enters the slot or recess in the head of the screw.
Scriber – a pointed instrument used to mark lines on wood, metal, bricks, etc., to serve as a guide in sawing, cutting, etc.
Shovel – an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc., consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle
Soldering gun – is an approximately pistol-shaped tool for soldering metals using tin-based solder to achieve a strong mechanical bond with good electrical contact
Soldering iron – is a hand tool used in soldering. It supplies heat to melt the solder so that it can flow into the joint between two workpieces.
Speed square – a triangular-shaped tool which combines some of the most common functions of the combination square, try square, and Framing Square into one. It is used to make basic measurements and mark lines on dimensional lumber, and as a saw guide for making short 45 and 90 degree cuts.
Spokeshave – a carpenter’s tool; a kind of drawing knife or planning tool having a blade set between two handles; esp. used for shaping curved edges.
A staple gun or powered stapler – is a hand-held machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry. Staple guns are used for many different applications and to affix a variety of materials, including insulation, house wrap, roofing, wiring, carpeting, upholstery, and hobby and craft materials.
Stanley knife – a type of knife used for carpet fitting, etc., consisting of a thick hollow metal handle with a short, very sharp, replaceable blade inserted at one end
Tape measure – an instrument for measuring length and usually consisting of a metal or lacquered linen ribbon, with divisions, rolled up inside a case.
Tool box – a toolbox (also called toolkit, tool chest or workbox) is a box to organize, carry, and protect the owner's tools. They could be used for trade, a hobby or DIY, and their contents vary with the craft of the owner.
Trowel – a flat-bladed hand tool for leveling, spreading, or shaping substances such as cement or mortar
Try square – an instrument consisting of two straightedges secured at right angles to each other, used for lying off right angles and testing whether work is square.
Wheelbarrow – a small usually single-wheeled vehicle that is used for carrying small loads and is fitted with handles at the rear by which it can be pushed and guided
Wrench – is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage in applying torque to turn objects—usually rotary fasteners, such as nuts and bolts—or keep them from turning.
MOVING
Backhoe – is used for demolition purposes and for digging holes. It is an apparatus that is used in most of the construction sites.
Bulldozer – used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, or other such material during construction.
Cherry picker – a machine for lifting men or materials on a platform at the end of an extendable boom; usually mounted on a carrier with wheels to provide mobility.
Concrete mixers – widely used equipment is the concrete mixer which is used to prepare concrete mixture by mixing cement, sand, gravel and water. The mixer contains a rotating drum which mixes the concrete.
Concrete Mixer Truck – the concrete mixer is another important vehicle used in construction. It is equipped with a large cone-shaped structure. The cone points upward at a 45-degree angle at the back. The concrete and water are added to the inside of the cone, and then it turns and churns until the concrete is thoroughly mixed. When done, the driver positions the truck at the desired location where concrete is needed and pours the mixture through an apparatus at the back of the vehicle.
Crane – is a widely used construction tool that is basically used to deconstruct structures. It includes a number of cables which operate to pick up supplies from the construction sites. There are various types of cranes used for construction purposes. It is used to lift heavy equipment and construction materials easily and effortlessly.
Tower Crane – are a modern form of balance crane that consist of the same basic parts. Fixed to the ground on a concrete slab (and sometimes attached to the sides of structures as well), tower cranes often give the best combination of height and lifting capacity and are used in the construction of tall buildings
Dump truck – hauls materials and debris away; delivers sand or other materials to a site
Excavators – the excavators can be used for all types of construction purposes. It can be used for digging holes, demolishing structures, heavy lifting, handling materials, driving piles, cutting bushes and various forestry works.
Forklift – this construction apparatus is mainly used to lift heavy materials and objects. Forklifts can be found in different sizes and capacities to lift different types of materials. It is mainly used for transporting heavy equipment from one place to another.
Grader – a multipurpose machine used for leveling and crowning, mixing and spreading, ditching and bank sloping, and side casting material, or for light stripping operations; not intended for heavy excavation.
Loader – are used for constructing buildings and roads. Loaders are also known as front loaders, scoop loader, front end loader, bucket loader and so forth. Loaders use buckets to move resources to different places. The different materials transported by the loaders include sand, gravel, wood chips, dirt and so forth.
Power shovel – a power-operated machine used to excavate and load dirt, rock, or debris by means of an open-ended bucket at the end of an arm which is suspended from a boom
Road rollers – another construction apparatus is the road roller which is basically used to compress or level the base of the road before laying concrete and asphalt.
Sand screeners – are quite essential to sieve the sand and segregate it from dirt and other foreign objects. There are many types of sand screener including vibratory screening machines supplied by the construction tools manufacturers in the online portals.
Scraper – is multifaceted equipment that is used for various purposes and is quite efficient for digging, excavating and hauling.
Skid steer – is a small rigid frame, enginepowered machine with lift arms used to attach a wide variety of labor-saving tools or attachments. Though sometimes they are equipped with tracks
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