Different Types of Power Tools
December 17, 2012
Power tools are tools used for drilling, cutting, shaping and many other industrial actions that can be powered by a steam engine, an electric motor or even natural power sources. Power tools can be stationary or portable. Stationary tools are the large machines that cannot be easily moved, while the portable ones can easily be moved and can be held by hand.
The tools can further be divided into those with a power cord and those without. Cordless are the ones that are powered by batteries. They are more easy to handle because they are light and do not need an external power source. The batteries used are rechargeable. Cordless tools may include pruning shears, hand held vacuums, trim saw, planer and the jig saw. The first cordless tool was the electric screw driver that used an alkaline flash battery.
There are different types of power tools. One of these is the drillers, which are used in cutting holes very fast. It uses motor to turn. They are sometimes used as sanders. If you can use adapters on the drills, you can use them to drive screws and bolts too.
Sanders are not used to smoothen a rough surface. Some of them include mouse sanders, belt sanders and drum sanders. They come in different shapes and sizes and make the work of smoothening easier. Joiners are also a type of power tools that joins two pieces of wood cut into thin slots.
A tool that uses a combustion engine or an electric motor to operate is the chain saw. They are easily portable and are mainly used to cut trees. Saws are on of the most dangerous to use because of the sharp blades. They should therefore be used with care.
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