What is included in the tool set
Perhaps, let's start with the fact that we classify all types of plumbing tools without exception. There are four groups in total, namely: measuring devices, often used before all others, marking tools, general purpose tools and assembly and assembly .It is very important to know what group you are in, because it is unlikely that you will make the markup before you do all the measurements of the future work front, unless, of course, you work on the principle "until you measure it seven times - someone will already cut it off."
The set of metalwork tools includes both commonly used and highly specialized professional devices. The most simple metalwork measuring tool is a conventional ruler, preferably metal( more accurate than the school wooden), as well as a probe - a set of thin steel plates, combining which, you can determine the width of the gap. It is not difficult to use instruments such as a caliper, as well as a micrometer, which is necessary if there is a chance of fine work. A more complex and, rather, professional tool, which also does not hurt to master - the protractor.
Also a set of locksmith tools includes marking devices, of which the most common and common are scribers and calipers, many of them learned at school in the classroom. But with which most of us did not have to face, it is shnangenreysm for marking a vertical surface and a highly specialized device, the kenter-center-finder, whose entire purpose is to determine the center of the end of a cylindrical blank.
General purpose tools are often combined with assembly tools. This is a vice and clamps along with pliers, in general, anything that has the clamping nature of the work. Hammers of different configurations, of course, without a nail, which is necessary only in carpentry and carpentry( kiyanka not hurt).All the chopping, including the chisel, the kreuzmeysel, and also the groove, the need for which arises quite rarely( for them the pattern of sharpening will be superfluous).
From cutting you will need a saw and scissors for metal, possibly a pipe cutter. Necessarily files, an electric drill with a complete collection of drilled, as an option - a Bulgarian. To fit and clean the workpieces, get various modifications of scraper and brush for a nozzle on a Bulgarian or a drill. Well, of course, dies and taps for threading, screwdrivers and wrenches for working with threaded fasteners.
Professional metalwork tool - the selection criteria for
As already mentioned above, professionals use the same tools of labor as home-made craftsmen, but we will immediately make a reservation, the quality and modification may differ significantly. For example, many people buy a screwdriver, even a Chinese screwdriver, for the house, because they will rarely be used, so they will not wear out soon. The master, for whom work on metal is a source of income, will necessarily acquire a professional professional metalwork tool, which is very expensive. But having high-quality devices, you can be sure that in the midst of work the same screwdriver will not fail, it will not tear the screw and will not break itself.
The tools produced by well-known companies in the US, Germany and Sweden are of the best quality, the worst quality is seen in the majority of Chinese and Taiwanese, and all products of Indian manufacturers without exception have increased fragility.
For the most part, tools for locksmithing, used by qualified specialists, are semi-automatic, which greatly speeds up the performance of various tasks. For sawing an ordinary saw for a metal, a Bulgarian is preferred, screwdrivers are used reversible or serrated, the end keys are necessarily hinged.
The requirements for a metalwork tool of this level are quite high, since there are quite a lot of moving parts in it, which means that the more accurate the choice, the less likely the mechanical breakdown will be. In particular, the domestic wrenches have GOST 2838-80, according to which the open-cut key is preferred with the C marking, and with the closed one with the designation A .The hardness of the tools must match 47-52 according to Rockwell.
Handmade metalworking tool
Since we have started the recruitment at the very beginning, let's recall the option of a complete set of bench-mounting tools. It is sold in a special case, where all the necessary tools are laid out in separate cells of the corresponding form. There are solid sets for 130 items, in this case a box with sliding trays, sometimes two-tiered, is assigned to the hand-held metalwork tool.
For those who prefer everything you need to carry with you in the car, cases and bags made of artificial leather are very convenient, in which the pockets of the first necessity are laid out on the pockets, often in a compact modification. The service life of a metalwork tool depends not only on its quality, but also on quantity. For example, if you are using pliers for all types of work, including twisting and tightening bolts and nuts, be sure that the notch on their sponge wears out extremely quickly.
If you have a complete set of spanners and a couple of adjustable wrenches, as well as several sizes of screwdrivers, this whole collection will last you a very, very long time. After all, each individual tool will be used strictly for the purpose and only for a certain size of the connection.