Wrenches, Spanners, Wood Working Tools

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Spirit Level, Micrometer, Fibreglass Tapes

SPIRIT LEVEL A spirit level is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is horizontal (level) or vertical (plumb). Spirit levels may be used by carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers, other building trade workers, surveyors, millwrights and other metalworkers, and in some photographic or video-graphic work. Some spirit levels are capable of indicating the level of a surface between horizontal and vertical to the nearest degree.

The spirit level was invented by Melchisedech Thevenot. Thevenot was an amateur scientist and patron of many scientists and mathematicians. He was wealthy and well-connected, later becoming the Royal Librarian to King Louis XIV of France. Thevenot invented the instrument some time before February 2, 1661. This date can be very accurately established from Thevenot's correspondence with scientist Christian Huygens. Spirit levels feature a slightly curved glass tube which is incompletely filled with a liquid, usually coloured 'spirit' leaving a bubble in the tube. The accuracy of a level, usually given in mm/m and in/in, indicates the maximum deviation of the measured slope from horizontal (or vertical), which is indicated by a perfectly centralized bubble.The level sensitivity is the relationship between the tilt angle of the spirit level and the bubble movement within the vial.Spirit levels of varying lengths are used by professional tradespeople depending on the job at hand.

Magnetic levels are widely used in metal construction work, and plumbing applications. The magnets allow the user to perform the job without holding the level, enabling the use of both hands freely. Magnetic Spirit Levels are invaluable aids to linesmen all over the world. They are ideal for construction with metal studs, or for a plumber or an electrician working around pipes and conduit. Strength of a magnet versus a spirit level’s weight is an important test for quality.

MICROMETER A micrometer is a device incorporating a calibrated screw used widely for precise measurement of small distances in mechanical engineering and machining as well as most mechanical trades. Outside micrometer is typically used to measure wires, spheres, shafts and blocks. Micrometers use the principle of a screw to amplify small distances that are too small to measure directly into large rotations of the screw that are big enough to read from a scale.Machinists, manufacturing and engine professionals use an outside micrometer to measure the outside diameter of a cylindrical or spherical object to one ten-thousandth of an inch (.0001). Micrometers typically measure in ranges of 1”.

An outside micrometer consists of a C-shape frame with an anvil and a threaded spindle. The thread is the precision ground to ensure uniform movement of the spindle toward or away from the anvil. The spindle moves as it is rotated in the stationary spindle nut. A graduated stationary sleeve and a graduated rotating thimble are the basis for determining measurement.

FIBREGLASS TAPES Fibreglass is a fibre reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibres of glass. Fiberglass is a lightweight, extremely strong, and robust material. Composed of twisted strands of fiberglass woven at right angles to one another, its resistance to high temperatures makes it ideal for wrapping electrical cable. Fiberglass tape is generally easier to use than its paper counterpart.With the adhesive side down, its flexibility lends itself to moulding to the shape of what it is covering or securing. It also has woven edges to prevent unravelling. The tensile strength of fiberglass tape makes it tough enough for use on irrigation lines, pipelines and sewer lines. It does notrot when exposed to constant moisture.

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Tools - Hand Tools, Hole Saw, Screwdriver Set

HOLE SAW

A hole saw, also known as a hole cutter, is a circular saw designed to cut through relatively thin workpieces. It is attached to a drill.They are actually tools that allow you to cut precise holes in materials like metal, wood, plastic, and soft plaster. A hole saw cuts using sharpened saw teeth.An adjustable hole saw can make holes of different sizes.The hole saw consists of a steel cylinder that contains saw teeth along the edge. An adjustable hole saw will allow multiple sizes of holes to be made with the same machine. The main advantage over conventional drill bits is the hole saw's efficiency, because very little of the total material being removed is actually cut, which ultimately reduces the overall power requirement.

SCREWDRIVER SET

A screwdriver is a tool for driving screws. A typical hand screwdriver comprises an approximately cylindrical handle of a size and shape to be held by a human hand, and an axial shaft fixed to the handle, the tip of which is shaped to fit a particular type of screw. Screwdrivers come in a large variety of sizes to match those of screws. The screwdriver set we offer at Rocktools are fabricated using the finest quality of raw material and have slip resistant rubber grips that offer complete comfort as well as maximum tip torque.High strength handle gives the screw driver the features of more torque handling and resistance to impact. They are durable, easy to handle, corrosion & abrasion resistant. Our entire range of screw drivers are available with impeccable finish and can be used for a longer period of time. Highly useful in various mechanical applications, screw drivers offered by us are multi-functional and easy to use.

Screw drivers supplied by us include:

Insulated Screw Driver Set

Screw Driver Flat

Screw Driver Philip

Screw Driver Set

Soft Grip Screw Driver Flat

Soft Grip Screw Driver Philip

HAND TOOLS

Box Spanners: They are made in such a manner that they grip the entire head of the nut or the bolt instead of just gripping two faces. They provide strong grip. Box spanners are made in such a manner that they grip the entire head of the nut or the bolt instead of just gripping two faces.Force can be applied to the handle without the danger of the spanner head slipping from the nut or the bolt which is to be opened.

Socket Spanners: The socket head of the spanner covers the nut/bolt completely and the handle is not fixed to the head. The socket itself has a projection which is either square shaped or hexagonal shaped.

Rocktools is well trusted among the large number of customers to fulfill their requirement of spanner and sockets. Spanner and Sockets are the most widely used hand tools. Spanners and sockets offered by us are known for their intelligent technology and application across diverse sectors. Our products are tested under expert supervision. The spanners and sockets stocked by us have high tensile strength, durability and are known for their dimensional accuracy.

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What is Spray Gun, Grease Gun, Tape Measure and Punch Set

SPRAY GUN A spray gun is a device consisting of a container from which paint or other liquid is sprayed through a nozzle by air pressure from a pump.  Spray guns tools are widely used in manufacturing industries such as machines, automobile industries and so on to apply colours and designs to their products. Spray guns are faster. They are not messy and the finishing is neat and perfect.. It dries faster and the colours will be best in appearance, shiny and shimmering. When it comes to painting, the spray gun is a wonderful invention. Spray guns have features like high or low-pressure spraying power capacity. They have adjustable spray and fluid controls. Spray guns make the job easier and lessen fatigue. We bring you spray guns indistinct varieties such as- Gravity Feed spray guns and Suction Feed spray guns. These come in handy when tackling simple and complex tasks, from spray paintinga piece of furniture to a car!

GREASE GUN A grease gun is a common tool used for lubrication.The purpose of a grease gun is to apply lubricant through an aperture to a specific point. Grease guns are easy to use if one is trained properly. They allow the technician to inspect the equipment during lubrication, and are relatively inexpensive.Grease guns are usually filled with different lubricants but they are usually thick. Using grease guns prevents any grease from being wasted and provides better saturation of the lubricant in needed areas.

TAPE MEASURE A tape measure or measuring tape is a flexible form of ruler. It is a common measuring tool. Its flexibility allows for a measure of great length to be easily carried in pocket or toolkit and permits one to measure around curves or corners.(Wikipedia) Remember, wherever accurate and quick measurement is required for any surface - tape measure from ‘Rocktools’ is the answer! We have tape measures in the form of plastic tape measure, fibre glass tape measure and metal strips tape measure. Measurement by tape is accurate. A tape measure is flexible and allows the user to measure the circumference of circular objects. They are compact, portable and easy to use. With a Rocktools tape measure, you can’t go wrong!

PUNCH SET Punches are used for punching holes in different material like rubber, leather, gasket and other hard material. They are specially designed so as to prevent jamming of materials inside the punch. Utmost care is taken to ensure the procurement of only best quality punches. Punch set made from high quality carbon steel, punches and wrecking bars offered by us are procured from prominent manufacturers, who hold great expertise in this field. The punches are hardened and tempered to withstand continuous use.The entire range of punch sets focuses on precision, and is made using cutting edge technology. The sets offered by us pass through toughest quality standards. Competitive price, prompt after-sale service and timely delivery are a few factors that have made us the most sought after suppliers.

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Tools Information - SDS Drills, Drilling Bits, Drill Press

TOOLS Take a look around…..there are so many tools to be found! All of them have something unique. These are really very useful, in so many ways clever and will be able help us forever….

A tool is something that helps us work.We use them every day, in so many simple and amazing ways.The tools got better as the humans got cleverer.As people became aware with new machines and tools they began to dare! You see, we have so many sophisticated tools.

A tool is a device used to carry out a task. People have been using tools to accomplish tasks to make, repair and maintain different things. Human beings have been able to invent and use tools to shape and change their environment and to make their lives easier and more interesting. There are many types of tools of various shapes and sizes used to saw, drill, measure, hold, turn, shape and so on.

Hand tools play an important role in our lives because we depend on them to help us accomplish many important tasks. The versatility of today’s tools enables millions of people to do work that only skilled people could do in the past.

SDS DRILLS: SDS drills are very powerful and are used for heavy duty jobs where extra power is required. They allow normal drilling, hammer action and chiselling. Where an ordinary hammer drill may take minutes to make even a shallow hole, the SDS will pound through it in seconds. These areperfect for drilling stonework, brickwork, concrete and concrete blocks. They produce a uniform action as a result of an evenly distributed load. SDS drills are safer in regards to minimizing hammer slips.They allow the user to have more power and control in terms of hammer blows. You will be able to finish well ahead when using this type of drill.SDS drills are manipulated through the use of different modes enabling the users to control the speed as per their requirement.This always you to keep control of the drill at all times. It gives the user an opportunity to drill through a much more vast range of materials at a quicker speed.They offer excellent options and nothing gets in their way when they are fully functional.

DRILLING BITS: Drills bits are the cutting tools of drilling machines.To drill a satisfactory hole in any material, the correct type of drill bit must be used. Bits are used to make the drill into a driver. Like the drilling bits in found in a simple hand drill, all drill bits are intended to make a hole. These are ideal for use on all types of light building materials such as brickwork, tile, lightweight blocks and medium or hard concrete.

DRILL PRESS: The drill press is a machine that raises and lowers a spinning drill bit toward a table. Drill presses have common parts that set them apart from hand-held drills. It requires less manual energy to operate than hand-held drills. A drill press allows a larger degree of accuracy for drilling precisely placed holes and for drilling repetitive, identical holes. The basic purpose is to lessen the manual energy needed to drill holes through objects by removing the need for the operator to hold the device. To Know more about tools online, visit our website http://www.rocktools.com.au

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Woodworking Tools – Hand Saw, Wood Chisel, Woodworking Vice, Bench Plane

Woodworking Tools, Woodworking Hand Tools

Tools used to cut, shape and finish wood fall under the category of woodworking tools and are important assets of a wood worker whose job is to carve furniture and to prepare products from wood.  These can be either the woodworking hand tools that work manually or power tools that run on electricity or some other source. The power tools and modern equipments can greatly enhance the productivity and convenience of woodworking as compared to hand tools, but still manual hand tools have their own importance in wood working and are preferred by many traditional woodworkers till to this day. Let us have a look at some of such important and manual tools for woodworking used by most of the woodworkers.

Hand Saw

One of the most important tools for woodworking is a hand saw. Hand saws are generally available in different sizes and types and are primary tools for cutting wood into shapes and sizes. There are cross cut saws, rip saws, hack saws, coping saws, keyhole saws that are widely employed for different types of wood cutting like trimming, molding, angle cutting, cross cutting and fine line cutting.

Wood Chisel

A wood chisel is a woodworking hand tool having characteristically shaped cutting blade meant for carving and cutting wood into various patterns. Wood chisels range from small hand tools for tiny details to large chisels used to remove big sections of wood. Butt chisel, carving chisel, bevel edge chisel, framing chisels are some of the popular kinds of woodworking chisels.

Woodworking Vice

A woodworking vice is a mechanical screw apparatus used for holding or clamping wood work piece to allow work to be performed on it with tools such as saws, planes, drills, mills, screwdrivers etc. There are jaws made of plastic or metal and split nuts in vice with the help of which the wood piece is tightly held for working purpose.

Hand Plane

The hand plane is one of the basic tools of wood working. It has three jobs in the woodshop - to straighten the wood, to smooth it and to remove it. Bench planes and block planes are two important categories of woodworking planes. Bench planes are characterized by the presence of chipbreaker and bevel facing down while the block planes do not have chipbreaker and have the cutting iron bedded with the bevel up. Rabbet plane, bull nose plane, bull nose rabbet plane, circular plane, chisel plane, combination plane are some special kinds of hand planes widely used by woodworkers for convenient and easy woodworking smoothing tasks.

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Rocktools is one of the leading providers of woodworking tools sourcing various kinds of durable, easy-to-operate and low cost tools for wood working like carpenter square, hand wood planer, hand saw, wallboard saw, woodworking vice, wood chisel set, wood chisel and bench planes online.

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Rocktools is one of the leading providers of woodworking tools sourcing various kinds of durable, easy-to-operate and low cost tools for wood working like carpenter square, hand wood planer, hand saw, wallboard saw, woodworking vice, wood chisel set, wood chisel and bench planes online.

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Rocktools offers high quality trade tools and hand tools online including drill bits, chisel, hammers, spanners, vices, measuring and precision tools, wood working tools, HERO tools, inspection tools, micrometers, grommet kits, wrench sets, screw drivers, pliers, nippers, made-in-Japan tools at extremely low prices.

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Hand Tools -Chisel, Drill Bits, Wrenches, Spanners, Wood Working Tools

Hand Tools – Some Common Types of Hand Tools and Their Uses

Any device or instrument used to perform a job manually by hand held operation can be called a hand tool. Talking about hand tools they can either be manual force powered devices, instruments based on air compression or electricity. The hand tools based on manual force are manual hand tools, the air compression based devices can be called pneumatic hand tools and those that work on electricity are the power hand tools. Different varieties of hand tools are used for performing various jobs. These are generally available in various types, shapes and sizes with different degrees of hardness and varying configurations for accomplishing specific purposes. Some of the most popular and well known varieties of hand tools include chisels, bolsters, drill bits, hammers, axes, saw, arbor, punches, screw driver, pliers, spanners, bolt cutters, wood working tools, measuring and precision tools, lubrication and paint tools, inspection tools and lots more. The applications of some of these tools are listed below.

Chisel

Hand tool used for carving or cutting material like wood, metal or stone is called chisel. This tool is equipped with a flexible shaped cutting edge blade on its end to perform its cutting task. There are different types of chisels like cold chisels, concrete chisels, carving chisels etc. Whatever be the type the basic operating principle is the same for all - the cutting blade with the help of handle is guided through the object to perform the cutting task.

Drill Bits

The tools used to drill cylindrical holes into materials are called drill bits. These are often held in a device called drill, which rotates them and provides force required to create the hole. There are different kinds of drill bits designed for specific purposes and should be used for their intended job only. Masonry drill bits, glass and tile bits, hole saw, step drill, twist drill bits, auger bits are some of the vommon varieties of drill bits widely used all around the world.

Wrenches or Spanners

A wrench is a hand tool having fixed or adjustable jaws. It is widely used for applications like gripping, turning, fastening, tightening, twisting or loosening objects such as nuts, bolts or pipes and pipe fittings. They are generally available in different shapes and sizes and can be used for wide range of applications. Pipe wrenches, general use wrenches, adjustable wrenches and fixed wrenches are some popular categories of wrenches generally used.

Wood Working Tools

Tools used for carrying out wood work are called wood working tools. The wood working tools are very useful for carpenters or woodworkers in making or repairing objects made of wood. Carpenter square, hand wood planer, hand saw, wallboard saw, woodworking vice, wood chisel set, wood chisel are some categories of wood working tools often used in wood working jobs like chiseling, sharpening, sawing, planning, striking, widening joints, framing joints etc.  To know about other kinds of hand tools please visit our website www.rocktools.com.au.