Tools
- 1. TECH TOOLS ( English and Technology cross-curricular materials ) How do you say “xerrac” in English? And “martell”? Let’s learn about tools in English!!!
- 2. What is a tool? A tool is a piece of equipment designed to do a specific job (for example, cutting) by directing manually applied force .
- 3. What is a machine or device ? A machine or device is a piece of equipment designed to do a specific job (for example, drilling) by means of a motor.
- 4. TOOLS CATEGORIES (1) Many tools serve to perform one or more of a set of basic operations, for example: 1. Cutting (de tall) 2. Percussive (de percussió) 3. Smoothing (d’abrassió o fricció) 4. Drilling (de perforació) 5. Guiding (de mesurar, marcar i traçar)
- 5. TOOLS CATEGORIES (2) Other categories: 6. Screwing (de cargolar) 7. Welding and soldering (de soldar i adherir) 8. Gripping (agafar i retenir) 9. Clamping (passives) 10. Protective equipment (elements de protecció)
- 6. 1.Cutting tools They are used for cutting different kinds of materials (wood, metals, etc.)
- 7. Cutting tools (1) Hacksaw (serra d’arquet ) Hand saw (xerrac)
- 8. Cutting tools (2) Coping saw (Serra de marqueteria) Wire stripper (Alicates de pelar fils)
- 9. Cutting tools (3) Electrician’s scissors (tisores d’electricista) Electric jigsaw (serra de vogir) Tinman’s snip (tisores de planxa)
- 10. 2. Percussive tools These tools are used for striking materials in order to break, crush or flatten them.
- 11. 2.Percussive tools Plastic tip hammer (maceta de niló) Claw hammer (martell de fuster) Ball peen hammer (martell de bola)
- 12. 3. Smoothing tools These tools are used for shaping and smoothing materials by removing bumps or roughness from them.
- 13. 3. Smoothing tools File (llima) File (llima) Rasp or Scraper (Raspa) Glass Paper or sandpaper (paper de vidre)
- 14. 4. Drilling tools Drilling is the process of using a drill bit in a drill to produce cylindrical holes in solid materials. drill bit drill
- 15. 4. Drilling tools gimlet (barrina) bench drilling machine (trepant de sobretaula) portable electric drill (trepant portátil)
- 16. 5. Guiding tools They are used for projecting, marking, drawing or measuring objects and their shapes. They can also be used for the operations of testing and calibrating.
- 17. 5. Guiding tools (1) dividers (compàs de punta) scriber (puntes de senyalar) vernier calliper (peu de rei)
- 18. 5. Guiding tools (2) steel rule (regle d’acer) try squares (escaire) level (nivell) tape measure (cinta mètrica) goniometer (goniòmetre, centenella)
- 19. 6. Screwing tools These tools are used for fastening or tightening things with some elements: screw bolts nuts
- 20. 6. Screwing tools (1) hexagonal wrench (clau Allen o clau sisavada) box wrench double end (clau d’estrella colzada) double open end wrench (clau fixa)
- 21. 6. Screwing tools (2) adjustable wrench (clau anglesa) forged tip screwdriver (tornavís de boca plana) Phillips tip screwdriver (tornavís d’estrella o Phillips)
- 22. 7. Welding and soldering tools These tools are used for joining together pieces or parts of material by heating them and hammering or using another pressure to make them fuse. soldering welding
- 23. 7. Welding and soldering tools gas soldering iron (soldador de gas, bufador) soldering iron (soldador elèctric)
- 24. 8. Gripping tools They are used for holding something firmly in order to carry on another action: (bending,stretching, cutting or joining materials).
- 25. 8. Gripping tools (1) Pliers (alicates universals) flat nose pliers (alicates de boca plana) round nose pliers (alicates de boca rodona)
- 26. 8. Gripping tools (2) G clamp (serjant de marqueteria) L clamp (serjant) pincers (tenalles)
- 27. 9. Clamping tools They are used for holding or securing objects together to prevent movement or separation through the application of pressure. bench vice (cargol de banc)
- 28. 10. Protective equipment It refers to the elements designed to protect workers from injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with dangerous processes or materials. REMEMBER: Protection is very important
- 29. 10. Protective equipment goggles (ulleres de protecció) safety helmet (casc) gauntlet or safety gloves (guants) safety apron (davantal protector) masks (mascarilles)