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1.0 Basic Handtools By Category Screwdriver types Pliers variations Wrenches classified Hammers
Screwdriver Types Standard or Slotted Tip Phillips Hex or Allen head Offset Torx Ratcheting
Standard Tip
Phillips seven sizes: 000,00,0,1,2,3,4
Hex
Offset
Torx
Ratcheting
Pliers think of as “super-fingers”; never on bolts/nuts
Pliers Combination or Slip Joint Arc Joint or Water Pump or Channel Lock or Tongue and groove Side Cutting or Diagonal Cutting Needle Nose Locking or Vice Grip others (electrical crimps...)
Combination
Water Pump or Arc Joint or Channel Lock
Side Cutting
Neddle Nose
Locking Pliers
Others
Wrenches Hand tool used for turning threaded fasteners by use of gripping jaws. There are a number of different types of wrenches.
Wrenches Open End Box End Combination Adjustable or Crescent Obstruction Ratcheting Box Offset Box Flare Nut Socket or Ratchet
Open End
Box End
Combination
Adjustable/Cresent
Obstruction
Ratcheting Box
Offset Box
Flare Nut
Socket Wrenches
Drive Size ¼ 3/8 ½ ¾ 1
Sockets Four descriptors for every socket 1. Size (dia.) (Metric or SAE) 2. Depth 3. Drive 4. Point Style
Sockets Size, or Dia. Always written on side
Point Style
Sockets (Deep Vs. Short)
Hammers Ball Peen Dead Blow Drilling / Engineer / Mini Sledge Claw
Hammers
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