There are mainly two types – Pipe pliers and Combination pliers. It is also used for holding and cutting the sheet metal. The pliers are mainly used for bending the sheet metal to the required shape. Bending and Folding Tools: (Pliers, Folding Bars) Marking and Measuring Tools: (Steel rule, Scriber, Trammel, Divider, Swing Blade Protractor, Wire Gauge)Ī) Steel rule:It is used for linear measurements up to the accuracy of 0.5 mm.ī) Scribers: It is made up of hardened steel with pointed end used for marking lines on the sheet.Ĭ) Trammel (or) beam compass: It is a big size compass used for marking large arcs and circles.ĭ) Divider: It is used for dividing straight and curvilinear lines, marking circles and arcs.Į) Swing Blade Protractor:It is used for marking and measuring angles.į) Wire Gauge:It is used for measuring the thickness of sheet metal.ĥ. This block can be used for bending, punching and shaping of metals.Ĥ. It also contains number of through holes of different size and shape from its top to bottom face. It is a CI block having number of slots of different shapes and sizes along its four side faces. The weight of the anvil varies from 100 to 150 kg. The body of the anvil is made of mild steel (MS), wrought iron or cast iron (CI). The anvil acts as a base for smithy work while hammering. They are Beak Horn stake, Funnel stake, Half moon stake etc. There are different shapes of stakes available but based upon the purpose, the required shape of stake is selected. The stakes are used for doing various operations like forming, bending, hemming, seaming, etc. Supporting Tools: (Stakes, Anvils, Swage Block) There are four types Dot punch Centre punch, Letter punch and Number punch.ģ. This is used for marking out work, locating centres etc.
Mainly Ball peen hammer, Cross peen hammers and Mallet used in practice. These are used on the sheet metal for straightening, bending, leveling, riveting, removing nails, forging, chipping etc., with the application of impact load exerted manually. Bench shear is used to cut the sheet metal of 3 mm thickness.
Mainly Straight Snip and Curved Snip is used. The tool similar to scissors used for cutting or shearing thin metal sheets is called snip.
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