Things Found in a Tool Belt
DIY jobs can become infuriating when you're working in a cluttered space where tools and screws seem to vanish into thin air. Hunting for tools and arguing with your workmates about who left what where can lose you time and can cause severe stress. Tool belts take the hassle out of DIY by offering a portable facility for all of your tools and decreasing the odds of items becoming lost. Does this Spark an idea?
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Hammer
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Hammers are perhaps the most common tool found in a tool belt. Hammers are used for a range of carpentry work and home DIY, including fitting parts, securing nails to walls or cabinets and breaking up small objects. The claw section of the hammer is used for drawing out old nails or ones that have been secured at incorrect angles. The hammer is used in many professions including carpentry, construction work and plumbing. There are several types of hammer available, including the ball-peen hammer, favoured by mechanics; the geologist's hammer, used for excavation work; and the stonemason's hammer, used to break down stone objects.
Screwdriver
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Screwdrivers are an essential tool for both professionals and budding DIYers alike. Screwdrivers usually have a cylindrical handle, allowing for easy gripping by the human hand. Tip shapes can vary from flat, lined tips to Philips-head varieties, which have a four-tiered star shape. Carpenters and electricians usually have a range of screwdrivers so they can affix and detach any screw type from household appliances or wooden furniture. Electric screwdrivers have swiftly rotating tips that allow screws to be removed and attached with minimal effort and time compared to standard screwdrivers.
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Chisel
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Chisels have a thick cutting edge, making them suitable for heavy-duty shaping or cutting work involving metal, wood or stone. Chisel blades are usually placed on the object that needs breaking and driven into it by striking down on the chisel handle with a hammer or mallet. Chisels are often used in woodworking to remove large wooden sections or to "rough out" the template shape for a decorative pattern or design. Chisels used in metalwork are constructed from tempered steel and used to chip off excess metal on products where a neat finish is not required.
Wrench
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Wrenches offer gripping power when attempting to loosen or tighten nuts and bolts from household appliances or furniture. Some wrenches come with set head sizes appropriate for certain bolt types whereas others have adjustable heads that can be tightened to grip any bolt size. There are many variations on the standard wrench, each appropriate for different household tasks. The pipe wrench, for instance, has serrated jaws so it can grip pipe fittings to help repair plumbing problems in the kitchen or the bathroom. Impact wrenches, in contrast, are used to loosen the nuts and bolts on car wheels.
Smaller Items
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Measuring tapes are used to assess the dimensions of specific areas before undertaking DIY work such as installing guttering, flooring or building an entertainment cabinet. A spirit level, also referred to as a level or bubble level, is a device that assesses whether a given surface is horizontal. Putty knives are another popular tool belt component. Putty knifes are used to smooth down putty used in fitting window panes into frames. They are also used to spread and smooth down plaster in construction work. Caulking guns are used to apply caulk to seal gaps in ceiling joints or cracks in piping. A tool belt may also come equipped with a carpenter pencil to outline the position of wall brackets and different-sized nuts and bolts for a range of jobs.
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