← 2.1 Hand tools and bench tools
Bench tools and equipment
Metal Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
The bench itself, the surface plate, and the anvil and stakes that support metal being worked.
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- 4 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
- Your progress kept across every subject you take
Other lessons in this sub-strand
- Classifying hand and bench tools
- The hacksaw
- Using the hacksaw
- Files: shapes, cuts and grades
- Filing technique
- Cold chisels
- Using a cold chisel safely
- Snips and shears
- Hammers used in metalwork
- Screwdrivers and spanners
- Punches
- The bench vice
- Pliers, clamps and tongs
- Bench tools and equipment
- Selecting the right tool for a task
- Safe use of hand and bench tools
- Maintaining tools
- Sharpening and repairing tools
- Storing tools
- Why hand and bench tools matter