WORKING WITH TOOLS AT SCHOOL

TOOL PICTURE IT’S USED FOR… SPANISH NAME

We use it to measure and

METALLIC RULER mark out the materials REGLA METÁLICA
drawing a straight edge.

It’s used to mark out lines

TRY RULER which need to be at 90º to ESCUADRA
lines to a straight edge.

Circles and parts of circles

COMPÁS DE
COMPASS can be marked out using this
PUNTAS
tool.

It’s a device used to hold

wood or metal work piece.
SARGENTO,
G- CLAMP This is called in this way
GATO, PRENSILLA
because of its “G” shaped
frame.

It’s used for holding a piece TORNILLO DE

VICE
to work on it with other tools. BANCO
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It’s a hand tool used to hold
ALICATES
PLIERS objects firmly for cutting or
UNIVERSALES
bending.

It’s a hand tool similar to

PINCERS pliers and is often required TENAZAS
when working with nails.

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It’s used to cut pieces of
wood into different shapes.
HANDSAW This is usually done in order .SERRUCHO
to join the pieces together
and create a wooden object
It’s a handsaw used for
cutting small curves. This SIERRA DE
COPING SAW
tool allows access to difficult MARQUETERÍA
places.

It’s a power tool for cutting SIERRA DE

JIGSAW curves into a piece of wood, VAIVÉN, SIERRA
metal or other material. DE CALAR.

It’s a hand tool for drilling

GIMLET small holes, mainly in wood, BARRENA
without splitting
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It’s used to produce round
DRILL BIT holes in a material. It is held BROCA
in a hand or in a power drill.
It´s a tool used to removed
waste material getting
FILE LIMA
smooth surfaces. It´s usually
used for metallic pieces.
It´s a tool used to removed
waste material getting
RASP ESCOFINA
smooth surfaces.It’s usually
used for wooden pieces.

It’s a tool used for joining

SCREWDRIVER DESTORNILLADOR
pieces with screws.

It’s used to pound nails into

an object or pull nails out of
HAMMER MARTILLO
objects.

It’s a paper with an abrasive

material fixed to its surface
SANDPAPER PAPEL DE LIJA
used for geesting smooth
surface

A tool used to drive objects

such as nails, to pierce
PUNCH workpieces, or to form an PUNZÓN
impression of the tip on a
workpiece