Inspire Tools

Inspire Tools is an independent tool wholesaler/retailer based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

We have an extensive range of hand and power tools for sale either to the trade or the public.

The Inspire Tools team have done most jobs that you could imagine so we are ideally placed for the best advice on tools.

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Different types of hacksaws and there uses

Hack Saw

Hacksaw is the one of the most used and familiar mechanical hand tool. It is a fine tooth saw attached with a frame by tension, generally used to cut metals and plastics.  There is a handle in the frame to hold the hacksaw during operation.
There are mainly two types of hacksaw manually and Power Hacksaw or Electrical Hacksaw.  The manual hack saw have a small version name Junior Hacksaw.

The power hacksaw consists of  a motor driven by electricity or sometime it is connected to some stationary engine to drive the hacksaw. Most power driven hacksaw are stationary but there are some portable power hacksaw exists for special purpose.

The blades available for the hacksaw is generally 10 – 12 inch. But it varies with the purpose and the type. For Junior hacksaws the size of the hacksaws are half of the original size and for the powered hacksaw the size maybe larger.  The pitch of the teeth varies from fourteen to thirty two teeth per inch (TPI) for a hand blade and it decrease as few as three TPI for power hacksaw.


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Engineering Vice and its uses

Vice or Engineering Vice

In general vice means a mechanical tools used for metal working.  Actually a vise is a mechanical screw apparatus generally used to hold or clamp workpiece. The purpose of clamping of the workpiece is to allow machining on it with different hand tools and machine tools like saws, files, sandpapers, drills, mills etc. Vices generally consists of two parallel jaws, one is fixed and another moves towards and away with help of a screw.

There are mainly two types of vice, wood working vice and engineer’s vice.  In general “Vice” means a Bench Vice. Woodworking vice is integrated with the woodworker’s bench and the engineer’s vice is attached into the top of the bench.

There are wide range of material used for vice making. Wood working vice is generally made if wood, plastic and sometime metal. Whereas the engineer’s vice , also known as metal working vice is made of different types of soft and hard metals depending of the purpose and the operation performed.


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Wednesday, 8 June 2011

Introduction Blog

Inspire Tools is a relatively new company to the Internet but not to tool sales. Our new website has been live for around 2 months now and growing form strength too strength

We provide tools to diy or trades people specialising in Silverline Tools

We have been an authorised stockist of silverline tools for nearly 6 months and are hoping to get more companies on board to offer our customers the widest choice of tools and the best tool advice on the net.

All silverline hand tools have a lifetime guarantee against any manufacturing defects and we don't think you will be disappointed with the bargain prices for quality tools.

We also offer fast free shipping on all orders over £100

Why not take a look and contact us for any advice or question

www.inspiretools.co.uk
email: info@inspiretools.co.uk