FFA Tool Identification

Abrasive Chop Saw

Cutting various types and sizes of materials with abrasive wheels

adjustable wrench

turning various size nuts and bolts

Allen wrench

turning hex head socket screws

aviation snips

cutting sheet metal

ball peen hammer

hammering metal

bar clamp

clamping large sections of wood together

bent nose pliers

reaching obstructions or awkward places

bolt cutters

cutting bolts and steel rods

bolt die

cutting threads on bolts and rods

bolt die stock

holder for bolt die

bolt tap

cutting inside threads

brick jointer

smoothing and designing masonry joints

brick trowel

placing and spreading mortar

Bulb Planter

Planting and Transplanting bulbs

butt hinge

hinge for narrow fencing

c clamp

clamping two or more pieces of metal together

carriage bolt

bolting wood to wood or wood to metal

castrator

tool for sterilizing male animals

center punch

starting holes in metal

chalk line reel

marking straight lines

chipping hammer

removing stag from welds

circuit breaker

protection from overload in electrical circuits

cold chisel

cutting metal

combination oil stone

for sharpening and honing cutting tools

combination square

determining 45 and 90 degree angles

combination wrench

turning hex and square nuts and bolts

common nail

nailing boards together when holding power is desired

compass saw

cutting wood in close places

concrete finishing trowel

smoothing concreteterm-174

concrete float

leveling concrete

Concrete Screw

anchoring into predrilled holes in concrete, brick or block

coping saw

cutting curves and irregular cuts

cordless drill

drilling holes with a tool that uses a battery pack

countersink

flaring top of hole for recessing head for flathead screw or bolt

cutting torch

cutting metal with heat

deep socket

turning nuts and bolts in depressed areas

dehorner

removing horns from cattle

diagonal cutting pliers

surface and diagonal wire cutting

drift punch

aligning holes

drill press vise

holding stock while drilling

duplex receptacle

to plug in electrical units

ear tagger

labels individual animals for identification

electrical multimeter

performs various task on electrical circuits

End Cutting Nippers

Cutting ends of wire, nails and small bolts

expansion shield

anchoring a lag screw into concrete, brick or block

extension

extends reach of socket

eye bolt

bolt used to attach wire onto

Fence Pliers

Building and repair of wire fences

fence staple

for nailing up fence

finishing nail

nailing boards where head will not be noticed

flaring tool

flaring ends of tubing

flathead stove bolt

fastening wood to metal/metal to metal with wrench leaving a flat surface

flathead wood screw

fastening wood to wood where a flat surface is required

framing square

squaring cut corners and laying out stairs and rafters

fuse puller

removing cartridge fuses

gate valve

cutting off water supply on a mainline

glass cutter

cutting glass

grafting tool

preparing woody parts for grafting

grease gun

lubricating through grease fittings

groove joint pliers

gripping where greater pressure is needed

hack saw

sawing metal

half round file

curve and flat filing

Portable hammer drill

power drilling in concrete, brick or block

hedge shears

trimming and shaping hedge

hinge handle

socket handle to be used when flexibility is needed

hose bib

valve for attaching a water hose; turning water supply on or off

implant gun

injects growth hormone into animals

impulse sprinkler

overhead irrigation of plants where rotation is water driven

increment borer

checking growth rate of trees

junction box

join several electrical wires into a circuit

lag screw

screw used when great pressure to turn is applied

level

leveling and plumbing

line level

leveling between long distance points

long nose pliers

reaching into recessed areas

lopping shears

cutting large branches when pruning shrubbery

machine bolt

fastening metal to metal with a wrench

machinist's vise

holding metal firm while working

mason hammer

chipping and shaping masonry material

mason level

leveling and plumbing masonry material

masonry bit

boring a hole in concrete, brick or block

masonry nail

nailing to concrete, brick or block

mill file

filing metal

nail hammer

driving nails

nail set

countersinking nail heads

nail gun

rapid using air, gas, or electricity

nut driver

sockets permanently attached to a handle for turning small nuts and bolts

obstruction wrench

reaching nuts and bolts around obstructions

open end wrench

turning square head nuts and bolts

phillips screwdriver

turning phillips head screws

pin punch

driving out metal pins

pipe bushing

Connecting pipes of different diameters

pipe cap

closing the end of the pipe by going over the pipe end

pipe coupling

joining two pieces of pipe

45 degree pipe elbow

making a 45 degree turn with a pipe

90 degree pipe elbow

making a 90 degree turn with a pipe

pipe nipple

adding length to a piece of pipe

pipe plug

closing the end of a pipe, threads on inside

pipe reducer

reducing pipe size

pipe tee

joining at 90 degree angles

pipe union

join two pieces of galvanized pipe where neither side can be turned