Cutting Tools

Cutting tools are used for removing certain parts of materials from a workpiece by means of operations like deforming, turning, or shaping.

Utility Knife

It’s one of the essential elements while dealing with electronics as it can cut through most of the materials. It’s portable, practical, and even has a belt clip for convenient carrying.

Hacksaw

It’s a fine-toothed saw made for cutting metals but it can also cut various materials like plastic and wood. These can be either manual or powered and come in different varieties.

Pliers

Pliers are multi-purpose tools including the following categories:

*Nose Pliers
These come handy when you have to hold components with short leads that need to be soldered onto or desoldered from the PCB but cannot be held with bare hands.

*Side Cutting Pliers
These can also be used to trim off excess components on the circuit boards or to cut wires into shorter length before being used.

*Channel Lock Pliers
These are used to tighten Romex connectors in electrical boxes, removing knockouts from the boxes and adjusting expansion-type ceiling fan boxes.

Linesman Pliers
These can cut, twist wires together and grip wires for pulling. They have a squared off end that is great for twisting wires, a center cutting blade and a grip area to pull wires.

Wire Stripper


It’s a hand-held tool for removing the electrical insulation off the wires without damaging the interior wire. Manual modes need some caution during use while the automatic ones allow even the first-time users to remove insulation quickly. These tools are equipped with different sized cutting teeth for various sized wires and have a cutoff portion in order to cut the wire.

scissors are cutting tools too, where are they?

What are the difference between a hacksaw and a normal Saw? can they be used with different functions?

Which is the hardest cutting tool material?

What are the main characteristics of the cutting tool material?

What is the most useful cutting tool?

Can we use one cutting tool for different things?

What is the most important cutting tool?

Is there a types of saw?

How do we store those important cutting tools?

Is there a process on how to do such action in cutting equipment using these tools?

DRAVEN wrote:What are the difference between a hacksaw and a normal Saw? can they be used with different functions?

hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw, originally and mainly made for cutting metal

igiboyMabangisxD wrote:Which is the hardest cutting tool material?

for me chisel is the hardest cutting tool material

janna wrote:What is the most useful cutting tool?

all of the cutting tool is useful but for me the pliers are the most useful in the field

Peter Shaquelle Daling wrote:Is there a types of saw?

1. handsaw
2. back saw
3. bow saw
4. circular saw
5. reciprocating saw
6.band saw
7. tenon saw

is the cutter we usually use the same as utility knife?

DRAVEN wrote:scissors are cutting tools too, where are they?

I think it's not there because its not intended for electrical tools.

Peter Shaquelle Daling wrote:Is there a process on how to do such action in cutting equipment using these tools?

I don't know it yet but there should be .

janna wrote:Can we use one cutting tool for different things?

I think there's unique characteristic for each cutting tool. Meaning to say, one cutter tool can do what others cannot do.

ruselleee wrote:is the cutter we usually use the same as utility knife?

As nouns the difference between knife and boxcutter is that knife is a utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle the blade may be pointed for piercing while boxcutter is a utility knife.As a verb knife is to cut with a knife .

Peter Shaquelle Daling wrote:Is there a process on how to do such action in cutting equipment using these tools?

Ofcourse yes There are different process or procedure to use those tools . Single-point tools are used in shaping, turning and planning and the material is removed using one cutting edge. On the other hand, in drilling and milling, multipoint tools are used.For more information, you can search to the internet if you want to know the specific use for the specific cutting tools

What are the characteristics of a cutting tools in order to produce good quality ?

saynojen wrote:What are the characteristics of a cutting tools in order to produce good quality ?

A cutting tool must have the following characteristics in order to produce good quality and economical parts:
Hardness — harness and strength of the cutting tool must be maintained at elevated temperatures, also called hot hardness (Figure 1.1)
Toughness — toughness of cutting tools is needed so that tools don’t chip or fracture, especially during interrupted cutting operations.
Wear Resistance — wear resistance means the attainment of acceptable tool life before tools need to be replaced.

The materials from which cutting tools are made are all characteristically hard and strong. There is a wide range of tool materials available for machining operations, and the general classification and use of these materials are of interest here.

igiboyMabangisxD wrote:What are the main characteristics of the cutting tool material?

The following properties are required for cutting tool materials:
Hardness, hot hardness and pressure resistance.
Bending strength and toughness.
Inner bonding strength.
Wear resistance. oxidation resistance. small prosperity to diffusion and adhesion. abrasion resistance. edge strength.