MY SCREW DRIVERS

THESE are my basic screw drivers..
flat-bladed and cross-head screwdrivers otherwise known as the Phillip screw drivers. These tools vary in size and length and durability.

What is a Screw? What is a Screwdriver?

A screw is any shaft with a corkscrew-shaped groove formed on its surface. Screws are used to fasten two objects together. A screwdriver is a tool for driving (turning) screws; screwdrivers have a tip that fits into the head of a screw.

Phillips Head Screw

In the early 1930s, the Phillips head screw was invented by Henry Phillips. Automobile manufacturers now used car assembly lines. They needed screws that could take greater torque and could provide tighter fastenings. The Phillips head screw was compatible with the automated screwdrivers used in assembly line.

Types of Screw Drive

A variety of tools exist to drive screws into the material to be fixed. The hand-tool used to drive slot-headed and cross-headed screws is called a screwdriver. A power tool that does the same job is a power screwdriver. The hand-tool for driving cap screws and other types is called a spanner (UK usage) or wrench (US usage).

• Slot head is driven by a flat-bladed screwdriver.
• Cross-head, or Phillips screw has an X-shaped slot and is driven by a cross-head screwdriver, designed originally in the 1930s for use with mechanical screwing machines, intentionally made so the driver will ride out, or cam out, under strain to prevent over-tightening.
• Pozidriv is patented, similar to cross-head but with better resistance to slipping, or cam-out.
• Hexagonal or hex screw head has a hexagonal hole and is driven by a hexagonal wrench, sometimes called an Allen key, or a power tool with a hexagonal bit.
• Robertson drive head has a square hole and is driven by a special power-tool bit or screwdriver (this is a low-cost version of the hex head for domestic use).
• Torx head has a splined socket and receives a driver with a splined shaft.
• Tamper-proof torx is similar to torx but the drive socket has a projection to prevent a standard torx driver being inserted.
• Tri-Wing screws are used by Nintendo on its Gameboys. This discourages even minor home repairs to the units.

My Hammers



Very basic home tool..
Everybody should have a hammer or two in their homes..
Aside from it's importance use in home repairs, mind you, it is a very useful self-defense weapon!

Hammer
A hammer is a tool designed for pounding or delivering repeated blows. The hand held hammer is an ancient invention no one inventor can be named. A “hammer” is distinguished by many other names, such as pounder, beetle, mallet, maul, pestle, sledge, and others.
In my case, these are my hammers, the claw-hammer and the ball-hammer.

my pliers-long nose

The long nose plier is a great tool in its proper application. However it is probably one of the most improperly used plier by beginning home repair folks.

The long-nose plier allows you to grip fine, small objects like wire and small nails or brads. It also allows you to cut with the cutting edges found at the back of the upper and lower jaws.

Long-nose pliers have very limited jaw opening capabilities and are NOT intended for use with bolts or nuts. They are however an essential tool for electrical work with wires.

I'm usually using this one in cutting wires..it has a nice-grip rubberized handle..

MY UTILITY KNIFE

This is one the most commonly used tool in my toolbox.
Lightweight
Very sharp, to be used with caution. Cut my finger once.
keep away from reach of children.


A utility knife (also known by various other names) is a cutting tool used in various trades and crafts for a variety of purposes. Designed to be lightweight, easy to carry and use, utility knives are commonly used in factories, warehouses, and other situations where a tool is routinely needed to open boxes, packages, or cut through tape or cord.

In British, Australian and New Zealand English, along with Dutch, the tool is known as a Stanley knife. This name is a genericised trademark named after Stanley Works, a manufacturer of such knives.^[1] In Israel and Switzerland, these knives are known as Japanese knives. In Brazil they are known as estiletes or cortadores Olfa (the latter, being another genericised trademark). In Portugal and Canada they are also known as X-Acto (yet another genericised trademark). In the Philippines, they are simply called cutter. In general Spanish, they are known as cortaplumas (penknife); in Mexico, they are coloquially known as cutters. Other names for the tool are box cutter or boxcutter, razor blade knife, carpet knife, pen knife or stationery knife.