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TLE 7 Aquaculture W1 LAS 1
TLE 7 Aquaculture W1 LAS 1
Hand Tools - are important instruments in fishpond operation. Each hand tools are designed for
specific purposes.
1. Cutting, Pinching, and Gripping Tools - these are for cutting, pinching, and gripping purposes.
2. Striking Tools - the most widely used and abused tools. Chiseling, punching and riveting can
be done properly using striking tools
3. Driving Tools - these are designed to insert, tighten, loosen, remove, screws, bolts, nails, and
other pointed objects or hard turn by applying torque or rotational force.
4. Pliers - are a comparatively modern invention. These hand tools used for gripping objects
through leverage.
5. Wrench - is a hand tool often having a fixed or adjustable jaw used for gripping, turning,
fastening, tightening, and twisting or loosening objects such as nuts, bolts, or pipes and pipe
fittings.
6. Screwdrivers - are used for turning screws so as to drive them into their place.
Activity
1. Can you recognize some of these commonly used hand tools? Give English and local
names on the space provided below each picture.