Chisel New
Chisel New
CHISEL
Chisel is one of the most familiar carpentry tools. In bahasa Indonesia chisel called
“Pahat”. That we mean in here is manual chisel who operated with human hands. Not a
chisel that operated by using a machine, like lathe tools, scrap tools, or slotting tools.
The meaning of chisel is hand tools that made from hardened steel. The tip of chisel is made
sharp with angle between 35-60o. The sharp edges of chisel is used for chop the workpiece.
Chisel can only chop the workpiece that are softer than it, like woods, stones, and metals.
Chisel has many functions that really help us in carpentry, there are:
- For making chamfer
- For making slot
- For roughing the workpiece
- For removing nails, bolts, and nuts
- And for making others shape that very various
But chisel is also classified into 5 types based on the function, and there are :
a. Cross cut chisel
The cross cut chisel is designed for those who want to get into those tight areas. So this
chisel are used to make a groove or series grooves
b. Flat chisel
The flat chisel is the basic chisel, that used to cut of a variety metals. Also, Flat chisels
can be used to break off things such as rivet heads and nuts, and break metal rods
c. Cold chisel
cold chisels can be used for a wide variety of different uses
Usually A cold chisel, can be used for :
- Cutting through sheets of metal
- Removing old bolts and nuts which may have corroded/rusted and become stuck, or
removing rivet heads which are not needed anymore.
d. Dam chisel
Dam chisel is used to cut a workpiece that has a hole before
from the five chisels that already explained, there are only 3 types of chisel that we used
before in first grade (WBS). Which is cross cut chisel, flat chisel, and cold chisel.
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