DO NOW DO NOW
• Take a Stagecraft Workbook and
a Stagecraft Guidebook from the
back table.
• Use your guidebook to help you
identify all the correct tools in
your workbook.
SCENE SHOP TOOLS
TECHNICAL THEATRE I
STAGECRAFT
Safety Tools
• Worn as a safety precaution to protect the body
Goggles—worn to protect the eyes when using
tool, should be worn when cutting wood and
metal
Gloves—worn to protect hands from wear,
burns and blisters
Hand Tool Hazards
•Do not use:
wrenches when jaws are sprung
impact tools (chisels and wedges)
when heads have mushroomed
tools with loose, cracked or
splintered handles
a screwdriver as a chisel
tools with taped handles – they
may be hiding cracks Crack
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TOOLS IN THE SHOP
• Be sure to ask
questions before • There are a lot of
using any tool you tools available, a
are not familiar small number of
with. which are in our
• Do NOT risk injury Scene Shop.
to yourself or • This is just a small
others (or the tool). selection of the
most basic wood
working tools that
get used almost
every day.
TOOLS IN THE SHOP
CATEGORIES OF WOODWORKING TOOLS
• HAND TOOLS
• MEASURING AND MARKING
• HAMMERS
• CUTTING TOOLS
• DRILLING TOOLS (OBSOLETE CATEGORY UNDER HAND TOOLS)
• CLAMPING TOOLS
• PLIERS
• WRENCHES
• SCREWDRIVERS
• MISCELLANEOUS
• POWER TOOLS
• STATIONARY POWER SAWS
• POWER HANDSAWS
• POWER DRILLING TOOLS
• BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS
• PNEUMATIC TOOLS
Measuring Tools
• Used to measure dimensions and angles
Tape Measure—used to measure long
distances and layout dimensions on a stage
floor
Tri-Square—used as a guide to mark
right angles across narrow materials
MEASURING AND MARKING
TAPE MEASURE
FRAMING SQUARE
CHALK LINE
SPEED SQUARE
PENCIL
COMBO SQUARE
BEVEL GAUGE
LEVEL
SHARPIE
Hammering Tools
• Used for nailing and starting screws
Claw Hammer—designed for inserting
and removing nails. Has two sharply
curved claws for nail removal
HAMMERS
CLAW HAMMER
RIP HAMMER
BALL PEIN HAMMER
SLEDGE HAMMER
Cutting Tools
• Used to cut materials, such as wood, metal
and plastic
Hand saw—hand held saw (no power)
used to cut wood
Utility Knife—used to trim or for light-
duty cutting and carving
CUTTING TOOLS
UTILITY KNIFE
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS
Clamping Tools
• Designed to firmly hold wood, metal or
plastic
Crescent Wrench—adjustable
end to fit almost any size bolt or
nut, most suitable for stage
work
C-Clamp—comes in different
sizes, used to hold work or
objects together
CLAMPING TOOLS
C-CLAMPS
BAR
CLAMPS
PIPE CLAMP
Plier Tools
• Pliers are a hand tool used to hold
objects firmly.
Pliers—used for gripping, clamping and bending
Needle-nose Pliers—used for holding small
objects in hard to reach places
Diagonal Cutter—used for cutting soft wires
PLIERS
ARC JOINT PLIERS
(CHANNEL LOCKS)
LOCKING PLIERS
(VISE GRIPS)
DIAGONAL LINEMAN
LONG-NOSE
CUTTERS PLIERS SLIP-JOINT
PLIERS
PLIERS
FENCING
TOOL
Wrenches
• A wrench is a tool used to provide grip and mechanical
advantage in applying torque to turn objects
WRENCHES
RATCHETING
WRENCH
COMBINATION (OPEN END
AND BOX END) WRENCH
SOCKETS
OPEN END
ADJUSTABLE
Monkey Wrench
WRENCH
Screwdrivers
• A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered,
for turning (driving or removing) screws.
SCREWDRIVERS
SLOTTED or
FLAT HEAD
PHILLIPS
Fastening Tools
• Used to connect or hold objects together with
other hardware
Staple Gun—spring powered hand tool used for
attaching light weight material to wood with
staples
Hot Glue Gun—heats sticks of adhesive to
form a glue bond, used an a variety of
materials
MISCELLANEOUS
WRECKING BAR
(CROW BAR) STAPLER
PRY BAR HOT MELT
GLUE GUN
Power Tools
•Must be fitted with guards and safety
switches
•Extremely hazardous when
•used improperly
•Different types, determined
•by their power source:
•
Electric
Pneumatic
Liquid fuel
Hydraulic
Powder-actuated
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General Safety Guidelines
for Power Tools
Be aware of all power lines
and electrical circuits, and
other mechanical hazards in
your work area, particularly
those below the work
surface.
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Switches
Hand-held power tools must be
equipped with one of the following:
Constant Pressure switch
•Shuts off power upon release
• Examples: circular saw,
chain saw, grinder, hand-
held power drill
On-Off Switch
•Examples: routers, planers,
laminate trimmers, shears, jig
saws, nibblers, scroll saws
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Power Tools - Precautions
• Disconnect tools when not in use, before servicing and
• cleaning, and when changing accessories
• Keep people not involved with the work away
• from the work
• Secure work with clamps or a vise, freeing both hands to
operate the tool
• Don’t hold the switch button while carrying a plugged-in tool
• Keep tools sharp and clean
• Remove damaged electric tools & tag them: “Do Not
Use”
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Power Tools – Precautions
Electric Cords
•Don’t carry portable tools
by the cord
•Don’t use electric cords to
hoist or lower tools
•Don’t yank cord or hose to
disconnect it
•Keep cords and hoses
away from heat, oil, and
sharp edges
•Replace damaged cords
immediately!
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Would you use this
extension cord?
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and Education
Electric Power Tools
To protect a worker from shock, these tools must:
have a 3-wire cord plugged into a grounded receptacle
be double insulated, or
be powered by a low-voltage isolation transformer
Double
insulated
markings
Plug with a
grounding
pin
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Good Practices
• Operate within design limits
• Use gloves and safety shoes
• Store in a dry place
• Don’t use in wet locations unless
• approved for that (use GFCI)
• Keep work areas well lit
• Ensure cords don’t present a tripping
hazard
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STATIONARY POWER SAWS
TABLE SAW
RADIAL ARM
SAW
STATIONARY (BUT ALSO PORTABLE)
POWER SAW
POWER MITRE
SAW
OR
CHOP SAW
(Not a
“Cutoff Saw”).
“COMPOUND”
IF IT CAN CUT
TWO ANGLES
AT ONCE.
POWER HAND SAWS
JIG SAW OR
SABRE SAW
RECIPROCATING SAW
CIRCULAR SAW
POWER DRILLING TOOLS
ELECTRIC DRILL
MOTOR
TWIST TYPE DRILL BIT
FOR WOOD OR METAL
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
BIT
BATTERY POWERED
ELECTRIC DRILL
MOTOR SPADE (OR PADDLE)
(CORDLESS) TYPE DRILL BIT
FOR WOOD ONLY!
PNEUMATIC TOOLS
UPHOLSTERY
OR CRAFT
NARROW STAPLER
CROWN (1/4”) (3/8” CROWN)
PNEUMATIC (FABRIC TO WOOD)
STAPLER
(WOOD TO WOOD)
