This document discusses power tools used in bench joinery. It begins by mentioning modern CNC machinery and past use of three cutter table saws. Small groups are then asked to identify power supplies for tools. While large joinery companies use machinery, small companies rely more on hand tools and handheld power tools. Common handheld power tools shown include nail guns, biscuit joiners, belt sanders, power planers, hammer drills, angle drills, jigsaws, band saws, chop saws, table saws, bench sanders, palm sanders, plunging routers, rebate routers, and plough routers. The document asks questions about appropriate tool uses and lists benefits of power tools like

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Power tools
Unit 214: Manufacture bench joinery products

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Power Tools and Machinery
Although today we have a vast amount of machinery to choose from
such as the modern 4 cutter CNC seen here.
The Bench Joinery industry used to get by with equipment such as a
three cutter table saw.

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Power supplies
In small groups, identify the range of power supplies to operate power
tools.

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Hand Held Power Tools
While most of you may be lucky enough to work with a medium to
large sized joinery company, some will be with small a company (1-5
employees) who have a greater reliance on Bespoke Joinery work and
the use of hand tools and hand held power tools. Again as in the
previous slide H&S and ACoP are uppermost in the workshop rules
and expectations.
On the following slides are the most common hand held power tools
you will come across.

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Hand held power tools
Nail Gun
Biscuit jointer Belt sander Power planer
Hammer drill Cordless angle
drill
Pneumatic drill
Chop saw
Jigsaw

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Saws
Band saw Sabre/reciprocating
Table sawChop saw

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Sanding tools
Bench top
sander Table top mortiser
Detail sander
Palm sander

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Routers
Plunging Rebate Table
Plough

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Power Tool Uses
Most of the power tools and their uses will be
familiar to you as second year students.
• Would you use a detail sander to remove a large amount of stock
from your material?
• would you use a reciprocating saw to cut down the cheeks of a
tenon?
• so almost all the machinery and power tools at your disposal have an
obvious use the most versatile one is arguably the hand held router
why?
• What are the benefits of nail guns?

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Power tool uses
What are the benefits or power tools? List two of your own
What are the negatives with power tools? List two of your own

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Any questions?