The document lists and describes several tools that are used for plastering, including a gauging trowel for applying mortar, floats for spreading mortar on surfaces, and a floating rule and plumb bob for ensuring smooth and level surfaces. Metal floats are made of thin steel and are used for laying plaster, while wooden floats are used specifically for finishing coats of plaster.

1. TOOLS USED FOR PLASTERING
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2. TOOLS USED FOR PLASTERINGS ARE :
 Gauging Trowel
 Float
 Floating rule
 Plumb Bob
 Miscellaneous tools

3. GAUGING TROWEL
 A gauging trowel is used
for gauging small
quantities of materials
and for applying mortar
to mouldings, corners
etc.
 The end of the trowel
blade may be either
pointed or bull-nosed.

4. FLOAT
 A float is used for
applying and spreading
mortar on the surface .
 There are two types of
float
1. Metal float.
2. Wooden float.

5. METAL FLOAT
 Metal float is made of thin
tempered steel is known as
laying trowel.
 Laying trowel is used for laying
the plaster material and trowel
ling so as to get desired finish.
 There are two types of plate in
which stiff plate is used for
applying and trowel ling the
plaster and thin plate is used for
finishing coat.

6. WOODEN FLOAT
 The wooden float is commonly known as skimming
float is used for the finishing coat of plaster.

7.  Floating rule
• It is used for checking
the level of the
plastered surface
between successive
screeds.
 Plumb bob
• This tool is used in
forming the screeds
perfectly in a vertical
plane.

8. MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS
Spirit level
Set square
Scratchers

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