USE HAND TOOLS
Tools and Equipment of SMAW
Welding Machine
Used for welding power supply to create
an electric arc between an electrode and
the base material to melt the metals at
the welding point.
Welding mask
Welding helmets are headgear used
when performing certain types of
welding to protect the eyes, face and
neck from flash burn, ultraviolet light,
sparks, infrared light, and heat.
Magnetic pipe beveling machine
Used for cutting, beveling and
chamfer large pipe.
Cut-off saw
Used to cut heavier metal at different
angles or in straight cuts
Oxygen acetylene cutting
Used for heating bending and
cutting metal.
Portable grinder
Used to removed rust, grinding excess
slag or grinding down weld bead.
Portable oven
Used to preheat electrode or
welding rod.
Chipping Hammer
Used to remove slag and residue left on
metals after welding or cutting
Ball peen hammer
A general purpose hammer with a
curved face and a rounded head
Round and half-round files
Used manually to remove metal stock
Steel brush
Used for cleaning a weld area before or
after welding
Vise-grip
Use to clamp or to hold round objects
like brads and rivet heads
Bench vise
Used to secure work pieces that cannot
or should not be held with hand tools
Turnbuckles
Used to adjust lengths of wire or steel
rod
Adjustable wrench
Used to tighten or loosen different
sizes of nuts and bolts
Pipe wrench
Used for turning soft iron pipes and
fittings with a rounded surface.
Torch wrenches
Used specifically for tightening or
loosening torch connection because
adjustable wrenches or pliers can damage
brass fittings
Allen wrenches
Used to tighten or loosen specific sizes
of Allen screws or bolts
Hacksaw
Used to manually cut or separate metal
Pipe cutter
Used for cutting small-diameter pipe or
tubing
Anvil
Used as a forging tool. Before the
advent of modern welding technology,
it was a primary tool of metal workers
Pedestal grinder
Used for grinding all forms of metal
Leather leggings
Used for foot and leg protection.
Apron jacket
Used for protection from hot
sparks as you weld, cut or grind.
Chemical respirator
Used for protection from inhaling
dangerous substances, such as
chemicals
and dust.
Cut off disc & depressed disc
Used on wide range of materials: metal,
stone, ...
designed for sharp, clean, cutting action
on carbon steels, stainless steel, and
other alloys.
Try square and L square
Used for measuring and
marking square work.
Welding gloves
Used to protect the hands of welders
from the hazardous processes that
occur during welding.
Electrode holder
Used for holding electrode with
excellent grip.
Cup brush
Used to removing weld slag before
the next weld pass
Lpg tank
Liquefied petroleum gas has a very
wide variety of uses, mainly used for
cylinders across many different
markets as an efficient fuel.
Oxygen Tank
Oxygen tanks are used to store gas
for: industrial processes including
the manufacture of steel and monel.
Pull push rule
Used to measuring long distance
Face shield
Used for eye and face protection.
Filter cartridge
A general used for filtration
Safety goggles
Used for eye protection specially
from impact of flying particles.
Hard hat
Used to protect the head
from injury by falling object.
Spark lighter
Used to ignite flammable gas
appliances such as Bunsen burners,
welding torches, and gas grills..
Electrode or welding rod
Used to make contact with a
nonmetallic part of a circuit.
Metal chalk
Used for temporary marking of metal
surfaces during welding and
fabrication.
Lock nut wrench
Used to provide grip and to turn
objects such as nuts and bolts or
keep them from turning.
Lock nut
Use the wrench spanner to secure
the bolt on the bottom of the disk.
Dark glass
Used provide a degree of eye
protection while some forms
of welding and cutting
Tong
are a tool used to grip and lift objects
Ground clamp
Used to connect the ground cable to
the work piece.
Cutting torch
used to cut a steel pipe and plate.
Welding sleeves
Used for protection your hand
from hot sparks as you weld, cut
or grind.
Industrial marker
used to marking of metal.
