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.
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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)