Tools and Equipment

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Tools and Equipment

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Tools and Equipment

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Health and safety rules• Always make sure that you use the correct personal protective equipment for the tool and the job that you are carrying out.

• Never ‘make do’ with tools. Using the wrong tool for the job can be dangerous.

• Never play or misuse tools, equipment or power tools.

• Never use a tool that you have not been trained to use.

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Trowels• Used to apply

materials

• Different types and sizes

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Spatulas• Used to flatten plaster

on walls and ceilings

• Different types and sizes

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Hawk

• Used for holding materials

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Bucket and gauging trowels

• Both are used to mix, remove and clean materials from buckets.

• Also can be used to plaster awkward areas.

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Internal/external angle trowel

• Used to form a clean and sharp internal and external angle

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Floats• Used to flatten and close-in surfaces

on internal backing/finishing coats and external finishes.

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Harling Trowel

Used for throwing dry and wet dash onto a background.

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Straight/feather Edge and Darby

• All are used to straighten and flatten surfaces.

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Scratch Comb

• Used to provide a mechanical key between coats

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Spirit level

• Plasterers use them for making sure that angle beads, walls and floors are plumb and level.

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Tin snips

• Used by plasterer to cut metal trims and EML

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Lath Hammer • Used for stripping

down old plaster.• Trimming joint edges.• Nailing plaster board.• Withdrawing nails.• Providing a key.

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Hammer and Bolster• Used for manually

stripping down old plaster.

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Kango Hammer Drill • Used for stripping

down old internal and external plaster/tile brick

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Splash Brush • Used for cleaning tools.• Used for damping

down walls.• The best type is a good

quality 5’’or 6’’decorators brush

• A good brush will retain its shape and hold water.

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Board and Stance• Used for storing material ready to be applied.

• Make plaster easy to transfer on to the hawk .

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Mixing Wheel

• For hand mixing of plaster

• Used for Mixing small batches of material.

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Mixing drill and paddle• This is a power tool that has a long stem with a paddle on the bottom. It enables you to mix plaster easily and thoroughly and at a controlled speed.

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Machine Plastering • Increased Meterage

• Saves time

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Maintenance

• All should be kept clean throughout the day.

• Cleaned free from plaster, dried and oiled/lubricated where necessary.

• Stored in a safe and secure place.