The Processes Of Tool Making

There are many methods employed in Tool Making and they range from the traditional methods to modern methods. The technique employed depends on the quality, precision and quantity of tools that are to be produced. This is a practice dating back from the early man who made stone items to be used for hunting and gathering.

Modern methods of fabricating instruments have been boosted by the technological advancements in the engineering fraternity. Precision and accuracy in manufacturing of any instrument is very vital for correct functioning of a particular instrument in its application.

Depending on the application of the instrument being fabricated, different making techniques and metals will be employed. Metals have different strengths and properties hence different metals will be used in fabrication of different equipments with respect to their strength requirements. Common metals used are steel, high carbon steel and their alloys.

High carbon steel is preferred in fabricating of turning instruments due to its favorable properties which include its cheapness and availability. Fabrication of specific tools is also faster and cheaper using high carbon steel while drawing the temper of an instrument which provides a hard steel to hold an edge is also easy. Processes employed in development of workshop equipments include brazing metals and their alloys and welding.

Welding is a technique mostly employed in the process of Tool Making. Welding applied in the repair and adjustment of highly expensive instruments like die casting dies, plastic molds and large forging dies is less expensive. Welding may be used in adjusting machine errors in equipments, repairing cracks in the cutting edges of cutting tools, design changes and refurbishment of chipped edges.

Tool Making is a very important engineering application during manufacture of tools for use use in various applications. This may involve complete design and production of a product or the modification of an existing product.

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