Saturday, May 28, 2011

From Meager Beginnings To Every Day Uses, How Power Tools Have Developed

By Adriana Noton


The construction of homes and buildings in the towns have always been a tedious and back breaking job. Long ago, the lumber would be cut and milled to create all the walls, floor and roofs for these buildings. The townspeople would use hammers and hand saws to construct these buildings which would make them very tired at the end of the day. After years of this hard work, a company discovered a way to make this work just a little easier. In the late 1800's power tools were finally invented.

Early inventions were very crude. At the time these instruments were cumbersome and bulky and were not very easy to use. Most were created simply by adding a motor the hand tool which would give it a little more strength. They were also expensive to purchase and not always as reliable as they needed to be.

But over the years, they became more and more usable. The early design of the electric drill, patented in the 1900's had a grip that was similar to gun which made it much easier to hold. The newer saw was given a larger blade and a more powerful motor, but they were still very expensive to produce.

As the Great War raged, new design were created out of the need of our country. There were waterproof designs created to aide servicemen who were having to repair the ships on the water. By the 1940's a nail gun was trademarked that was made to somewhat look like the weapons that the servicemen were using during conflict.

It was not until the late 1950's that the cordless tools began to surface. The first cordless design used compressed air cartridges for their energy. It was not long before companies began designing multiple cordless items that work on an interchangeable battery.

There are a number of companies today that are constantly improving and creating new designs. Festool, Bosch Tools, and Milwaukee Tools are probably some of the most recognized in the industry. But there are many more companies that are working to create the most powerful and innovative designs on the market.

There are different types of devices for practically any job that needs to be done. Most construction jobs are now completed using this new type of equipment. There are also tools that can be used for completing drywall jobs. Visit any construction site and they will be seen on the site.

With today's technology not only are these tools becoming more and more powerful, but they are being connected with computers to do more work. With the help of lasers, these instruments can make more accurate cuts and makes assembly of all building components much easier to create. The computerized graphics the computer software provides, can make creating all the building components possible on the plant floor. Then these parts are moved to the building site and constructed in a much faster manner.

Although it has taken quite a few years for power tools to get where they are today, they are still working on improvements at every turn. They can be found in almost every home in America. They have made it much easier for homeowners and building contracts to do the jobs they need to complete.




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