What is a straight ripping chisel?
What is a straight ripping chisel? |
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The straight ripping chisel combines some of the components of a ripping chisel and a wrecking bar, the end result being a tool that can be used in most medium to heavy-duty wrecking, demolition, breaking, levering and nail pulling tasks. | |||
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It incorporates a wrecking bar’s nail slot at one end, with polished tips and bevelled edges. A nail puller is also incorporated at this end. At the other end is a blunt tip, used for hitting, driving into, and ultimately breaking objects and work surfaces. | |||
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The shaft of the straight ripping chisel is hexagonal. A hexagonal shaft has the benefit of being cheaper to produce, because much metal stock is sourced in hexagonal bars – meaning that hexagonal shafts do not need to be forged or cut for each tool during manufacture. | |||
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The less expensive the manufacturing process, the less expensive the tool you see in the shop. | |||
What is a straight ripping chisel used for? |
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Straight ripping chisels can be used for many of the same tasks as a medium to heavy-duty wrecking bar or ripping chisel.
Tasks for which they are suitable include: |
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Heavy-duty demolition | |||
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Wrecking | |||
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Breaking | |||
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Levering | |||
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Nail pulling | |||
What straight ripping chisel sizes are available? |
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The straight ripping chisel is available in one size of 460mm (18in), weighing 1kg (2lb 3oz). | |||
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For comparison, this means that the straight ripping chisel weighs about the same as a small laptop. | |||
