Power tools
| Site: | Wintec Learning |
| Course: | NZ Cert. Carpentry Level 4 - Learning |
| Book: | Power tools |
| Printed by: | Guest user |
| Date: | Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 12:57 PM |
Description
Power tools
Learn about safety, care and maintenance of power tools used in carpentry. Power tools: portable saws, drills and screwdrivers, sanders and grinders, nail guns, planners and routers.
Power tool safety
Electrical safety
Knowledge check
Circular saw
Jig saw, sabre saw
Electric drill
Impact and hammer drill
Hammer drill breaker, screwdriver
Electric sander, multi-tool
Disc and bench grinders
Nail gun, fastening tool
Planer and router
Knowledge check
Machine equipment safety
Table saw
Saw blades and operation
Radial arm saw
Mitre saw
Surface planer
Thicknesser
Knowledge check
SOPs Wintec machines
Select the machine to learn more about how to operate it safely and effectively:
- Band resaw: Band resaw standard operating procedure
- Bandsaw: Bandsaw standard operating procedure
- Radial arm saw: Radial arm saw standard operating procedure
- Saw bench: Saw bench standard operating procedure
- Sliding compound saw: Sliding compound saw standard operating procedure
- Surface planer: Surface planer standard operating procedure
- Thicknesser: Thicknesser standard operating procedure