Технический перевод в повседневной жизни. Макеева М.Н. - 92 стр.

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glues, or just holding a brace to a post while you get it upright. There are now some really nifty 'quick-grip' ver-
sions on the market that you can practically operate single-handed.
Mole grips. Not a method of pest control but more of a cross between large pliers and a small cramp. Mole
grips can be adjusted to grasp any object from a tiny nailhead to a large nut, right up to a couple of wooden bat-
tens, and will then lock into place for as long as you need to hold on Combined with an adjustable spanner, they
make a pretty useful team around the garden.
Electric sanders. If you want to finish off woodwork properly, for painting, or varnishing, or just for walk-
ing over, then there's no substitute for some vigorous and protracted sanding Now unless the wood you're work-
ing on is no bigger than a shoebox, you will quickly discover that sanding by hand is one of the most tedious
and exhausting hobbies known to man. If there's a lot of surface to be smoothed then get yourself an electric
sander and a selection of sandpaper grades to use with it. Sandpaper comes in all guises from very coarse to
very fine.
The rough stuff is for getting through the wood quickly while the smoother grades are for fine finishing
work.
If you're looking to take off a significant amount of wood from the timber in question then you might want
to consider an electric planer instead. This uses a spinning blade rather than paper, but it can dig down surpris-
ingly quickly so be careful how long you use it for -and don't even bother plugging it in unless you're pretty
confident with power tools already.
Powersaws. Jigsaws are very popular and very useful in fee garden – there are even some cordless versions
starting to appear now. However, as with drills, you need to be sure you have selected the right fitting for the
material you're working with, There are jigsaw blades for hardwood, softwood, metal and even ceramics. It's all
written on the packet when you buy them, but once you've lost that packet and have nothing but a writhing
mass of unmarked blades in the bottom of your toolbox the best tip to remember is: 'The bigger the teeth on the
blade, the softer the material it is intended for.
If you're planning to do some major cutting work, building a large deck for instance, you might want to
look at an electric circular saw. Unlike the jigsaw, a circular saw will only make straight cuts through wood, but
it will do so like the proverbial knife through butter. Again, the blades are interchangeable, so make sure you
have the right one fitted for the material you're cutting. For my money, though, you're probably still better off,
and certainly a lot safer, with a good old handsaw instead.
Bricklayer's trowel. An invaluable tool, the bricklayer's trowel can scoop, level and even cut bricks in
half. A proper bricklayer's trowel is an elongated diamond shape with one edge straight and the other slightly
curved. The ones you'll find in the DIY shop are more likely to be straight on both sides, but are perfectly good
enough for all the jobs in this book. The sharp end of the trowel is used for pointing between bricks, once
they've been laid.
Fixings. There's a dizzying selection of nails and screws on the shelves of every DIY shed. Ignore them.
All you need is a load of dry lining screws, in various sizes, and you're ready for anything this book has to
throw at you. These screws are actually meant for putting up plasterboard inside the house, but they will cope
with all manner of more exciting projects than that. They are cross-head, so make sure you have suitable screw-
drivers to fit, and the right attachments for your cordless drill/driver.
The trick to putting screws into wood so that they go exactly where you want them, is to drill little pilot
holes first. The pilot hole will give the screw an easy start into the wood and then ensure that it continues its
journey in exactly the direction you want. As for nails, I'd avoid using them wherever you can – they can't
touch screws for strength and durability. But if you're intent on hammering down your deck then get hold of
'ring nails', which have little ridges all the way down to stop them coming out once they're in.
Garden tools. You may well have all the forks and shovels you need around the garden, but if you're look-
ing to get some new ones then remember this book is for people who want to do some proper building work,
not a quiet afternoon's weeding. Get yourself some tools that are up to the task and make sure you have a nice
broad shovel for loading sand and the like in and out of wheelbarrows.
II. Translate the summary of the text into English.
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тору, достаточно распространенным является долото, который используется для работы по дереву. Ско-

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