# Machinery & Materials - [Equipment](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment.md): Information about the equipment available for usage - [Hand Tools](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools.md): Information about the hand tools available in the Machine Workshop - [Carving Chisels](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/carving-chisels.md): Carving chisels are specialty chisels used to create intricate shapes and forms from timber. - [Chisels](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/chisel.md): A chisel is a tool with a sharp steel cutting edge and firm timber or plastic handle. Used for pairing tenons, cutting mortices or the fine adjustments in any timber project. - [Clamps](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/clamps.md): Clamps are mechanical fastening devices used to hold and secure work tightly together or in place for a variety of applications. - [Double Square](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/double-square.md): A small adjustable square. - [Files and Rasps](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/files-and-rasps.md): Files and Rasps are long steel tools with hundreds of small distinct individual cutting teeth along their surface. - [Hand Saws](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/hand-saws.md): Saws for cutting timber by hand - [Hand Planes](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/hand-planes.md): A bench plane is a hand tool principally used for flattening either the edge of a timber board, or the flat face of a timber board. - [Marking Gauge](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/hand-tools/marking-gauge.md): This tool marks lines parallel to an edge - [Power Tools](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools.md): Information about the power tools available in the Machine Workshop - [Heat gun](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/heat-gun.md): An electric tool that blows out hot air up to 650°C. - [Impact driver](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/impact-driver.md): A battery operated screw driver - [Cordless drill](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/cordless-drill.md): A battery powered drill - [Dremel](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/dremel.md): A small high speed rotary tool. - [Domino](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/domino.md): The Domino is a portable loose mortise and tenon joinery system. - [Jigsaw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/jigsaw.md): The Jigsaw is a portable power saw primarily used to cut curves in timber components. - [Orbital Sander](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/orbital-sander.md): The Orbital Sander is a portable sanding tool used to create smooth flat surfaces. - [Plunge Saw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/plunge-saw.md): Plunge Saw, also known as a Track Saw, is a circular saw that can run along a track to produce straight cuts. - [Router](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/power-tools/router.md): The router is a portable power tool which holds a rotating spindle in place for a cutting head to perform different profile cuts. - [Machines](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled.md): Information about the large machines available in the Machine Workshop - [Radial Arm Saw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/radial-arm-saw.md): The Radial Arm Saw is a machine which uses the movement of a circular saw mounted on a sliding arm to accurately cut timber into desired lengths. - [Bandsaw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/bandsaw.md): A machine which utilizes a continuous band of metal, with teeth along one edge to cut various work pieces. - [Mitre Saw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/mitre-saw.md): A compact and versatile machine consisting of a mounted circular saw on a sliding and articulating arm used for cutting timber. - [Table Saw](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/table-saw.md): A machine which consists of an adjustable circular saw mounted beneath a table, used for a variety of fine woodworking applications. - [Thicknesser](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/thicknesser.md): The Thicknesser is a large machine which encloses a cutting head, rollers and an adjustable flat bed. It is used to produce a consistent thickness across a timber board's surface one side at a time. - [Planer](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/planer.md): The Planer or 'Jointer' is an long piece of equipment with machined flat surfaces and an exposed cutting head. Primarily used to produce a flat surface along a timber boards length. - [Drill press](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/drill-press.md): A tall machine used for accurate drilling - [Lathe](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/lathe.md): The lathe is a machine capable of making round or circular objects. - [Belt and Disc Sander](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/disc-sander.md): A mounted stationary belt and disk sander used for the fine or aggressive sanding and shaping of timber. - [Drum Sander](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/drum-sander.md): A machine which encloses a sanding drum over a conveyor table used for thicknessing material. - [Router Table](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/router-table.md): A machine which holds a vertically mounted router spindle in place for a cutting head to perform different profile cuts above a static table. - [Large Disc Sander](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/large-disc-sander.md): This machine consists of an adjustable sanding table and a large spinning sanding disc - [Metal Belt Grinder](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/metal-belt-grinder.md): This is a machine used for grinding and shaping metal parts and is located in the Metal Working Area. - [Spindle Sander](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/equipment/untitled/spindle-sander.md): A machine that has a sanding drum which spins and oscillates through a machined table surface used to smooth and refine internal curves. - [Materials](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/materials.md): Information on the approved and unapproved materials. - [Timber](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/materials/timber.md): Our most used material in the Machine Workshop - [Timber Properties](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/materials/timber/timber-properties.md): Information on the properties of timber and how the material behaves - [Seasonal Movement](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/materials/timber/timber-properties/shrinkage-and-swelling.md) - [Timber Species](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/materials/timber/timber-species.md): Information on the the many species of timber - [Purchasing Timber](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/purchasing.md): This section describes the steps needed in order to select, price up, and where purchase timber. - [Pre-Purchase Checklist](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/purchasing/pre-purchase-checklist.md): This page describes the steps needed in order to select, price up, and purchase timber. - [Timber Cost Estimator](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/purchasing/timber-cost-estimator.md): For calculating cost based on popular timber species and dimensions - [Where to Buy](https://ms-kb.msd.unimelb.edu.au/machine-workshop/machinery-materials/purchasing/where-to-buy.md): Machine Workshop purchasing guide for materials. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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