ABSTRACT

In a body repair toolkit the basic tools are the hammer and dolly. The planishing hammer, or panel hammer, is used more than any other tool in the body repair trade, and for this reason the best hammer available should be obtained. Hand snips These are used to a great extent in the fabrication or repair side of the panel beating trade, for cutting thin-gauge mild steels and aluminium alloys. The terms 'left hand' and 'right hand' used for snips in this country have the continental meaning. Left hand means that the lower blade, which should be on the underside of the sheet of metal being cut, is on the left-hand side. Power tools play an important part in the modern techniques used by the panel beater in the repairing of crash damage to motor vehicles. A wide range of special chisel bits is produced for the power tool.