Hand Tools, Power Driven from Canada (CA)

Question 1

What is Federal Supply Class 5130?

Accepted Answer

FSC 5130 is the Federal Supply Class (formally known as NATO Supply Classification Class NSC 5130) in the USA for supply items codified in the category of Hand Tools, Power Driven.

Question 2

What is NATO Supply Classification Class 5130?

Accepted Answer

NSC 5130 is the NATO Supply Classification Class (also known as Federal Supply Class FSC 5130 in the USA) for supply items codified in the category of Hand Tools, Power Driven.

Question 3

Which Federal Supply Group is FSC 5130 in?

Accepted Answer

FSC 5130 is in Federal Supply Group (FSG) 51 which contains Hand Tools.

Question 4

Which NATO Supply Classification Group is NSC 5130 in?

Accepted Answer

NSC 5130is in NATO Supply Classification Group (NSG) 51 which contains Hand Tools.

Question 5

What is an Electric Flexible Shaft Machine?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Flexible Shaft Machine (FLEXIBLE SHAFT MACHINE,ELECTRIC) is a power driven unit designed to transmit a rotary motion through a flexible shaft to an attached tool. It may include grinding wheels, sanding disks, buffing pads, drill chucks and similar attachments.

Question 6

What is a Portable Electric Grinder?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Electric Grinder (GRINDER,ELECTRIC,PORTABLE) is a hand-held electrically driven grinder having a straight round spindle drive which operates at a nominal free speed of 3200 rpm to 6200 rpm or a high speed of over 10,000 rpm. It is furnished with grinding wheel, electric cable and attachment plug, and may have provisions for aerial suspension. See also DRIVER, VALVE SEAT GRINDING, ELECTRIC and ROTARY TOOL KIT, ELECTRIC.

Question 7

What is a Horizontal Pneumatic Grinder?

Accepted Answer

A Horizontal Pneumatic Grinder (GRINDER,PNEUMATIC,HORIZONTAL) is a portable abrasive tool used in foundries, construction etc. for grinding, blending, and smoothing. Primarily used with straight type, hard organic bond abrasive wheels, but is suitable for use with radial wire brushes or cone wheels. Horizontal grinders are equipped with a motor, housing, and choice of throttle handle.

Question 8

What is a Portable Electric Hammer?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Electric Hammer (HAMMER,ELECTRIC,PORTABLE) is an electrically driven hammer designed for the impact driving of items such as inserted chisels, masonry drills and like items. It may include working tools, ejector pins, and the like. In operation the tool is not fixed and is controlled by hand.

Question 9

What is a Portable Pneumatic Hammer?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Pneumatic Hammer (HAMMER,PNEUMATIC,PORTABLE) is a compressed air driven hammer designed for impact driving of items such as inserted chisels, masonry drills, rivet sets and the like. In operation the tool is not fixed and is controlled by hand. See also BREAKER, PAVING. Excludes body and fender straightening items.

Question 10

What is a Powder Actuated Projectile Unit Driver?

Accepted Answer

A Powder Actuated Projectile Unit Driver (DRIVER,PROJECTILE UNIT,POWDER ACTUATED) is a tool which utilizes an explosive charge to drive a specially designed stud, pin, or like projectile into or through solid material, such as concrete or steel. In operation, the tool is not fixed and is controlled by hand. It may be suitable for use under water.

Question 11

What is an Electric Nut Runner And Screwdriver?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Nut Runner And Screwdriver (NUT RUNNER AND SCREWDRIVER,ELECTRIC) is an electric-powered hand-held rotary tool, primarily designed for driving nuts and screws. The item may be furnished with screwdriver bit(s), socket(s), and/or chuck(s) and has either an adjustable, kickout or positive type clutch. See also WRENCH, IMPACT, ELECTRIC.

Question 12

What is a Pneumatic Nut Runner And Screwdriver?

Accepted Answer

A Pneumatic Nut Runner And Screwdriver (NUT RUNNER AND SCREWDRIVER,PNEUMATIC) is a compressed-air-driven hand-held rotary tool, primarily designed for driving nuts and screws. The item may be furnished with screwdriver bit&#40;s&#41;, socket&#40;s&#41;, and&#47;or chuck&#40;s&#41;, and has either a direct drive or clutch drive. See also WRENCH, IMPACT, PNEUMATIC.

Question 13

What is a Pneumatic Blind Riveter?

Accepted Answer

A Pneumatic Blind Riveter (RIVETER,BLIND,PNEUMATIC) is an air-driven riveter, which is specifically designed for installing blind rivets and/or fasteners.

Question 14

What is an Abrasive Wheel?

Accepted Answer

An Abrasive Wheel (WHEEL,ABRASIVE) is a rigid piece of abrasive with or without mounting facilities. Items having such mounting facilities as a fixed spindle, a threaded insert, or an arbor hole are designed for mounting on a grinding machine, tool chuck or mandrel. Items without mounting facilities are designed to be secured in a wheel holder by means of spring clamps.

Question 15

What is a Screwdriver Bit?

Accepted Answer

A Screwdriver Bit (BIT,SCREWDRIVER) is an item designed for use with a HOLDER, SCREWDRIVER BIT &#40;as modified&#41;, part of a BIT SET, SCREWDRIVER, or a replacement part for a SOCKET WRENCH ATTACHMENT, SCREWDRIVER. It has a screwdriving tip at one or both ends. See also, SOCKET WRENCH ATTACHMENT, SCREWDRIVER.

Question 16

What is a Socket Wrench Socket?

Accepted Answer

A Socket Wrench Socket (SOCKET,SOCKET WRENCH) is an item having an internal drive at one end made to fit into the external drive end of a socket wrench handle, torque wrench, or power driven tool. The opposite end consists of various internal wrench shapes such as hexagon or square. It may include an integral universal joint.

Question 17

What is a Boiler Tube Wire Brush?

Accepted Answer

A Boiler Tube Wire Brush (BRUSH,WIRE,BOILER TUBE) is a sectional item used to clean the internal surfaces of boiler tubes, condenser tubes, heat exchanger tubes, and the like. It may be hand-operated or power driven and of the expanding or nonexpanding type. It does not contain a scraper.

Question 18

What is a Power Hammer Chisel?

Accepted Answer

A Power Hammer Chisel (CHISEL,POWER HAMMER) is a cutting tool having a formed shank designed for use with HAMMER, ELECTRIC, PORTABLE or HAMMER, PNEUMATIC, PORTABLE. Excludes masonry drills and all noncutting items, such as calking, beading, fulling, butting tools, and the like.

Question 19

What is a Pneumatic Tool Rivet Set?

Accepted Answer

A Pneumatic Tool Rivet Set (RIVET SET,PNEUMATIC TOOL) is a tool having a formed shank, designed for use with pneumatic riveters, holders-on, hammers, and the like, for driving and setting rivets. Excludes RIVET SET, BLANK, PNEUMATIC TOOL.

Question 20

What is an Electric Etcher?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Etcher (ETCHER,ELECTRIC) is a marking tool designed to form a permanent design on the surface of metal or other material by means of a vibrating point, or by means of an eletric arc. The electric arc type requires the grounding of the object being marked and may contain an integral demagnetizer.

Question 21

What is an Electric Portable Circular Saw?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Portable Circular Saw (SAW,CIRCULAR,PORTABLE,ELECTRIC) is an electric driven saw which cuts by means of a revolving circular saw blade or abrasive saw wheel. It is furnished with circular saw blade(s) or abrasive saw wheel(s).

Question 22

What is a Rotary End Wire Brush?

Accepted Answer

A Rotary End Wire Brush (BRUSH,WIRE,ROTARY END) is a brush having a circular wire fill section secured in a tubular back, and a 1/4 inch round shank drive. The fill material extends parallel or at right angles to the axis of its shank. It is used in a rotary, power-operated device for carbon removing, cleaning, smoothing and the like. See also BRUSH, WIRE, ROTARY CUP; and BRUSH, WIRE, ROTARY WHEEL.

Question 23

What is a Portable Electric Drill?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Electric Drill (DRILL,ELECTRIC,PORTABLE) is an electric powered hand-held rotary tool, having either a drill chuck or a morse taper socket. It may include drill accessories such as guide clamps, bushings and the like.

Question 24

What is a Portable Pneumatic Drill?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Pneumatic Drill (DRILL,PNEUMATIC,PORTABLE) is a hand held, air-operated rotary tool, designed primarily for driving twist drills, reamers and the like. For items designed specifically for driving wood bits and equipped with a wood bit chuck, see BORER, WOOD, PNEUMATIC.

Question 25

What is a Buffing Wheel?

Accepted Answer

A Buffing Wheel (WHEEL,BUFFING) is a disk shaped item of loose, bonded, or solid construction having an arbor hole for attaching to a rotary power-operated tool or machine. It may be fabricated of a single piece of felt, rubber, leather, cork, or the like; a single piece of wood, leather covered; or plies of muslin, flannel, canvass, or the like sewed or cemented together. It is used for buffing and/or polishing or burnishing. Excludes BRUSH, ROTARY (as modified); WHEEL, ABRASIVE; and PAD, POLISHING AND RUBBING.

Question 26

What is a Rotary Wheel Wire Brush?

Accepted Answer

A Rotary Wheel Wire Brush (BRUSH,WIRE,ROTARY WHEEL) is a disk shaped unit having a fill section of wire material extending from the perimeter of the disk perpendicular to the axis of the hub. It is used with a rotary power-operated device for roughing, buffing and/or polishing various surfaces. See also BRUSH, WIRE, ROTARY CUP; BRUSH, WIRE, ROTARY END; and BRUSH, FIBER, ROTARY WHEEL.

Question 27

What is a Rotary Cup Wire Brush?

Accepted Answer

A Rotary Cup Wire Brush (BRUSH,WIRE,ROTARY CUP) is a brush in the shape of a cup, having an arbor hole at its center for securing to a shaft or mandrel, or may have an integral shank. The fill material extends parallel or nearly parallel to the axis of the metal hub. It is used in a rotary power-operated device for polishing, cleaning and the like. See also BRUSH, WIRE ROTARY END and BRUSH, WIRE, ROTARY WHEEL. Excludes floor polishing machine brushes.

Question 28

What is an Electric Rotary Tool Kit?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Rotary Tool Kit (ROTARY TOOL KIT,ELECTRIC) is a hand-held electrically-driven item having a chuck which operates at a high speed of over 10,000 revolutions per minute. It contains two or more interchangeable rotary tool attachments which may grind, mill, polish, deburr, drill, etch, or the like.

Question 29

What is a Pneumatic Impact Wrench?

Accepted Answer

A Pneumatic Impact Wrench (WRENCH,IMPACT,PNEUMATIC) is a compressed air-driven hand held rotary tool, which converts continuous rotary motion to rotary impacting motion at a given torque, for use in tightening and loosening fasteners, such as bolts, nuts, screws, and the like. The item may contain screwdriver bit&#40;s&#41;, socket&#40;s&#41; and&#47;or chuck&#40;s&#41;. Excludes NUT RUNNER AND SCREWDRIVER, PNEUMATIC.

Question 30

What is an Electric Portable Reciprocating Saw?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Portable Reciprocating Saw (SAW,RECIPROCATING,PORTABLE,ELECTRIC) is an electric-powered, hand-held and guided tool, designed primarily as a driver for hack, scroll, or roughing-in type saw blades. It may be furnished with blade(s) for sawing materials such as sheet metals, plastics, wood and the like. Excludes hacksaw type items having the blade in a frame.

Question 31

What is a Socket Wrench Socket Set?

Accepted Answer

A Socket Wrench Socket Set (SOCKET SET,SOCKET WRENCH) is a group of SOCKET, SOCKET WRENCH having different characteristics. See also WRENCH SET, SOCKET.

Question 32

What is an Electric Impact Wrench?

Accepted Answer

An Electric Impact Wrench (WRENCH,IMPACT,ELECTRIC) is an electric-powered hand-held rotary tool, which converts continuous rotary motion to rotary impacting motion at a given torque, for use in tightening and loosening fasteners, such as bolts, nuts, screws, and the like. The item may contain screwdriver bit(s), socket(s) and/or chuck(s). Excludes NUT RUNNER AND SCREWDRIVER, ELECTRIC.

Question 33

What is a Portable Pneumatic Disk Sander?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Pneumatic Disk Sander (SANDER,DISK,PNEUMATIC,PORTABLE) is a sander rated for disk sanding pads only.

Question 34

What is a Portable Electric Router?

Accepted Answer

A Portable Electric Router (ROUTER,ELECTRIC,PORTABLE) is an electric powered, hand-held rotary tool which cuts by means of a router bit. It is used with a template and&#47;or cutter guide in cutting away unwanted material in stair routing, inlaying, light shaping work and the like. It is equipped with a pattern follower and&#47;or attachment and may or may not be furnished with router bit&#40;s&#41;.

Question 35

What is a Reciprocating Saw Blade?

Accepted Answer

A Reciprocating Saw Blade (BLADE,RECIPROCATING SAW) is a blade with teeth on the cutting edge or edges and a tang &#40;shank&#41; on one end for use in a reciprocating saw or power drill attachment. The blades are used for straight and contour sawing of various kinds of materials such as wood, metal, plastic, and the like.

Question 36

What is a Vertical Portable Drill Stand?

Accepted Answer

A Vertical Portable Drill Stand (STAND,PORTABLE DRILL,VERTICAL) is a mechanical device designed to mount and support a portable drill for use as a vertical drill press.

Question 37

What is a Tacker?

Accepted Answer

A Tacker is a hand-operated, hammerlike or gunlike item without a clincher, used to drive preformed connecting elements like pins, nails or staples through one object or piece of material into another. Excludes STAPLER &#40;as modified&#41;.

Hand Tools, Power Driven - Canada (CA)

Federal Supply Class (FSC): 5130

NATO Supply Classification Class (NSC): 5130

Federal Supply Group (FSG): 51 Hand Tools

NATO Supply Classification Group (NSG): 51 Hand Tools

Items Managed by Canada (CA) - NCB is 20 or 21

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NSN Format for Hand Tools, Power Driven
Codified by Canada

Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) for Federal Supply Class 5130

Supply Items Included in Federal Supply Class 5130

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