Author: MJT
The History of Flooring Tools
Flooring tools for installation, sanding or finishing used
to be only a flooring hatchet used for cutting strips or ripping along walls
and a hand nailer to keep the flooring in place. Today, a wide variety of
flooring tools is available, such as precision adjustment, air-operated and
electronic tools.
Around 1960s, the power nailer allowed users to cut and rip
using electric power. After a few years, the face nailer companion came out
into the market, making it a lot easier for users to nail and set cleats for
starting and finishing runs. Until today, these manual flooring tools have
remained the same only with a few modifications.
User-friendly Flooring Tools Will Save you Time
Over the past thirty years, flooring tools have been
developed to provide users with an easier support in cutting, fastening and
performing tasks where movement is limited. For instance, electric jamb saws
are the perfect flooring tool that creates precise repetitive cuts.
Another flooring tool is the “flooring jacks”, which were
created in tightening the last board runs. Since the previous tool before jacks
required another person to hold the bar down, nail the machine and hammer at
once, the flooring jacks were a big leap in the development of flooring
tools.
For precision cutting, flooring tools such as the vibrating
saws have helped speed up cutting through a cased opening or on ends of boards.
Chop saws are also used today in cutting square ends and angle cuts.
One of the most helpful innovations is the grooving bits for
routers that are designed specifically as a flooring tool. These grooves
include a slip-tongue and groove engagement, which both helps in eliminating
the need for face nailing.
Around 30 years ago, face nail holes are the only flooring
tools used to glue board repairs. However, with the invention of epoxy
adhesives, you can easily sand and finish the floors even after 10 minutes of
the installment or repair.
The best innovations for sanding tools are buffer-sanding
systems that provide a variety of pads, screens and sanding strips to make your
job a whole lot easier. However, if you need fine sanding solutions, an orbital
sanding machine can perfectly perform this task.
Of course, the most efficient flooring tools ever invented
is “cordless” tools, such as saws, drills and lights. These tools allow users
to maneuver around the area where the flooring is being installed. With the
right set of flooring tools, installation and repairing your own floors has
never been this easy.
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