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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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