| Tools powered by electric motor, compressed motor | | | | woodworking and metalworking. |
| or a gasoline engine find tremendous industrial use. | | | | Let us understand the revolution of power tools. |
| Used in the construction industry, drilling sanding, | | | | The Egyptians have been contributed with the oldest |
| painting and polishing, power tools are indeed | | | | power tool in a hand-powered form. The revolution |
| multi-dimensional in their use. The function of | | | | of power tools from its hand powered form to the |
| metalworking is done by stationary power tools. | | | | currently available mechanized versions has been |
| These are known as machine tools when used in the | | | | quite amazing. The revolution entered its second |
| context of stationary power tools. Machine tools are | | | | stage with many factories taking to power tools |
| generally used for metalworking and very rarely used | | | | which were driven by belts from overhead shafts. |
| in wood working. Instruments like drill presses and | | | | These power tools were driven by water and |
| bench grinders are used for both the functions of | | | | sometimes, by steam engines. |