tool maintenance
Keeping implements functional
Tool maintenance is the care and upkeep required to keep tools functioning properly and extend their useful life.
This includes cleaning, sharpening, lubricating, replacing worn parts, and proper storage.
Regular tool maintenance prevents rust and keeps cutting edges sharp.
The term applies equally to hand tools, power tools, and industrial machinery.
- reconditioningRestoring to good condition
- fileStored collection of data
- rust preventionStopping oxidation of metal
- rust removerAgent dissolving metal corrosion
- grindstoneRotating stone for sharpening
oil · calibration · sharpening · polishing · whetstone · honing · grit · cutting edge · hand file · reassembly · brush · troubleshooting · power tools · degreasing · wire brush · deburring · visual inspection · worn
- woodworkingwoodworking, wood, saw, hammer, drill
- shop classwoodworking, metalworking, shop teacher, wood shop, metal shop
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, emergency supplies
- filesfile, filename, folder, flat file, directory
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- workplace safetyworkplace safety, PPE, safety standards, worker safety, goggles
tool maintenanceneglect
Failure to provide care
deferred maintenance · disregard · inattention · carelessness · abandonment
tool maintenancejunking
Disposing of as worthless
planned obsolescence · disposal · discarding · throwing away · scrapping