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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






2. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.






3. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






4. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






5. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






6. A cut or channel made by a saw.






7. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.






8. A tool used to remove nails.






9. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






10. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






11. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






12. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






13. Perfectly vertical; the surface is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the horizon or floor and does not bow out at the top or bottom.






14. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


15. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.






16. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.






17. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






18. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






19. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






20. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






21. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






22. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






23. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






24. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






25. A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly blow it.


26. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






27. a prying tool with a nail slot at the end to pull nails out in tightly enclosed areas. It can also be used as a small pry bar.






28. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






29. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






30. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






31. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






32. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






33. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






34. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






35. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.






36. A cut or channel made by a saw.






37. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






38. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.






39. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






40. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.






41. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






42. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.






43. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






44. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






45. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






46. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






47. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.






48. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






49. A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end - the peen- is used to bend and shape sort metal






50. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.