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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






2. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.


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






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






9. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






13. A tool used to remove nails.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.






25. 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.






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






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






28. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






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






30. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.






31. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






33. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






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






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






36. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






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






38. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






46. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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


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






50. 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