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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. A tool used to remove nails.






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






20. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






22. 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.


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






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






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






26. 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.






27. 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.


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






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






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






31. A steel too used to indent metal.






32. 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.






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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






35. A cut or channel made by a saw.






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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