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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.






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






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






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






5. 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.


6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. A cut or channel made by a saw.






13. A tool used to remove nails.






14. A tool used to remove nails.






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






16. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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


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






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






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






50. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.