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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






5. A tool used to remove nails.






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.


12. A cut or channel made by a saw.






13. A steel too used to indent metal.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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


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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. A tool used to remove nails.






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






48. 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.






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






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