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Common Hand Tools
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Joint
Dowel
Flat bar
points
2. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Flat bar
plumb
nail puller
square
3. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
plumb
strip
Flat bar
miter joint
4. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
tempered
planed
Dowel
striking or slugging wrench
5. A steel too used to indent metal.
level
punch
Hex key wrench
Chisel
6. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
plumb
pliers
Fastener
Combination wrench
7. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Adjustable end wrench
Chisel bar
striking or slugging wrench
ripping bar
8. 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
Flat bar
Inch-pounds
pipe wrench
Ball peen hammer
9. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
peening
Claw Hammer
Flats
planed
10. 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.
punch
Flat bar
rafter angle square
Box-end wrench
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.
pipe wrench
Cat's paw
Bevel
Foot-pounds
12. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
rafter angle square
striking or slugging wrench
punch
Bell-faced hammer
13. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Combination square
points
Combination wrench
Open-end wrench
14. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
peening
level
tempered
Ball peen hammer
15. 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.
Combination wrench
tenon
Claw Hammer
Combination square
16. 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.
weld
Ball peen hammer
Adjustable end wrench
tenon
17. 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.
square
Flat bar
tempered
Flats
18. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Combination square
nail puller
points
Chisel
19. 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.
20. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Ball peen hammer
try square
Chisel bar
Foot-pounds
21. 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.
plumb
Box-end wrench
peening
Ball peen hammer
22. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
square
Joint
Chisel
Bell-faced hammer
23. 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.
Bevel
plumb
Flat bar
Combination square
24. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Claw Hammer
square
peening
nail puller
25. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
rafter angle square
Inch-pounds
tempered
rafter angle square
26. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Ball peen hammer
Flat bar
tang
strip
27. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
tempered
Inch-pounds
Flats
Combination wrench
28. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
points
Hex key wrench
rafter angle square
Box-end wrench
29. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Chisel bar
Fastener
Ball peen hammer
striking or slugging wrench
30. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Fastener
Hex key wrench
pliers
level
31. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Carpenter's square
peening
planed
tenon
32. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
Foot-pounds
pipe wrench
Chisel bar
33. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
34. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Chisel
plumb
miter joint
Box-end wrench
35. 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.
torque
Kerf
round off
planed
36. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Combination wrench
peening
pliers
Box-end wrench
37. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Box-end wrench
tang
Joint
rafter angle square
38. A tool used to remove nails.
weld
Foot-pounds
nail puller
tempered
39. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Chisel
Combination square
torque
Claw Hammer
40. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
41. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
try square
Carpenter's square
tenon
Hex key wrench
42. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Dowel
Kerf
Combination square
Combination wrench
43. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Foot-pounds
nail puller
Ball peen hammer
Flats
44. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Chisel
Adjustable end wrench
pliers
tenon
45. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
Inch-pounds
tang
nail puller
strip
46. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
round off
tempered
Combination wrench
Flats
47. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Dowel
Cat's paw
plumb
planed
48. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
Combination square
square
49. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Dowel
pipe wrench
pliers
Cat's paw
50. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
Hex key wrench
Bevel
ripping bar
Claw Hammer