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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.


15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. A cut or channel made by a saw.






31. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






34. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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