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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A tool used to remove nails.






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






37. 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.






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


39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






47. 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.


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






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






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