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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.


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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. A cut or channel made by a saw.






18. 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.






19. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.


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






29. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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