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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






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






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






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


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






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






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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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