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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






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






3. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






32. 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.


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






34. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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