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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.


13. A cut or channel made by a saw.






14. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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