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Common Hand Tools
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
Claw Hammer
Inch-pounds
square
pliers
2. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
level
pipe wrench
peening
level
3. 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.
striking or slugging wrench
miter joint
Claw Hammer
plumb
4. 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
Bevel
Ball peen hammer
strip
try square
5. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
tempered
level
tang
Claw Hammer
6. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
strip
round off
pliers
nail puller
7. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Combination square
planed
Hex key wrench
tang
8. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
strip
Ball peen hammer
Hex key wrench
Box-end wrench
9. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
points
torque
miter joint
level
10. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
tenon
points
round off
Bell-faced hammer
11. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
square
Claw Hammer
Kerf
nail puller
12. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
Dowel
rafter angle square
pipe wrench
pliers
13. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
Flat bar
ripping bar
peening
Combination square
14. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
points
Combination square
Inch-pounds
Bell-faced hammer
15. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
points
nail puller
Joint
Combination square
16. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
weld
points
Fastener
Foot-pounds
17. 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.
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
plumb
torque
18. 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.
Flat bar
Inch-pounds
weld
tempered
19. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
weld
level
Flats
ripping bar
20. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
plumb
tempered
round off
Box-end wrench
21. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
weld
Box-end wrench
Combination square
level
22. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Dowel
try square
pliers
nail puller
23. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Combination square
pliers
Dowel
level
24. 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.
torque
punch
tenon
nail puller
25. 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.
26. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Claw Hammer
Foot-pounds
pliers
Hex key wrench
27. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
tang
Hex key wrench
punch
round off
28. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Fastener
Bevel
Open-end wrench
try square
29. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
points
try square
Hex key wrench
30. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
tenon
peening
Combination wrench
Dowel
31. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Claw Hammer
level
tempered
plumb
32. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Inch-pounds
nail puller
try square
weld
33. 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.
square
Open-end wrench
Flat bar
Box-end wrench
34. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Adjustable end wrench
square
Bell-faced hammer
Foot-pounds
35. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
round off
Chisel
miter joint
strip
36. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
plumb
punch
Open-end wrench
miter joint
37. 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.
Hex key wrench
Combination wrench
tang
weld
38. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Foot-pounds
nail puller
square
rafter angle square
39. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
level
try square
Open-end wrench
Combination square
40. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Foot-pounds
Combination wrench
tempered
Chisel
41. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Fastener
Hex key wrench
Kerf
Inch-pounds
42. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
strip
Bell-faced hammer
round off
Chisel bar
43. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
punch
pliers
Combination square
44. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Joint
Box-end wrench
points
peening
45. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Combination square
Dowel
striking or slugging wrench
rafter angle square
46. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Chisel bar
Joint
Combination wrench
Chisel
47. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Foot-pounds
Flats
Kerf
Adjustable end wrench
48. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
ripping bar
Chisel
Hex key wrench
49. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Flats
tang
Chisel
strip
50. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Inch-pounds
tenon
Adjustable end wrench
Chisel