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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. A tool used to remove nails.






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






23. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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