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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. A cut or channel made by a saw.






24. A tool used to remove nails.






25. 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.






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






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






28. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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


47. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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


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






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