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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






11. 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.






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






13. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






31. A cut or channel made by a saw.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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