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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






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






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






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






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


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






21. 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.






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






23. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






25. 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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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 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.


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


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






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






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






49. 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






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