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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






22. 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.






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






24. A tool used to remove 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. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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