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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






4. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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


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






11. A tool used to remove nails.






12. 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.






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






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






15. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


40. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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