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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. A tool used to remove nails.






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.


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






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






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






32. A tool used to remove 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. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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