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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A tool used to remove nails.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 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.


22. 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.






23. 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






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






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






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


27. 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






28. 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.






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






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






31. A steel too used to indent metal.






32. 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.






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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