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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.


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






24. 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.






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






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






27. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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.


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