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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






5. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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






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