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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


17. 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.






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


19. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






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 steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






48. A tool used to remove nails.






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






50. 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