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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
Carpenter's square
nail puller
round off
2. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
strip
Box-end wrench
try square
tang
3. A tool used to remove nails.
Flats
Cat's paw
Bevel
nail puller
4. 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.
weld
Bevel
pliers
Ball peen hammer
5. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Combination wrench
Bevel
level
Kerf
6. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
planed
nail puller
pliers
Open-end wrench
7. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Carpenter's square
try square
rafter angle square
square
8. 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
Cat's paw
Fastener
Ball peen hammer
level
9. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Flats
punch
Adjustable end wrench
ripping bar
10. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Flats
Flats
Chisel
try square
11. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Foot-pounds
Flats
ripping bar
Combination square
12. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
tang
Fastener
Open-end wrench
13. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Kerf
Open-end wrench
tenon
Box-end wrench
14. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
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15. 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.
ripping bar
Fastener
weld
tang
16. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Chisel bar
tempered
Carpenter's square
Claw Hammer
17. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Claw Hammer
strip
points
nail puller
18. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
rafter angle square
Box-end wrench
try square
pipe wrench
19. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bell-faced hammer
Claw Hammer
Hex key wrench
weld
20. A cut or channel made by a saw.
torque
Combination square
Kerf
Chisel bar
21. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Ball peen hammer
Inch-pounds
Adjustable end wrench
strip
22. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Combination square
Chisel bar
tenon
points
23. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Foot-pounds
Hex key wrench
round off
striking or slugging wrench
24. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Flat bar
Cat's paw
strip
tempered
25. 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.
tenon
pipe wrench
rafter angle square
Ball peen hammer
26. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
pipe wrench
rafter angle square
points
Joint
27. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
torque
tang
weld
strip
28. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
pipe wrench
Dowel
Dowel
peening
29. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
weld
Bevel
Kerf
Adjustable end wrench
30. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
tang
Box-end wrench
Adjustable end wrench
plumb
31. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Joint
level
Cat's paw
peening
32. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
pipe wrench
Joint
Cat's paw
Adjustable end wrench
33. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
Chisel bar
Chisel bar
Carpenter's square
34. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
pipe wrench
round off
try square
pliers
35. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
rafter angle square
peening
Dowel
weld
36. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
peening
Ball peen hammer
Fastener
Flat bar
37. 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.
Flat bar
points
Chisel bar
Fastener
38. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Joint
Carpenter's square
Claw Hammer
miter joint
39. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Combination wrench
Bevel
round off
miter joint
40. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
planed
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
tenon
41. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Adjustable end wrench
Inch-pounds
pipe wrench
planed
42. A steel too used to indent metal.
Combination square
punch
weld
Foot-pounds
43. 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.
torque
Carpenter's square
try square
strip
44. 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.
weld
Bevel
points
Ball peen hammer
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.
tenon
Flat bar
Chisel bar
Carpenter's square
46. A tool used to remove nails.
nail puller
weld
pliers
Open-end wrench
47. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
striking or slugging wrench
try square
strip
48. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
nail puller
Combination wrench
Claw Hammer
Hex key wrench
49. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Open-end wrench
striking or slugging wrench
Chisel
rafter angle square
50. 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.
plumb
tempered
weld
peening