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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






2. A steel too used to indent metal.






3. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.


19. 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.


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






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


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






23. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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


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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






44. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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