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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. 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.

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22. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






26. 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.






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

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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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






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






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