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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.


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






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






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






15. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


27. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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