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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.


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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






9. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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