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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 steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






6. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






17. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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 steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.


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