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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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


41. 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.






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.






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