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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A tool used to remove nails.






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






3. A tool used to remove nails.






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






5. 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.






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






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 steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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


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






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






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






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. 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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. A cut or channel made by a saw.






49. A steel too used to indent metal.






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