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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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


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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.


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






34. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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