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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






2. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






17. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A cut or channel made by a saw.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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