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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. A steel too used to indent metal.






26. 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.






27. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






33. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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