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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. A tool used to remove nails.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.


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


14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






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


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






29. 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.






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






31. A tool used to remove nails.






32. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






34. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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