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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.


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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.


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






33. 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.






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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


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






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