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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
Chisel bar
rafter angle square
ripping bar
strip
2. 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.
Ball peen hammer
plumb
Bevel
tang
3. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
Claw Hammer
miter joint
pipe wrench
planed
4. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
tempered
level
Combination wrench
Bevel
5. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Open-end wrench
Dowel
Claw Hammer
Hex key wrench
6. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
try square
level
Chisel bar
7. 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.
torque
Flat bar
Combination wrench
round off
8. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
9. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
try square
miter joint
Ball peen hammer
tang
10. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
punch
Joint
Foot-pounds
tempered
11. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
Adjustable end wrench
tempered
plumb
12. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
planed
peening
strip
Bell-faced hammer
13. 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.
torque
level
Combination square
Combination square
14. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
striking or slugging wrench
Chisel bar
pliers
round off
15. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
tempered
square
points
torque
16. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
planed
Joint
Adjustable end wrench
Flats
17. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Flat bar
level
miter joint
Inch-pounds
18. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
striking or slugging wrench
round off
Open-end wrench
plumb
19. 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.
weld
nail puller
Adjustable end wrench
round off
20. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
round off
Flat bar
miter joint
Claw Hammer
21. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Dowel
level
Combination wrench
Bevel
22. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Ball peen hammer
Flats
pliers
Combination square
23. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Foot-pounds
points
tenon
try square
24. 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.
rafter angle square
Bell-faced hammer
Bevel
points
25. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Hex key wrench
Inch-pounds
Bell-faced hammer
striking or slugging wrench
26. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Box-end wrench
points
Hex key wrench
tenon
27. A tool used to remove nails.
Flat bar
Open-end wrench
round off
nail puller
28. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Chisel
Foot-pounds
nail puller
planed
29. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
tempered
nail puller
strip
strip
30. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Bevel
Kerf
Dowel
torque
31. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
Fastener
Adjustable end wrench
planed
pipe wrench
32. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
striking or slugging wrench
square
Flat bar
33. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
round off
punch
Fastener
tenon
34. 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.
peening
striking or slugging wrench
Flat bar
Combination square
35. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
try square
Claw Hammer
pliers
square
36. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
strip
Fastener
level
Flats
37. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
nail puller
tempered
planed
Box-end wrench
38. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
39. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
weld
pliers
round off
Open-end wrench
40. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
Box-end wrench
Chisel
points
Flats
41. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Ball peen hammer
Claw Hammer
plumb
strip
42. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
points
Foot-pounds
miter joint
nail puller
43. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Joint
Kerf
Joint
tempered
44. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Carpenter's square
Kerf
striking or slugging wrench
weld
45. 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.
46. 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.
tenon
Hex key wrench
Box-end wrench
miter joint
47. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
pipe wrench
round off
Cat's paw
ripping bar
48. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
rafter angle square
tang
miter joint
Carpenter's square
49. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Fastener
Open-end wrench
torque
peening
50. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
Hex key wrench
ripping bar
tempered
Box-end wrench