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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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.






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


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


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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






37. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






39. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






43. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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