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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






41. A steel too used to indent metal.






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. A steel too used to indent metal.






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.