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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. A steel too used to indent metal.






23. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






25. A tool used to remove nails.






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






27. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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