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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






2. 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.


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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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






10. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






50. A steel too used to indent metal.