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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






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






3. 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.


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


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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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