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Common Hand Tools
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Study First
Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.
striking or slugging wrench
plumb
nail puller
torque
2. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
pipe wrench
peening
torque
rafter angle square
3. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
Combination square
try square
Open-end wrench
Combination wrench
4. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
level
tempered
try square
Dowel
5. A tool used to remove nails.
Inch-pounds
Hex key wrench
nail puller
points
6. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
miter joint
punch
Fastener
square
7. 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.
Box-end wrench
tenon
pliers
Flat bar
8. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Hex key wrench
Bell-faced hammer
Dowel
square
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.
Box-end wrench
Adjustable end wrench
Bevel
plumb
10. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
Dowel
miter joint
Open-end wrench
punch
11. 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.
12. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Kerf
rafter angle square
Flats
Combination square
13. A steel too used to indent metal.
punch
Adjustable end wrench
Cat's paw
pliers
14. 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.
Carpenter's square
level
weld
Chisel
15. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Combination wrench
Foot-pounds
miter joint
peening
16. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
Box-end wrench
try square
peening
Inch-pounds
17. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
strip
points
Open-end wrench
planed
18. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
Ball peen hammer
Cat's paw
Flats
Open-end wrench
19. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
plumb
Fastener
Cat's paw
planed
20. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
square
peening
tempered
Flat bar
21. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
pliers
punch
Adjustable end wrench
Kerf
22. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
tempered
Flats
Foot-pounds
level
23. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
plumb
tang
Adjustable end wrench
torque
24. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
Cat's paw
striking or slugging wrench
Fastener
Combination square
25. 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.
Dowel
torque
Kerf
weld
26. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
planed
striking or slugging wrench
weld
Chisel bar
27. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Open-end wrench
punch
pliers
Box-end wrench
28. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
29. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
Inch-pounds
Foot-pounds
Kerf
pliers
30. 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.
tenon
Chisel bar
Joint
torque
31. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
weld
Bevel
pipe wrench
32. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Cat's paw
tempered
Hex key wrench
weld
33. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Open-end wrench
Fastener
Adjustable end wrench
peening
34. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
Joint
Box-end wrench
round off
rafter angle square
35. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Hex key wrench
plumb
Fastener
Box-end wrench
36. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
Combination square
miter joint
square
Hex key wrench
37. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
weld
rafter angle square
miter joint
round off
38. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
tempered
level
Claw Hammer
Adjustable end wrench
39. A cut or channel made by a saw.
try square
Claw Hammer
nail puller
Kerf
40. 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.
Chisel
try square
tenon
miter joint
41. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
Flat bar
miter joint
torque
tang
42. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Claw Hammer
Bell-faced hammer
strip
Bevel
43. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
ripping bar
Combination wrench
Adjustable end wrench
Hex key wrench
44. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Box-end wrench
Bell-faced hammer
rafter angle square
peening
45. 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.
points
pliers
plumb
weld
46. A tool used to remove nails.
nail puller
Carpenter's square
miter joint
tenon
47. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
Bevel
planed
Joint
miter joint
48. 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.
tenon
Adjustable end wrench
torque
points
49. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
tenon
level
punch
pipe wrench
50. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
Combination wrench
pipe wrench
nail puller
square