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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






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






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. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A tool used to remove nails.






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






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. A cut or channel made by a saw.






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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.






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






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






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






44. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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