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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. 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.

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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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.






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






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






18. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A cut or channel made by a saw.