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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






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






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






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






5. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






28. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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