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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






8. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






11. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.


18. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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


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






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






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






49. 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.






50. 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.