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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






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


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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






14. A tool used to remove nails.






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






16. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






18. 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.






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






20. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. 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.


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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






50. 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.