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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






3. 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.






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 square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.


23. 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.






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






25. 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.






26. 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






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






28. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






35. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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