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Common Hand Tools

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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


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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






35. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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 flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.


41. 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.


42. 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.






43. 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






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






45. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






48. 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.






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.