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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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.


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






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


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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






22. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. A cut or channel made by a saw.