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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






2. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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 smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.






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






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






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






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






24. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. A tool used to remove nails.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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

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45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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.






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