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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






43. A cut or channel made by a saw.






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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






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






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