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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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


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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. A tool used to remove nails.






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






50. 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.