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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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


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






9. A tool used to remove nails.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






27. 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.


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






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






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






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






32. A cut or channel made by a saw.






33. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






45. 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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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