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Common Hand Tools

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






2. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.