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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






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






3. 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.


4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. A tool used to remove nails.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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