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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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


15. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.


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






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






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






25. 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.






26. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. A tool used to remove nails.






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. 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.