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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.






2. 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.


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






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






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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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


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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






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






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






22. 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.


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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






43. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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. 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.