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Common Hand Tools

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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


11. 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.


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






13. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






19. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.


47. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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