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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.

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






7. A steel too used to indent metal.






8. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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.

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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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