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Common Hand Tools

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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


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






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






11. A tool used to remove nails.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. A cut or channel made by a saw.






38. 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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






48. 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.






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






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