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Common Hand Tools

Subject : engineering
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1. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. A cut or channel made by a saw.






18. A tool used to remove nails.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






42. A steel too used to indent metal.






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






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






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






46. A cut or channel made by a saw.






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






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






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






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.